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Khaleej Times
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Pakistani TV channels withdraw reports on Trump visit after White House comment
Two leading Pakistani television news channels withdrew reports on Thursday that US President Donald Trump planned to visit the South Asian nation, with one of them issuing an apology. The White House dismissed the reports. "A trip to Pakistan has not been scheduled at this time," a White House official said. Geo and ARY news channels had said earlier on Thursday that Trump was expected to visit Pakistan in September. But both later withdrew their reports. A senior management official at ARY told Reuters it backtracked after the foreign office said it had no knowledge of a visit. George W. Bush was the last US president to visit Pakistan in 2006. US-Pakistan relations saw a major boost when Trump hosted Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House last month in an unprecedented meeting.
Times of Oman
18-07-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
White House denies Pakistan media reports on potential Trump visit
Washington DC : The White House on Friday (local time) shunned media reports circling around US President Donald Trump's visit to Pakistan, stating that there has been no such presidential travel plans. "A trip to Pakistan has not been scheduled at this time", the White House confirmed to ANI. The White House has not announced or confirmed any such travel arrangements, contrary to what has been reported by news channels in Pakistan. There have been reports circulating in Pakistani news outlets regarding potential presidential travel plans. Earlier in the day, some local television news channels reported, citing sources, that Trump was expected to visit Pakistan in September. The news channels said that Trump would also visit India after arriving in Islamabad in September. The channels later withdrew their reports, Dawn reported. Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan told Dawn, "We have no information about this matter." George W Bush was the last US president to visit Pakistan in 2006. As about Trump's travel plans, US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday (local time) said that he will visit Scotland from July 25-July 29. Leavitt said that Trump is set to hold trade-related talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the visit. "US President Donald Trump will travel to Scotland, where he will visit both Turnberry and Aberdine from July 25-July 29. During the visit, Trump will meet again with Prime Minister Starmer to refine the great trade deal that was brokered between the United States and the United Kingdom," she said. Leavitt further said that Trump and First Lady Melania will visit Windsor Castle to meet King Charles later this year. "And the President and the First Lady will travel to the United Kingdom for an official state visit from September 17-September 19 later this fall. This will mark a truly unprecedented second state visit for President Trump and he is honoured and looking forward to meeting with His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle," she said.
Arab News
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
No visit by Trump to Pakistan ‘scheduled at this time' — White House official
ISLAMABAD: No visit to Pakistan by US President Donald Trump has been scheduled, a White House official confirmed on Thursday, contradicting media reports in Pakistan that claimed he would arrive in the country in mid-September. At least two Pakistani media outlets had reported that Trump was expected to visit Islamabad around September 18. The reports fueled speculation about a possible South Asia tour that could include a rare presidential trip to Pakistan. However, Trump is already scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom from September 17 to 19, where he is expected to meet members of the royal family and participate in events hosted by Buckingham Palace, according to a previously issued statement from the palace. Separately, Indian media have reported that Trump may also stop in New Delhi in September, though exact dates have not been confirmed by the White House. In response to an Arab News query regarding a potential Pakistan visit, the White House said on background: 'A trip to Pakistan has not been scheduled at this time.' Geo and ARY news channels had said earlier on Thursday that Trump was expected to visit Pakistan in September. But both later withdrew their reports. If Trump does end up visiting Pakistan, it would be his first to Pakistan as president and the first by a US president since George W. Bush's trip to Islamabad in 2006. US-Pakistan relations saw a major boost when Trump hosted Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House last month in an unprecedented lunch meeting.
