Pakistan Faces Critical Dilemma Between Trump's Demands and Domestic Pressure

The Pakistani government is facing growing pressure from the US administration to join the Abraham Accords, with President Donald Trump linking this to efforts to end the war with Iran. Trump announced in statements on Monday that any agreement to end the conflict must include the accession of several countries, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to these agreements, which he sponsored during his first term in 2020. Analysts confirm that Islamabad occupies a strategic position in Mediation to end the conflict, which succeeded last April in persuading the United States to stop attacks on Iran. Her role was praised by Trump, who described Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif as his “favorites.” Political analyst Reza Rumi believes that joining the agreements may carry diplomatic and economic benefits, but he warns of serious risks, including harming Pakistan's position on the Palestinian issue increased tension with Iran and internal instability. He stresses that normalization without tangible progress towards the establishment of a Palestinian state would look like surrender. Analyses indicate that the Pakistani decision will be strongly influenced by the Saudi position, given the close relations between the two countries and the prestigious position of Saudi Arabia as the guardian of the Two Holy Mosques. According to Rumi, the Riyadh First initiative will facilitate discussion but will not guarantee safe passage due to political and social complexities On the other hand, Mleiha Lodhi, a former Pakistani ambassador, asserts that Islamabad will consider normalization only after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. It warns that opposing Trump may cost Pakistan its economic and military relations with its largest trading partner, while the authorities are aware of the seriousness of the angry popular reaction from religious parties and public opinion in solidarity with the Palestinian cause.