“A new claim is being floated that this stabilisation force will disarm Hamas. We will provide our force if required, but there will be further consultations, and our force will in no case be used to disarm Hamas,” said Dar during a news briefing in Islamabad on Saturday.
Dar said that discussions on a proposed international stabilisation force for Gaza began in the United States, and Islamabad had earlier indicated it was open to examining the idea.
He said Pakistan later suggested that any such force should be created under an international body, adding that Islamabad has already formed a separate eight‑nation group dedicated to Gaza.
“Pakistan supported steps aimed at improving security and humanitarian conditions in the enclave but stressed that the mandate of any mission must be clear and internationally agreed, he added.
Dar stated that Pakistan would not back any arrangement that could be seen as taking sides in the conflict or undermining Palestinian political actors.
DPM warns India over its “proxy war” against Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) accused India of maintaining contact with terrorists involved in the attack on the Jaffer Express, urging New Delhi to end its “proxy war” against Pakistan.
“The terrorists involved in the Jaffer Express attack were in communication with India,” he said. “India should now stop its proxy war. This proxy war is not good for anyone, especially India. Unless terrorism is fully eliminated, peace cannot be established in the world.”
Dar added that Pakistan’s position stemmed from its belief in the sanctity of human life. “We belong to a faith in which the killing of one person is akin to the killing of humanity,” he said. “If terrorists voluntarily abandon this path, that is better. Otherwise the time will come when Pakistan will have to act.”
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DPM durther said the last 10 to 12 days had been “extremely busy”, marked by significant diplomatic engagements in Moscow, Brussels and Bahrain. He said he departed for Moscow on November 17 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Council meeting, fulfilling Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s earlier commitment that Pakistan would be represented at the summit.
Dar said Pakistan presented its position on regional connectivity, economic cooperation and trade during both the narrow-format and extended SCO sessions. He proposed that member states use local currencies for mutual transactions and also floated a proposal for an ECO Bank. Eleven decisions were adopted at the summit, after which participating leaders met Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 18. “I reminded him of the invitation for a visit to Pakistan, according to his schedule,” he said.
Dar added that the Foreign Office had already shared requests for bilateral meetings with Russian authorities, enabling him to hold separate discussions with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk. Several Russian ministers also joined the meeting with Overchuk.
He noted that Pakistan’s ambassador in Moscow had been ill with COVID-19 at the time, but said the Foreign Office and the embassy team “remained fully active”. He described the engagements with SCO and Eurasian officials as “highly positive”.
The delegation reached Brussels on November 19, where Dar said a “constructive” series of meetings took place. He said a Pakistani representative met the President of the European Union after several years, marking a resumption of high-level contact. He also held an “important, warm and candid” meeting with senior EU representative Kia Klaas.
“This visit helped bridge the gap that had existed in our ties with the European Union,” Dar said, noting that Pakistan-EU negotiations had been stalled since 2021.