Pakistan PM Sharif to meet President Trump at White House today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, according to the presidential program for the day, signaling Islamabad’s deepening relations with the current administration in Washington. The development comes months after Trump held a rare extended meeting with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in June and the signing of a trade deal in July. US-Pakistan ties have warmed in recent months after Washington had for years viewed Pakistan’s rival India as a counter to China’s influence in Asia.

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