Trump calls Shehbaz Sharif, Asim Munir ‘great people'; claims he will 'quickly solve' Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict

US President Donald Trump on Sunday once again lavished praise on Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir, calling them "great people," and pledged to resolve the long-standing Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict “quickly.”

Speaking at the signing of the Thailand-Cambodia peace deal on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, Trump highlighted his track record in conflict resolution, claiming that his administration had ended “eight wars … in just eight months.”

“We're averaging one a month. There is only one left, although I heard that Pakistan and Afghanistan have started up. But I'll get that solved very quickly. I know them both. And the Pakistan Field Marshal, and the Prime Minister are great people, and I have no doubt we're going to get that done quickly,” he said.



Trump stressed his confidence in handling disputes, adding, “I do it nicely. I don't need to do it, I guess. But if I can take time and save millions of lives, that's really a great thing. I can't think of anything better to do.”

The US President underlined the unprecedented nature of his achievements, saying, “There has never been anything like the eight wars my administration ended in eight months, there never will be either. I can't think of any President that ever solved one war. I don't think anybody. They start wars, they don't solve them.”

Earlier this month, Trump had recalled PM Sharif’s visit to the US, quoting the Pakistani leader as saying “beautifully that the President (Trump) saved millions of lives,” referencing Trump’s claim of halting the India-Pakistan conflict in May. India, however, has maintained that no third-party mediation played a role in the ceasefire understanding with Pakistan.

Analysts as quoted by ToI, meanwhile, remain cautious, warning that Pakistan risks being “pumped and dumped” by the US as it has been in the past, and questioning Islamabad’s potential role in a US-driven peace plan on the Palestinian issue, which Pakistan has historically opposed.