Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir will visit the United States to attend the CENTCOM change in command later this week, his second trip to Washington in less than two months.
During his last
visit in June, Munir met Trump over lunch at the White House, weeks after India dismantled terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK. This was the first time in history that a US president has welcomed the military leader without senior Pakistani civilian officials present.
During the two-hour meeting, they discussed trade, economic development, and cryptocurrency.
Trump had praised General Munir for his role in preventing an escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan, saying, “The reason I had him here was I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it…”
Munir has said Trump should be nominated for the Nobel Prize for ”averting nuclear war” between India and Pakistan.
Trump has been claiming credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan on May 10, ending the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. However, India has said that no foreign leader was involved in the ceasefire, and New Delhi and Islamabad reached an understanding following DGMO-level talks.
Under Operation Sindoor, India struck nine terror facilities in Pakistan and PoK, killing over 100 terrorists. The action came two weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed.
Trump has also announced a trade deal with Islamabad, giving Washington access to Pakistan’s oil reserves. However, Trump signed an executive order, slapping a 19 per cent tariff on Pakistani goods. Earlier, Pakistan had been subjected to a steep 29 per cent duty.
