India, Jan. 22 -- Pakistan is joining US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", a body composed largely of invited heads of state and originally meant to oversee Gaza's rebuilding.

The Board of Peace was proposed by Trump last September as part of his plan to end the war in Gaza. The initiative now seems to be aimed to cater to conflicts beyond Gaza.

Pakistan's foreign ministry released a statement confirming that it accepted the invitation extended by Trump to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to join the 'Board of Peace'.

"In response to the invitation extended to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif by the President of the United States, H.E. Donald J. Trump, Pakistan would like to announce its decision to join the Board of Peace ...