US lawmakers hold talks with Pakistan’s Army chief in Rawalpindi

Two US lawmakers have called on Pakistan’s Army chief Asim Munir in Rawalpindi, as Islamabad and Washington continue efforts to strengthen bilateral ties.

The meeting took place at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Monday, Pakistan’s military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement.

ongressmen Ryan Zinke of Montana and Michael Baumgartner of Washington — both of them members of the



US House of Representatives — discussed matters of mutual interest, regional security, bilateral defence cooperation and avenues for enhancing economic collaboration during their meeting with Field Marshal Munir, it said.

The visit by the two Republican lawmakers comes amid renewed momentum in US-Pakistan engagement, with both sides stepping up high-level political, defence and economic contacts after President Donald Trump’s return to office last year.