US–Pakistan Rapprochement in Trump's Second Term
Overview
Since the May 2025 India–Pakistan crisis, relations between Washington and Islamabad have warmed markedly. President Trump hosted army chief Asim Munir for lunch in June 2025 and received Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Munir in the Oval Office on 25 September 2025, and Pakistan has since joined US initiatives on Gaza and mediated between the United States and Iran.
Latest updates
Trump credits Pakistani leaders
President Trump said he agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after discussions with Prime Minister Sharif and Field Marshal Munir. (Al Jazeera)
Sharif in Washington for Board of Peace
Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Washington for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace on Gaza. (Arab News (Reuters))
Oval Office meeting
President Trump met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir in the Oval Office, with Vice President Vance and Secretary Rubio present; it was the first such meeting with a Pakistani prime minister since July 2019. (Associated Press (via AOL))
Positions on the record
Islamabad says
Prime Minister Sharif praised President Trump's leadership in facilitating the Pakistan–India ceasefire and sought stronger Pakistan–US cooperation.
Quoted or summarised from the linked public statements only.
Recent developments
The warming reverses years of cool relations and has opened talks on trade, minerals and security. It is personal and leader-driven, contested in Congress, and watched closely in India and China, so its durability is uncertain.
Recommended resources
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Trump holds talks with Pakistan's prime minister in the latest sign of warming relations
25 September 2025
via Associated Press (via AOL)
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25 September 2025
via Associated Press of Pakistan
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Pakistan PM Sharif to seek clarity on troops for Gaza in US visit, sources say
via Arab News (Reuters)
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How Pakistan managed to get the US and Iran to a ceasefire
8 April 2026
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25 September 2025
via Geo News
