In what could mark a significant geopolitical shift in the region, advisers to Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir have reportedly presented a proposal to US officials for the construction and operation of a new port at Pasni on the Arabian Sea. The plan, if realized, would offer Washington a strategic foothold in a critical maritime corridor, just miles from Iran and China’s Gwadar port.

The initiative, not yet formal government policy, was reportedly discussed with General Munir ahead of his White House meeting with US President Donald Trump last month. However, a senior US official clarified that the proposal had not been formally presented to the president or his advisers for consideration.

According to media reports, the proposal envisions transforming the small fishing town of

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