WASHINGTON: The White House invitation to Pakistan represents Washington’swillingness to repair US-Pakistan ties and rebuild an enduring partnership,according to a US official.
The July 22 White House talk between President Donald Trump and PrimeMinister Imran Khan – their first ever face-to-face interaction – followsPakistan’s facilitation for a political solution to the decades long Afghanwar.
President Trump will warmly welcome the Pakistani leader in his Oval Officefor talks which will then extend to a working luncheon to be attended bythe cabinet members and senior Pentagon leaders.
The Pakistani delegation will also include Chief of the Army Staff GeneralQamar Javed Bajwa.
The US president will personally show around historical parts of the WhiteHouse to Prime Minister Imran Khan in a sign of warming relations betweenthe two countries.






