An intelligence assessment note decoding Pakistan’s latest diplomatic manoeuvre in Washington, where rare earth minerals have been deployed as a bargaining chip with the United States, has been accessed by CNN-News18. According to top security and intelligence sources, the optics surrounding Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir’s presentation of “rare earth precious metals and stones" to US President Donald Trump at the White House were no ordinary gift exchange. Instead, it was a carefully calibrated signal of Islamabad’s intent to leverage its mineral wealth for long-term strategic and economic partnership with Washington.

The meeting took place on Thursday at the Oval Office, with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Munir representing Pakistan’s delegation. The mome

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