London ~ The Pakistan Army is attempting to court US President Donald Trump with an audacious pitch to build and operate a port on the Arabian Sea that could give Washington a foothold in one of the world’s most sensitive regions, according to a UK media report on Saturday.

‘The Financial Times’ claims to have seen the plan put forward by advisers to Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir, who have approached US administration officials with an offer that will involve American investors developing the seaside fishing town of Pasni as a terminal for access to Pakistan’s critical minerals.

Pasni is around 160km from Iran and 112km from the Pakistani city of Gwadar, which has a China-backed port.

The newspaper report points out that the initiative is not official policy but indicates how Pakis

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