Overview

• Gen Michael Kurilla told Congress that Pakistan has been a “phenomenal partner” in counterterrorism and urged Washington not to treat ties with India and Islamabad as mutually exclusive.
• Field Marshal Asim Munir is set to visit Washington on June 14 for US Army Day celebrations and will hold meetings with senior Pentagon and State Department officials.
• Kurilla highlighted Pakistan’s role in killing dozens of ISIS-K fighters and capturing at least five high-value operatives through shared intelligence.
• Congress leaders have called the US praise and Munir’s invitation a diplomatic setback for India and demanded a special parliamentary session to address the issue.
• Washington has hosted a Pakistani delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for counterterrorism cooperation and extradited Muhammad Shahzeb Khan from Canada for plotting a New York attack.