In unanticipated diplomatic development, Trump to host COAS at White House

In a significant and unanticipated diplomatic development, President Donald Trump is scheduled to host Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, for lunch at the White House on Wednesday. The meeting, listed on the president’s official schedule, will be held in the Cabinet Room and closed to the press.

The lunch is being seen in Islamabad as a major diplomatic win — particularly because earlier this month, an Indian delegation met US Vice President JD Vance ...