India, Jan. 23 -- Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif was among leaders of barely 20 countries that signed the 'Board of Peace' charter under US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza and beyond, at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. Another was Israel, which has now said it won't allow Pakistan to play a role in Gaza's transition or peacekeeping forces.

Israel's economy minister Nir Barkat listed Pakistan among backers of terrorism. "Any country that supported terror is not welcome... and that includes Pakistan," he told NDTV in an interview at Davos.

This comes as PM Sharif faces criticism at home too, over his apparent eagerness to sign the charter which many in Pakistan viewed as being against Palestinian interests.

While Barkat ...