Published on, Sept. 26 -- September 26, 2025 10:03 AM

Washington, Sept 26: U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, to the Oval Office in Washington, DC, early Friday morning in what observers describe as a symbolic reset in Pak-U.S. relations.

The closed-door meeting lasted around 80 minutes and was attended by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. According to the Prime Minister's Office, discussions were held in a "pleasant atmosphere" and covered matters of mutual interest as well as regional and global issues.

Photos released by the White House and Pakistani officials showed Trump smiling and flashing his trademark th...