Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived at the White House on Thursday evening for his first Oval Office meeting with US President Donald Trump. The closed-door session is not open to the press.
Sharif reached the West Executive Avenue entrance at 4:52 pm, where senior administration officials greeted him. He was accompanied by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who joined the prime minister for the visit.
The White House talks are expected to touch on bilateral relations, trade, regional security and broader global developments. For Sharif, 74, the meeting marks a significant milestone: no Pakistani prime minister has set foot in the Oval Office since Imran Khan’s visit in July 2019.
The Washington stopover, lasting less than 24 hours, was added to Sharif’s five-d