Pakistan, Jan. 24 -- As expected, Pakistan's decision to sign on to the Gaza Board of Peace is generating more noise than clarity. Critics allege it means sending Pakistani troops to disarm Hamas or undermining the United Nations - claims that collapse under scrutiny. However, reality dictates that the Board of Peace is a diplomatic framework to oversee Gaza's ceasefire and reconstruction, not a military deployment. Joining a multilateral charter is not the same as committing soldiers. In fact, Pakistan's leaders have been categorical that disarming Hamas is not their job, clarifying that Pakistan will not take part in any coercive mission in Gaza, and the country maintains a principled stance of peacekeeping over peace enforcement.

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