India, July 31 -- In what appears to be a pressure tactic, US President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with Pakistan while threatening 25% tariffs on Indian goods, saying that Washington would help Islamabad develop its "massive oil reserves."

In a social media post, the US President wondered if Pakistan could sell oil to India "some day".

"We have just concluded a deal with the country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive oil reserves," Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked Donald Trump for the "historic" trade agreement reached between Islamabad and Washington, and expressed hope that...