US President Donald Trump met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House on Thursday, marking a significant step in improving bilateral relations.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also attended the meeting, which followed a recent trade agreement between the two nations.

Before the talks, Trump praised the visiting leaders as “great leaders” and said he looked forward to strengthening ties. “Field Marshal is a very great guy, and so is the Prime Minister,” Trump told reporters.

Sharif arrived at the White House at 4:52 pm and was greeted by senior US officials. His motorcade was seen leaving at 6:18 pm. Some reports suggested the Pakistani leaders waited nearly an hour for the meeting, though this claim could not be independently ve

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