Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday tried to evade responsibility for the Gaza peace plan, saying the draft released by President Donald Trump was different from the one proposed by the Muslim countries, including Pakistan.

Addressing the parliament, Dar talked at length to clarify the misgivings regarding Trump’s peace deal, including whether Pakistan was ready to recognise Israel.

“The Gaza peace plan made public by President Trump is truly not ours and changes have been made to our draft,” he asserted, amid criticism by religious groups like Jamat-I-Islami, which have warned of protests if Pakistan recognises Israel.

Dar clarified that Pakistan, along with seven other countries, had received the 20-point agenda from the US when they met Trump in New York last month.

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