India, July 17 -- In a diplomatic slip that echoed across Pakistani airwaves, two of the country's leading news channels retracted reports on Thursday claiming that US President Donald Trump was planning a visit to Pakistan in September, a claim swiftly denied by the White House.

Geo News and ARY News initially reported the purported trip, but both later withdrew the story after the White House clarified that "a trip to Pakistan has not been scheduled at this time."

Earlier in the day, both channels had broadcast that Donald Trump was expected to visit the South Asian nation later this year. However, the reports were pulled after Pakistan's foreign office said it had no knowledge of any such visit.

Geo News, in a statement issued later...