Overview

• Trump said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir “back it 100%,” with Sharif posting support for the Gaza proposal as the White House outlined its cease-fire and prisoner-release framework.
• In London remarks, Shehbaz cast his Washington visit as productive and said the US–Pakistan relationship is being revitalized through talks on trade, investment and security cooperation.
• Shehbaz emphasized that political and military leaders are “on one page,” saying he consults Munir on all major issues and portraying recent battlefield outcomes as a national success.
• He promoted Pakistan’s newly signed Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia as not directed at any country, while outside reporting has highlighted the pact’s mutual defense clause.
• Shehbaz advanced claims of economic stabilization that his deputy detailed with sharp drops in interest rates and inflation, and he repeated contested assertions about downing seven Indian aircraft that remain disputed in international coverage.