Pakistan, Aug. 9 -- Pakistan has welcomed the historic peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, signed under the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement was finalized during a White House summit, ending nearly 40 years of hostility between the South Caucasus neighbors. Trump hosted the signing ceremony alongside Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. "It's a long time - 35 years - they fought, and now they're friends," Trump said proudly.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the development on social media, calling it the "dawn of a new era of peace and cooperation." He congratulated President Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan on reaching this milestone. Shehbaz said the agre...