Overview

• Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Trump is "most welcome" to look into the Pakistan–Afghanistan war during an interview with GeoTV.
• Asif praised Trump as the first US president to stop wars and negotiate peace, echoing earlier Pakistani nominations of him for a Nobel Prize.
• He accused India of sponsoring the Taliban and waging a proxy war against Pakistan, a charge carried by Indian media reports.
• India rejected suggestions of foreign influence over its pause of Operation Sindoor, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stressing direct military channels with Pakistan.
• US mediation remains only an invitation at this stage, with recent border clashes and a fragile ceasefire forming the backdrop as Trump publicly touts his record of halting wars.