Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir To Visit US, His Second Trip In Two Months

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Last Updated:August 06, 2025, 23:26 IST

Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir will visit the US for the CENTCOM change in command, his second trip in two months.

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US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir for lunch at the White House on June 18. (Image: AP/PTI/File)

Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir will visit the United States to attend the CENTCOM change in command later this week, his second trip to Washington in less than two months.

During his last visit in June, Munir met Trump over lunch at the White House, marking the first time a US president has welcomed the military leader without senior Pakistani civilian officials present.

Trump had praised General Munir for his role in preventing an escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan, saying, “The reason I had him here was I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it…"

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