Pak govt under fire over Trump Nobel nomination

The Pakistan government, as well as the country's military establishment, have come under severe criticism from netizens on social media for recommending US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ishaq Dar, Deputy PM, has formally sent a letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Norway. Soon after the announcement, netizens on X began chiding the Pakistani government for pleasing its “master”, the US president.

The criticism intensified after the US attacked Iran.

Political analyst and columnist Raheeq Abbasi sarcastically said that the very Donald Trump whom Westerners were protesting against for war crimes was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Major (R) Asim accused the military establishment of making decisions at its will and said the “uncrowned kings” of the country were “ready to sell out the nation”.

Another social media user, Aamir Khan, said: “They have nominated Trump — a terrorist responsible for the massacre of Muslims — for a Nobel. What greater betrayal could there be to Muslims.”