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News Topical, Digital Desk : Pakistan recently acknowledged that the United States helped it broker a ceasefire with India during Operation Sindoor. According to Pakistan, conversations between Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir with US President Donald Trump indicate that the American leader played a key role in initiating the ceasefire.
"Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met with US President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office today. The Prime Minister commended President Trump's bold, courageous and decisive leadership in making the Pakistan-India ceasefire possible and appreciated his initiative in inviting prominent Muslim world leaders to join efforts to bring an immediate end to the conflict in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East," the Pakistani statement said.
Trump invited to visit Pakistan
"The leaders discussed expanding the bilateral partnership. The Prime Minister invited US investment in key sectors of Pakistan and stressed the need to further enhance security and intelligence cooperation. The Prime Minister also extended a warm invitation to President Trump to undertake an official visit to Pakistan at his earliest convenience," the Pakistani statement said.
India has denied the claim
India has repeatedly denied claims that Trump was involved in brokering a ceasefire following airstrikes on militants and military infrastructure in Pakistan after the April terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. From the first day of the ceasefire, India has consistently maintained that it was Pakistan's top military officials who approached their Indian counterparts to broker peace.
However, the US President is echoing Pakistani leaders in claiming that he was one of the reasons why the two nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to a ceasefire and prevented tensions from escalating.
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