Pakistan, March 7 -- Over 300 people have been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, organisers said on Wednesday, with politicians saying they had put US President Donald Trump forward for the award.

In line with Nobel statutes, the identity of the candidates is kept confidential for 50 years.

The 338 overall nominations comprise 244 individuals and 94 organisations, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said.

That was a significant increase from the previous year's 286 nominations but shy of the record 376 nominations registered in 2016.

Although the prize committee is always tight-lipped about the nominees, those eligible to nominate - including former laureates, lawmakers and cabinet ministers from any country in the world, and som...