Pak to attend inaugural summit of Gaza peace board: Reports

Pakistan has been invited to attend the inaugural summit of the Board of Peace for Gaza and the country is expected to attend the meeting to be held in the US on February 19, media reports said on Sunday. US President Donald Trump unveiled the board in January as part of the second phase of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. It is being projected by Washington as a new international body to usher in peace and stability in Gaza and beyond.

Pakistan Foreign Office on January 21 said it has accepted President Trump's invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza and that he had invited Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to become part of the body. American media on Saturday reported that the US has sent invites for the February 19 event on Friday. It is slated to be held at the US Institute of Peace at Washington, the CNN said.