Islamabad: Ambassador Masood Khan, former President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States and the United Nations, has described Pakistan’s participation in the newly convened Board of Peace as a significant diplomatic breakthrough, stating that it provides Islamabad its first opportunity at this level to influence critical decisions concerning Gaza and the broader Middle East.
According to Kashmir, speaking in a televised interview, Ambassador Khan said Pakistan enters the Board with a proven record of advocating peaceful settlement of disputes, whether on Kashmir, Palestine, or other international conflicts. He emphasized that Pakistan is not a bystander but a stakeholder, having consistently lobbied—alongside a group of Muslim countries—for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe and genocide in Gaza.
“Pakistan’s presence at the Board of Peace,” Ambassador Masood Khan stated, “is guided by realism, moral clarity, and an unwavering commitment to peace, reconstruction, and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
He stressed that the credibility of the Board of Peace would depend on its ability to halt hostilities, end the humanitarian blockade, restore full humanitarian access, and ensure Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories.