ISLAMABAD, Feb. 9 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to attend the first leaders' meeting of the US-initiated Gaza "Board of Peace" in Washington on February 19, according to diplomatic sources.

The development follows an invitation extended by US President Donald Trump for Pakistan to join the Board of Peace on Gaza, which the Foreign Office confirmed last month. Sources said a final decision regarding the prime minister's participation would be made in the coming days, following internal consultations.

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"Pakistan will be in attendance. The invitation was sent to the prime minister, and it is expected that he will attend," diplomatic sources were quoted as saying, adding t...