At the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt, US President Donald Trump called Pakistan’s Army Chief his “favourite Field Marshal” as he thanked him and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for their role in bringing peace to Gaza.
“Prime Minister Sharif of Pakistan, and I have to say my favourite Field Marshal from Pakistan, who is not here, but the Prime Minister is here,” Trump said, addressing the gathering aimed at signing a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas as a visibly awkward Pakistani leader stood behind him.
Moments later, the US president praised India, calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “very good friend” who has done a “fantastic job”. Then, in an awkward moment for the Pakistani premier, Trump turned towards Sharif and asked, “I think that Pakistan and India are going to live very nicely together, right?”
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