US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the White House, the latest sign of improving ties between the two nations.

US President Donald Trump is meeting Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the Oval Office on Thursday, a.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the White House on Thursday, a Trump administration official told Reuters on Wednesday, with the meeting coming weeks after the two countries agreed to a trade deal.

It is a striking pivot from Trump, and analysts say that Pakistan’s minerals promise could play a key catalyst role. Washington is seeking sources of minerals and rare earths it views as essential to industry, defence and the clean-energy transition, and Pakistan may be an attractive, if as yet under-tested, supplier.

Shehbaz had an "informal exchange" with Trump on Tuesday after a dialogue between the President and leaders of eight Islamic-Arab countries.

Former US President Joe Biden, who succeeded Trump in 2020, had completely ignored Islamabad and never even held a telephonic conversation with any of the Pakistani Prime Minister during his tenure. However,

Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday attended the meeting of Arab Islamic leaders hosted by US President Donald Trump and Emir of Qatar H.E. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the White House on Thursday, a Trump administration official told Reuters on Wednesday, with the meeting coming weeks after the two countries agreed to a trade deal.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, a Trump administration official told Reuters. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.