US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that a “true friendship” is emerging between Washington and Islamabad, crediting Pakistan’s leadership for assisting efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Iran.
Speaking during a question-and-answer session following his address at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, Hegseth praised Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for their constructive role in the peace talks, reports Al Jazeera.
He called the cooperation an “unexpected development and a true friendship” between the United States and Pakistan. Hegseth also noted that strengthened ties were evident in President Donald Trump’s mediation during last year’s India-Pakistan military confrontation.
