PM Shehbaz acknowledges Trump's role in resolution of conflicts

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised US President Donald Trump for his efforts in resolving conflicts, highlighting his intervention in the recent ceasefire between Pakistan and India.

The prime minister stated that thousands of lives were saved due to President Trump’s diplomatic efforts and described him as “a figure who saved South Asia.”

He added that President Trump’s role in resolving conflicts is highly commendable and that his diplomacy has contributed to the resolution of numerous disputes.

“I pray that Trump’s efforts for peace are successful,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, emphasizing the importance of continued diplomatic engagement for regional stability.

Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington earlier on Thursday, President Trump said about Sharif that “I like this guy”.

Trump began his address by saying that “this is a big day”. “Lots of people watching, especially from other countries […] We have a large group of leaders, and the ones who aren’t here are watching on Zoom. I hope they enjoy it,” he added.

Trump said he had been endorsing candidates in the US, but now he was also endorsing foreign leaders, and went on to name PM Shehbaz among the leaders he was acknowledging at the meeting.

“Prime Minister Sharif — I like this man — of Pakistan. Because there was some fighting going on when I got to know him and your Field Marshal, great general, great Field Marshal, great guy.

“I got to meet the prime minister, and he said in front of our Chief of Staff Susie Wiles that ‘you know nobody knows this, but I believe that President Trump saved 25 million lives when he stopped the war between us and India’,” Trump recalled.

Addressing PM Shehbaz, he added, “You made that statement … it was really a beautiful thing.”

Referring to the four-day conflict between Pakistan and India in May 2025, he said: “That war was raging, planes were being shot down.

“And it was Pakistan and India, and I got on the phone with both of them. And I knew Prime Minister Narendra Modi very well, actually. I got to know Pakistan through a little trade. They were trying to make too good a deal, and I got a little upset with them.

“In the end, they got what they wanted, and they made a good deal, and I got to like them — the prime minister, the Field Marshal, who is a tough man, a tough, good fighter, a serious fighter.”