By Afshain Afzal

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addressed a Press Conference admitting highly secret agreement with the US and parties, should we accept it without the debate and approval of respective Parliaments? Today, on 31 September 2025, Pakistan Foreign Office also issued joint statement, which reflects that history has repeated, as some one has played dirty once again? What were the last minute changes Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar made in consultation with Foreign Secretary and on what assurances he convinced them to agree for the amendments and sign the document of Joint Statement. What were the urgent concerns of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and why changes were imposed? Did someone authorize these Foreign Ministers to decide on the behalf of their countries?

 Ambiguous joint statements with too many gaps to allow anyone to fill the blanks and conclude as per own connotations, the manner it pleases. The Foreign Ministers of eight Muslims countries gave their pledge to agree to the President Donald Trump’s leadership, his sincerity to end the war in Gaza, and empowered him to find a path to peace. Who allowed these Foreign Ministers to sign a document of betrayal striking partnership with the United States in securing peace in the region (Middle East). Which one are the parties regarding which Foreign Ministers expressed readiness to engage with the United States toward finalizing the agreement and ensuring its implementation?

Isn’t it insulting that with how much difficulty nations got UNGA endorsement of “The New York Declaration of 12 September 2025” but these Foreign Ministers without consultation of their Parliaments and Governments authorize President Trump to reject “The New York Declaration of 12 September 2025” and agree to implement President Trump’s own proposal to end the war, rebuild Gaza etc? Can someone explain that when the question of Gaza was on the table so from where the annexation of the West Bank came from? These Foreign Ministers have given their joint commitment to work with the United States to end the war in Gaza but do they also endorse recent statements of President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as well as British Prime Minister Tony Blair?

The New York Declaration provides Saudi Arabia and France to lead the implementation phase for durable peace between State of Israel and the State of Palestine. Serial 41 of The New York Declaration entrusts the co-Chairs of both the conference and the working groups, including in the context of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State solution, to serve as an international mechanism for the follow-up of the objectives of Conference and the commitments made therein. We cannot ignore that to provide justice to the victim of genocide in the newly recognized Palestinian, apprehension of war criminals and their aides have become essential to uphold International Law. Authorizing Israel and allies to take the stage and implement peace in the region would further complicate and deteriorate the security situation in the Middle East and beyond. Now let Parliaments decide.