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International News: Pakistan’s diplomatic gamble has backfired as the Nobel Committee ignored Donald Trump for the 2025 Peace Prize. Islamabad had strongly backed Trump, projecting him as a ‘symbol of peace,’ but the award to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has left Pakistan’s strategy exposed and weakened.
In August, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir went to Washington and met Trump at the White House. The Pakistan government described the meeting as a new chapter in US-Pakistan relations and publicized it through press releases and photographs. Pakistan's effort was that with Trump's support, India-Pakistan tension was reduced and Pakistan's diplomacy strengthened, but the Nobel Committee ignored Trump and honored Machado.
Describing Trump as a 'symbol of peace,' Pakistan had tried to show that his cooperation helped in the India-Pakistan border dispute and ceasefire. But India had already rejected Trump's claim of mediation. The Indian Army had clarified that the ceasefire happened directly with the agreement of both the countries and not with the role of any third country.
Pakistan had also pinned hopes on partnership in the oil and mineral sectors with the Trump administration. Trump had mentioned Pakistan's 'huge oil reserves' and said that in the future Pakistan can sell oil to India. In reality, Pakistan has only 0.02% of the world's total oil reserves. Both Trump's claims and Pakistan's expectations were far from reality.
By nominating Trump, Pakistan had tried to distance itself from Beijing and show its inclination towards America. This step was considered a major change in Pakistan's foreign policy. But after Trump's defeat, this strategy has weakened and Pakistan is now facing diplomatic embarrassment.
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