The government of Pakistan has officially announced its decision to recommend President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. This nomination recognizes his crucial intervention during the recent military standoff between Pakistan and India.
According to a formal statement issued by Islamabad on the government’s official X account, President Trump’s “decisive diplomatic engagement and pivotal leadership” were instrumental in de-escalating an “extremely volatile situation” between the two nuclear-armed nations. This intervention, the statement claims, potentially averted a full-scale war that could have endangered millions of lives.
“President Trump demonstrated great strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship by engaging both Islamabad and New Delhi at a critical moment. His efforts led to a ceasefire that averted a catastrophic conflict,” the statement read.
Pakistan refers to this crisis as the “2025 India-Pakistan crisis,” which, according to Islamabad, commenced with “unprovoked and unlawful Indian aggression” that violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and resulted in significant civilian casualties. In response, Pakistan launched “Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos,” described by officials as a “measured and precise military response” aimed at restoring deterrence while minimizing harm to civilians.
As tensions escalated rapidly, the Pakistani government attributes the ultimate breakthrough to President Trump’s back-channel diplomacy.
“This intervention is a testament to President Trump’s role as a genuine peacemaker and his commitment to resolving conflicts through dialogue,” the government added.
The statement also lauded Trump for his past and present offers to mediate the decades-long Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, asserting that his efforts reflect a “sincere commitment to durable peace in South Asia.” Islamabad emphasized that true peace in the region would remain unattainable without the resolution of the Kashmir conflict in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.
This announcement follows recent remarks by Trump himself, where he once again claimed credit for preventing war between Pakistan and India, while also expressing frustration over not receiving a Nobel Prize for his efforts.
“I should get the Nobel Prize for stopping the Pakistan-India war,” Trump declared in an interaction with the media, alleging that the award is exclusively given to liberals.
“They should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda and if you look, the Congo, or you could say Serbia, Kosovo, you could say a lot of them. The big one is India and Pakistan. I should have gotten it four or five times. But they only give it to liberals. They won’t give it to me.”
