Washington:
The White House on Thursday said no visit by US President Donald Trump was scheduled to Pakistan “At that time” after widespread reports of a trip.
The White House rejected the rumors. “A trip to Pakistan is not scheduled at this time,” an official of the White House said.
The reaction came after two local TV news channels reported on Thursday that the US president is expected to visit Pakistan in September with reference to sources that are familiar with the case.
The Foreign Office spokesman said he was not aware of Trump’s expected visit. The two TV news channels said Trump would also visit India after arriving at Islamabad in September.
The US -Pakistan relationship experienced a big boost when Trump hosted Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in the White House last month at an unprecedented meeting.
An American embassy spokesman in Islamabad told Reuters, “We have nothing to advertise,” and said the White House could possibly affirm the president’s schedule.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information did not respond to a Reuters request for a comment. India will host the summit in the so-called Quad countries this year, but dates for the meeting have not been announced yet.
Quad Grouping includes the US, India, Australia and Japan and is focused on counteracting China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific region.
