Washington, June 18 -- The White House on Tuesday confirmed a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir for Wednesday. The meeting comes even as the US seeks to bring to an end the ongoing crisis in West Asia.

South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman pointed out the significance of the meeting in a post on X.

"Senior US officials often engage with Pakistani Army Chiefs, but rarely is one hosted at the White House by the US President. One of many reasons why Munir's scheduled meeting with Trump is so significant, especially as his administration considers its options regarding the war in Iran," he posted on X.

"For what it's worth, the scheduled Trump-Munir meeting shouldn't only be ...