Senate nominates Turkish President Erdogan for Nobel Peace Prize.

ISLAMABAD -- The Senate of Pakistan on Wednesday nominated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the Nobel Peace Prize for his 'efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.'

'Russia-Ukraine war had quickly turned into a nuclear flashpoint that could have ended in catastrophe for the whole world. Due to his (Erdogan) untiring efforts, timely and effective interventions with both sides, he singlehandedly averted a global disaster,' Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, chairman of Pakistan's Senate, wrote in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Calling Erdogan 'a true statesman and leader, who always strives for the betterment and prosperity of not...