Field Marshal Munir is expected to discuss stabilization force with Trump in coming weeks, with Pakistani participation likely to trigger domestic backlash among Islamists
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s most powerful military chief in decades faces the toughest test of his newly amassed powers as Washington pushes Islamabad to contribute troops to the Gaza stabilization force, a move analysts say could spark domestic backlash.
Field Marshal Asim Munir is expected to fly to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump in the coming weeks for a third meeting in six months that will likely focus on the Gaza force, two sources told Reuters, one of them a key player in the general’s economic diplomacy.
Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan calls for an international force to oversee a transition period for reconstruction and economic recovery in the war-torn Palestinian territory, decimated by over two years of war.
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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-presses-pakistan-to-join-gaza-force-testing-powerful-military-chiefs-authority-at-home/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOv3fdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEehoV0n49N8zwvZMVoGA2J-ZEQHoCmtW_5goHrDyWS1JHqSPMBfhUfn0vEc4M_aem_dImtNB5OwGXJIK1GgGwLuw
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