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News India Live, Digital Desk: Oval Office Drama: A unique diplomatic drama was seen in the Oval Office of US President Donald Trump. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshall Aseem Munir waited for about an hour in the Oval Office of the White House, while Trump was busy talking to the media, signing a Tiktok deal and praising his new image with his “Shanti Dalal”.
Trump told reporters from behind, “They are coming, and maybe they are in this room right now. I don’t know, because we are late.” He then said in his familiar style, “Our great leaders are coming, the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Field Marshal. Field Marshal is a very good person, and Prime Minister is also coming, and maybe they are in this room right now.” According to the official schedule of the White House, Trump had a meeting in a closed room with Sharif. However, this wait gave a lot of discussion in the political corridors of Washington.
Earlier, on 23 September, Shahbaz Sharif met Trump informally, when Trump had a meeting with leaders of eight Islamic-Arab countries, including Pakistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister had posted on X and told that after the dialogue between Trump and the leaders of eight countries, Prime Minister Shahbaz and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar had participated in the discussion with President Donald Trump.
Till some time ago there was a tussle in relations between Washington and Islamabad, but snow started melting in May when Pakistan publicly credited him for Trump’s “peace intervention” during a clash with India. Trump also claimed that he pushed both nuclear rivals (India and Pakistan) to the ceasefire through fees and trade threats. Although India rejected this claim outright, Pakistan even nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
By June, this new friendship began to feel confirmed. Trump welcomed Munir to the White House and was on the agenda on business, development and even cryptocurrency. Soon a trade agreement was signed and Washington offered Islamabad to take advantage of the “huge oil reserves” that Trump described. Munir returned to Washington again in August, and this time Pakistan received an investment of US $ 500 million in its important mineral sector.
Along with this drama of the Oval Office, Trump also had a new economic step at home. He signed an executive order on the same day, paving the way for Tiktok by American investors. Trump said, “This is interesting because I talked very well with President Xi, it is very respect for him. Hopefully, he is also very respected for me. We talked about Tiktok, and he allowed us to move forward.” Trump insisted that the deal would be placed in Washington’s “strict control” and described it as a “a very good deal” for the US.
However, for Pakistani leadership, waiting outside Trump’s Oval Office while he was making headlines in the country and abroad, there was a clear message that could not be ignored.