ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal that it and several other Muslim-majority nations immediately sign the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel, as public anger over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza remains high across the region, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
No other country named by Trump has publicly responded to the demand, and officials familiar with the matter said a positive response is unlikely given widespread mistrust of Israel among Muslim nations.
In a post Monday on Truth Social, Trump said he had spoken Saturday with leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan, as well as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the latter two already signatories to the accords.
Trump said he was “mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords,” adding that if Iran signs an agreement with him to end the war, “it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition.”
A Pakistani source familiar with the matter said Trump’s statement appeared to be an attempt to link cease-fire diplomacy with Iran to a broader push for the Abraham Accords. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the two issues were “not interlinked and cannot be made so.”
“Pakistan is under no compulsion to adhere to any such demand,” the source said.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s post.
