A well on one side and a ditch on the other... What will Munir do now? Trump is pressuring him to send troops to Gaza.

News Topical, Digital Desk : Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir is facing a difficult time these days. He faces the biggest challenge to his growing influence in Islamabad. The United States is pressuring him to send troops to Gaza.

Experts say Munir is in double trouble because sending Pakistani troops to the Gaza Stabilization Force could lead to protests in the country, while not heeding America's advice could anger Trump.

Munir may go to America to meet Trump

According to Reuters, Munir is expected to travel to Washington to meet with Trump in the coming weeks. Two sources told Reuters that this would be the third meeting between Trump and Munir in six months, and the focus would likely be on the Gaza Force. One of these sources is closely involved in Munir's economic ties with the United States.

Trump's Gaza plan

Trump's 20-point Gaza plan calls for forces from Muslim-majority countries to oversee a transition period for reconstruction and economic recovery in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory after Israeli forces withdraw. Gaza has been devastated by more than two years of fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas.

Why is it difficult for Munir?

But many countries are wary of the mission to demilitarize Gaza's Islamist group Hamas, fearing it could drag them into conflict and anger their pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel populations.

Experts told Reuters the move could drag foreign troops deeper into the conflict and inflame pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli public opinion in the country.

But the situation is more delicate for Munir, who has cultivated a close relationship with the volatile Trump to overcome years of mistrust between Washington and Islamabad. In June, he was rewarded with a White House lunch—the first time a US president had hosted Pakistan's army chief alone, without any civilian officials, and he couldn't afford to offend him.

"Not contributing to the Gaza Stabilization Force could anger Trump, which is no small matter for a Pakistani government that seems very keen to remain in his good books - especially to secure US investment and security assistance," Michael Kugelman, senior fellow for South Asia at the Washington-based Atlantic Council, told Reuters.

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