Chief of Army Personnel (COAS) The field marshal also aims to build a sustainable and multifaceted relationship with the United States, the British magazine The economist reported on Sunday.
The relations between Washington and Islamabad have deepened since the president of the United States, Donald Trump, assumed the position. On July 31, both nations reached a commercial agreement that reduced US tariffs on Pakistan to 19 percent, while establishing an agreement to explore Pakistani oil reserves.
In June, COAS made an official five -day visit to the United States, where he met Trump during lunch, becoming the first army chief in service to have a face -to -face meeting with a president of the United States. During the trip, the Munir Field Marshal emphasized the “immense potential for a broader and more multidimensional relationship based on mutual respect” with Washington.
The visit of the COAS followed a four -day military confrontation with India in May, after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for the attack of the pahalgama on April 22 without evidence. A high fire of the United States ended the war.
“There he was, enjoying a private lunch with Donald Trump in the White House on June 18, just over a month after Pakistan’s brief conflict with India.” The economist He wrote about the June lunch.
“Then, at the end of July, there were more desaits for India: qualifying it as a” dead economy, “Trump imposed 25 -piece tariffs while promising a new commercial agreement with Pakistan.”
The economist He wrote that the fortunes of the field marshal “reflect a change in American policy that affects India, China and the Middle East.”
In statements to the general director of Public Relations between Services (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, The economist He cited him by saying that the Munir Marshal is “well versed” with the West, despite not having trained in the United States or the United Kingdom.
“For the dismay of India, the United States and Pakistan are now reconstructing ties with an focus on trade, counter -sight and consultation on the Policy of the Middle East. The United States can even sell weapons again to Pakistan,” said the magazine.
Besides, The economist He acknowledged that Pakistan recently obtained Washington’s praise for killing and capturing the leaders of a local branch of the Islamic State terrorist group.
In June, the commander of the United States Central Command (Centcom), General of the Army, Michael Kurilla, praised Pakistan as a “phenomenal partner” in the field of anti -terrorist terrorism, citing his fight against terrorism in Baluchistan and against terrorist groups such as the Islamic State.
“He (Munir) has aroused the interest of Trump’s associates in the Pakistan cryptography and mining sectors … and has positioned Pakistan as a potential environment to advance the interests of the United States with Iran and their efforts to achieve more Muslim countries to establish diplomatic ties with Israel,” the magazine wrote.
The United States, in turn, mitigated its criticisms of the Pakistan program to build higher -reaching ballistic missiles, that the officials of the administration of former President Joe Biden considered a threat to the United States, The economist wrote.
“He has resumed some help programs [and] He is also considering selling weapons, including armored vehicles and night vision glasses, to help Pakistan fight local insurgents.
“American officials are examining the evidence of Pakistan to support their claims that India supports those insurgency, although so far they are not convinced.”
In January, before the inauguration of Trump as president, the United States said that Pakistan played a fundamental role in the anti -terrorist efforts of the United States over the years, but “it has never been a formal ally forced by the obligations of the treaty,” according to the former White House official John Kirby.
Meanwhile, Pam Bondi, who currently serves as the United States Attorney General, emphasized during his confirmation hearing that global cooperation would be essential to counteract the growing threat that terrorist groups based in Afghanistan represented as the province of the Islamic-Khorasano state.
