Trump calls Shehbaz 'terrific man' at UN General Assembly
The US president again credited his role in the May 2025 Pakistan-India ceasefire during his New York address.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a 'terrific man' during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, in what was the latest public praise from Washington for the Pakistani leader.
Trump made the remark while recounting international conflicts he said his administration had helped bring to an end since he took office. In that list, he mentioned Pakistan and India alongside Thailand and Cambodia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Gaza.
'The prime minister of Pakistan: terrific man,' Trump said, according to Dawn and Minute Mirror. He added that Shehbaz had credited him with saving millions of lives.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he played a role in ending the Pakistan-India military confrontation in May 2025. Tensions between the two countries had risen sharply in April 2025 after a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir. India attributed the attack to Pakistan, while Islamabad rejected the allegation.
The two nuclear-armed neighbours subsequently exchanged military strikes before a ceasefire was announced in May. Trump has since repeatedly spoken about his involvement in efforts to stop the escalation.
During the same speech, Trump also discussed Iran, saying the United States had acted to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warning that Washington could take further military action if no diplomatic agreement was reached. He urged other countries to join economic pressure on Iran and said he believed a deal could be reached after the US midterm elections scheduled for November 3, Minute Mirror reported.
Trump has previously praised Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in highly favourable terms, according to Minute Mirror.
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