Pakistan dispatched 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza on October 13th, 2025, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for a peace plan signing ceremony attended by U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President El Sisi. The aid delivery and the peace summit occur amidst significant domestic security challenges for Pakistan, including a deadly ambush of Pakistani soldiers in Orakzai district and ongoing protests following the detention of TLP chief Saad Rizvi in Muridke. Prime Minister Sharif stated this morning that the Gaza peace plan signing ceremony in Sharm El Sheikh represents a "crucial step towards lasting peace in the Middle East" and thanked President Trump for his "outstanding leadership and unwavering commitment" in ending "needless killing and destruction." He emphasized that the ceremony marks the "closing of a genocidal chapter" and affirmed the Palestinian people's right to live in a free Palestine with pre-1967 borders and Al Quds Al Sharif as their capital. Sharif's arrival in Sharm El Sheikh was reported via X at 9:00 AM UTC. Meanwhile, visual reports on X this morning, including one from @OsintTV at approximately 8:30 AM UTC, showed bodies of several Pakistani soldiers being carried by comrades following a fatal Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ambush in the Orakzai district. These reports indicate that the Pakistan Army has lost hundreds of soldiers in recent months to attacks by the TTP, Tehrik-i-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA), and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) across tribal regions, with a visible "collapse" and "morale sinking fast." These developments follow overnight protests and clashes in Muridke, Pakistan, involving Tehrik-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) supporters, which reportedly turned the area into a "war zone." TLP chief Saad Rizvi and his brother were detained by authorities in Muridke, with unverified reports suggesting Rizvi collapsed during the chaos. Internet services were disrupted in Muridke, and the area was reportedly cleared of protesters by 8:35 AM UTC on October 13th, 2025, according to alerts posted on X. Earlier this morning, former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh also accused Pakistan via X of "creating, supporting, and fighting alongside the Taliban," claiming Pakistani actions have been corroborated by its own recent "statements of regret." Saleh elaborated that Pakistan "never adhered to international sanctions and allowed the Taliban to use the country in every conceivable way."
