{"id":9703,"date":"2025-06-06T09:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9703"},"modified":"2025-06-06T09:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:05:11","slug":"us-president-trump-acknowledges-very-strong-leadership-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9703","title":{"rendered":"US President Trump acknowledges \u2018very strong\u2019 leadership in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
US\u00a0President Donald Trump praised Pakistan\u2019s leadership during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Thursday, marking their first bilateral discussion since Merz\u2019s election on May 6.<\/p>\n

The meeting covered a range of topics, among which was Trump\u2019s acknowledgment of Pakistan\u2019s leadership during the recent spike in tensions between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n

These tensions reached a boiling point after a deadly attack in the Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on April 22, which killed 26 people. India swiftly blamed Pakistan, but without presenting evidence. Islamabad denied the Indian claims and called for an independent probe.<\/p>\n

India the took hostile actions including the suspension of\u00a0the 65-year-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), halting trade, and closing border crossings, as it retaliated against the alleged attack.<\/p>\n

In response, Pakistan undertook reciprocal measures, including halting trade and closing its airspace to Indian aircraft.<\/p>\n

The situation quickly escalated as missile strikes and air raids rocked both nations, resulting in dozens of casualties.<\/p>\n

Trump took credit for preventing the situation from spiraling further, stating, \u201cPakistan has very strong leadership. Some people won\u2019t like when I say that, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

His diplomatic efforts, which involved intense talks with both sides, were credited with diffusing the immediate crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke to very talented people on both sides. I said, \u2018We\u2019re not going to deal with you on trade if you\u2019re going to go shooting each other and whipping out nuclear weapons,\u2019\u201d Trump recalled, referencing the dangerous escalation that had brought the nuclear-armed neighbours to the brink of a full-scale conflict.<\/p>\n

The situation worsened on May 7, India attacked several Pakistani cities\u00a0and targeted areas in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), killing civilians and destroying infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In retaliation, Pakistan\u2019s military shot down Indian warplanes, including Rafale jets, which are considered key assets of the Indian Air Force.<\/p>\n

Pakistan also neutralised waves of Israeli-made drones launched by India.<\/p>\n

On May 10, India escalated further by targeting Pakistani airbases, prompting Pakistan to launch Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, striking Indian military installations. This continued escalation brought the region to a perilous juncture before Trump intervened.<\/p>\n

Following intense diplomatic efforts, Trump announced a ceasefire on May 10, which was later confirmed by both countries’ foreign ministers. Despite the ceasefire, however, a war of narratives continued to unfold.<\/p>\n

Pakistan credited Trump, along with China and Gulf states, for playing a vital role in diffusing the situation, while Indian officials downplayed foreign involvement, asserting that the truce was the result of direct bilateral talks.<\/p>\n

Trump, however, has repeatedly reiterated his stance, taking pride in his role. “I got that war stopped. Now I hope we don\u2019t go back and find out that they started it, but I don\u2019t think they will,” he said.<\/p>\n

He also praised the leadership on both sides, specifically highlighting the strength of Pakistan\u2019s leadership, despite some resistance to his comments. \u201cThey stopped that war. I was very proud of that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The president also extended his praise to Indian leadership, noting, \u201cThe leader of India, who\u2019s a great guy, was here a few weeks ago. We had some great talks. We\u2019re doing a trade deal.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US\u00a0President Donald Trump praised Pakistan\u2019s leadership during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Thursday, marking their first bilateral discussion since Merz\u2019s election on May 6. The meeting covered a range of topics, among which was Trump\u2019s acknowledgment of Pakistan\u2019s leadership during the recent spike in tensions between India and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9703\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}