Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Country to honor president's role in normalization of relations with Israel

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - JUNE 21: A poster of Donald Trump is seen during a protest against his State Visit to the United Kingdom, on June 21, 2025 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan's government has announced it will nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the normalization of relations between Israel and Palestine.

Analysts React

Some analysts have praised the move, while others have been more critical. Mohammad Bashir, a political scientist at the National University of Science and Technology in Islamabad, believes that Trump's actions toward Iran and the heightened tensions in the Middle East stemming from his maximum pressure policy do not qualify him for such a prestigious award. For Omar Jamil, a journalist based in Peshawar, the nomination is a shrewd move by the Pakistani government to curry favor with the Trump administration, regardless of the merits of the decision itself.