Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif turned heads at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday when he dedicated a large portion of his speech to praising Donald Trump. In a dramatic endorsement, Sharif hailed the US President as a 'man of peace' and even announced Pakistan’s decision to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel pitch
“Though in a position of strength, Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire facilitated by President Trump’s bold and vigorous leadership,” Sharif told world leaders as per a report by ANI.
He went further, calling Trump’s intervention 'wonderful and outstanding,' insisting that nominating him for the Nobel was 'the least we can do for his love of peace.'
What really happened in the ceasefire?
The Pakistani PM’s account, however, raised eyebrows. I