Critics insist that Pakistan’s sympathy for Gaza is performative. They are wrong. It is historical, ethical, and intensely practical. War does not stop at borders. It migrates into prices, into power cuts, into classrooms, into the psychology of a young man who has seen too many funerals and too few pay cheques.
US President Donald Trump, in an address to American generals, praised Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir for recognising his role in stopping a potential Pakistan–India war and saving millions of lives. Trump called the praise an honour, referenced the downing of seven planes, and said trade pressure was used to defuse the crisis.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to deliver a high-stakes speech at the UN General Assembly after meeting President Donald Trump at the White House, as Muslim nations boycott Netanyahu’s address and Pakistan’s leadership gains unprecedented global focus.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir meet President Donald Trump in Washington for high-level talks on Pakistan–US relations, security, Middle East peace and investment opportunities as Trump praises Pakistan’s leadership and receives an invitation to visit Pakistan.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir meet President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss bilateral ties, regional and global issues as the US praises Pakistan’s leadership.
Trump may be isolating the U.S. from the world, tearing up alliances and redrawing the map on his own terms, but as others scramble for relevance, Pakistan has walked out the front door of the White House with an oil deal in hand, signalling a comeback for Pakistan's place on the American mantle.
The Field Marshal hasn’t come to charm headlines or peddle illusions; he’s come to stitch a broken republic back together, and in a region entranced by spectacle and the echo of its own bravado, his silence feels less like absence and more like authorship.
Trump may not win the Nobel. Oslo may smile and move on. But Pakistan has already reclaimed what it truly sought: relevance. The gesture may seem excessive, but it’s a quiet re-entry into a room it refuses to be locked out of: a step back into Washington’s good graces.
Russia has expressed support for Pakistan's bid to join BRICS, signaling a strategic shift in Islamabad's foreign relations as both nations seek to enhance economic ties and strengthen their partnership amid global geopolitical tensions.
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Syed Asim Munir, embarked on his first official visit to the U.S., meeting top U.S. officials and the UN Secretary-General to discuss bilateral interests, regional security, and global conflicts, with a focus on counterterrorism and the Kashmir issue.
