U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks at the White House in the latest sign of warming relations between the United States and the South Asian nuclear power.

Mr. Sharif was among the top officials from eight Arab or Muslim countries who met with Mr. Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week to discuss strategy on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Ties have improved between the U.S. and Pakistan as Mr. Trump's relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of the Republican President's closest with a world leader during his first term, has become strained over India's increased purchases of discounted Russian oil after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Mr. Trump has dramatically raised tariffs on India f

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