Growing calls for Pakistan to rescind Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination
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Criticism grows over Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination
- Pakistan's nomination of Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize has caused a political firestorm, with critics denouncing it as an act of "crass flattery" and national humiliation.
- The nomination occurred just hours before the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites, leading Pakistan to condemn the US attack as a "serious violation of international law" shortly after.
- Opposition leaders, activists, and former officials argue the nomination is morally indefensible given Trump's support for Israel's actions in Gaza and his approval of the US attack on Iran.
- The nomination has put Pakistan in an awkward diplomatic position, as it has consistently supported the Palestinian cause and its neighbor Iran.
- A resolution has been submitted in the Pakistani Senate demanding the withdrawal of the nomination, with calls for the government to rescind the decision.