Overview

• President Donald Trump praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir for publicly backing his 20‑point Gaza proposal.
• Trump recounted Munir telling him he “saved millions of lives” by helping halt the May India–Pakistan clashes, a role Pakistan has reportedly used to nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
• The White House released an image of Munir showing Trump a wooden box of rare‑earth samples during an Oval Office meeting also attended by Sharif.
• Pakistani senator Aimal Wali Khan condemned the optics and questioned the army chief’s authority to make such presentations, calling for parliamentary scrutiny.
• Reporting around the visit highlighted growing U.S.–Pakistan engagement, including a reported Strategic Metals–Frontier Works Organisation memorandum to pursue strategic minerals and Munir’s multiple high‑level U.S. meetings.