Khushboo Singh
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Pakistan’s wooing of Donald Trump continues. After nominating the US president for a Nobel Peace prize and sending him rare earth minerals, Islamabad has reportedly approached US officials with an offer to build and run a port on the Arabian Sea that could give Washington a foothold in the Indian Ocean.
As per a report in the Financial Times, advisers to Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir floated the idea to US officials and investors of constructing and operating a commercial port in Pasni to export critical minerals. This move has implications not only for India, but also Pakistan’s long-time ally, China. Here’s all that we know.
Pakistan’s Pasni port offer
After Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army chief Asim Munir met Donald Trump at the White House last month, it is reported that the Pakistani army chief’s advisors floated the idea of building and running a port in the town of Pasni.
As per the Financial Times, which accessed the plan, Pakistan envisages American investors developing the seaside fishing town of Pasni as a terminal for access to Pakistan’s critical minerals.