Ishaq Dar to visit Turkiye on Monday to discuss Gaza peace plan
Foreign ministers from eight major Muslim countries will review progress after end of attacks in Gaza
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar will represent Pakistan at a meeting of the foreign ministers of eight major Muslim countries in Turkiye next week, to discuss the next steps in the Gaza peace plan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
All preparations regarding Ishaq Dar’s visit have been put in place which is being taking place on the invitation of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
According to diplomatic sources, Ishaq Dar will leave for Turkiye on Monday (November 3).
Besides Ishaq Dar and Hakan Fidan, foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Indonesia and Jordan will be in attendance.
The sources further said Ishaq Dar is expected to strongly condemn Israel’s resumption of attacks on Gaza while reiteration full support to the Palestinian people.
“Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan invited the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to Turkiye for the forthcoming meeting next week of the eight Foreign Ministers of partner countries who were engaged on the sidelines of UNGA8o in the diplomatic process on Gaza,” the Foreign Office said in a statement on issued last Tuesday.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 received a telephone call from Turkish Foreign Minister @HakanFidan.
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) October 28, 2025
The two leaders discussed the evolving situation in Gaza, and the next steps & modalities for achieving lasting peace in Palestine.… pic.twitter.com/SRQpieWHIx
The FO said Dar and Fidan discussed the evolving situation in Gaza, and the next steps and modalities for achieving lasting peace in Palestine.
In September, eight Arab and Muslim-majority countries had formed a group to work with US President Donald Trump to end the Israel-Hamas war. Convened on Sept 23 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the group built on the 2023 Arab-Islamic Contact Group to align with Trump’s 20-point peace plan.
The coalition’s goals included an immediate ceasefire; the exchange of all hostages and remains of those killed; deployment of a multinational stabilisation force to secure and demilitarize Gaza; and Gulf-funded reconstruction of the enclave as a terror-free economic zone. It also supports Gaza–West Bank unification and a two-state solution, while advancing regional normalisation under the Abraham Accords framework.
The upcoming meeting of the group follows weeks of deliberations within the coalition of Muslim and Arab-majority states.
Reporter Anwer Abbas