Despite Pakistan's absurd claims about the White House luncheon being a diplomatic win, analysts believe Trump is just testing the waters to make Pakistan a frontline state for his war against Iran

JUNE 18th was an extraordinary day at the White House; never before had an American president hosted a Pakistani chief of army staff in an exclusive, high-level setting. Despite decades of military cooperation between the two nations,

Pakistan's Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday became the country's first serving chief of army staff to be hosted by a US president in the White House. The luncheon-level engagement was described by Pakistan Army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) as “cordial” and "unprecedented" for a military officer who holds no political portfolio.