- Field Marshal Asim Munir held a one-on-one meeting with Trump.
- Rubio called Prime Minister Shehbaz in the continuation of American commitment.
- Coordination of high level between political, military leadership is not new.
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was fully informed by the Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir after the latter recent high -profile meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House, a senior source confirmed Friday.
According to the informed source, the subsequent telephone call from US State Secretary Marco Rubio to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also a continuation of the Washington engagement.
The source claimed that all developments, from the planning of the Trump-Munir meeting to its content and follow-up diplomacy, were coordinated with Prime Minister Shehbaz and executed in accordance with mutual political decisions.
“Although some quarters spread disinformation to create distrust, the reality is that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir are in close and regular contact,” the source said, adding that civil and military leadership remains united in both strategy and execution.
The high level of coordination between political and military leadership is not new. Recently, The news reported, with reference to well-placed sources, that the Prime Minister and the Army Chief (Field Marshal) remained in constant contact during the recent military conflict in the Pakistan India. Their cooperation covered all key aspects, including military, diplomatic and political reactions.
“There was trouble -free coordination, a trust -based relationship supported by mutual respect and shared responsibility. It was a unified approach that ensured effective results for Pakistan,” a source acquainted with the inner function of the country’s power corridors, quoted as saying from this newspaper.
The source that described the depth of their cooperation had noticed: “It was a 24/7, real -time, two -way information stream with extensive consultations between the prime minister, the army chief and their respective teams.”
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