US President Donald Trump on Thursday met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir in the Oval Office on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Trump lauded US-Pakistan ties and praised the visitors as “great leaders” ahead of their closed-door meeting.

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However, Trump reportedly kept Sharif waiting for nearly an hour before the meeting at the White House, even as the talks were described as a sign of improving ties between Washington and Islamabad.

Ahead of his scheduled meeting with Sharif and General Munir, Trump addressed members of the media from the Oval Office, saying, “They are coming, and they may be in this room right now. I don’t know, because we are late.”

Speaking to reporters, he said, “We have a g

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