Claim
On 18 June 2025, Donald Trump hosted Asim Munir for lunch at the White House, an unusual meeting because Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was not present.
“18 जून 2025 को डॉनल्ड ट्रंप ने असीम मुनीर को वाइट हाउस में बुलाकर उनके साथ लंच किया था। यह एक बहुत ही असामान्य और ऐतिहासिक मुलाकात थी क्योंकि पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री शहबाज शरीफ इस बैठक में मौजूद नहीं थे।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple contemporaneous reports confirm Trump hosted Army Chief Asim Munir for lunch at the White House (Cabinet Room) on 18 June 2025, without PM Shehbaz Sharif present. The meeting was widely described as unprecedented — the first time a US president hosted a Pakistani army chief who was not also head of state — matching the anchor's characterization of it as unusual/historic. Date, venue, participants, and framing all check out.
Evidence
- https://www.arabnews.com/node/2604971/pakistan Reports Trump hosted Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir for an 'unprecedented' White House lunch on 18 June 2025, in the Cabinet Room, and describes it as the first time a US president hosted Pakistan's army chief who was not also head of state. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551450/field-marshal-asim-munir-to-meet-us-president-trump-at-white-house Confirms the White House luncheon between Trump and Field Marshal Asim Munir, with Trump calling the meeting an honour and thanking Munir over the India-Pakistan ceasefire. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/donald-trump-and-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-to-lunch-whats-really-cooking-behind-white-house-doors-480777-2025-06-18 Dated 18 June 2025; confirms the 1 pm Cabinet Room lunch and frames it as a rare/unusual engagement, with Munir hosted alone rather than alongside Pakistan's civilian leadership. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/gallery/president-donald-trump-meets-with-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif-and-field-marshal-asim-munir-of-pakistan/ Shows Shehbaz Sharif's separate joint meeting with Trump occurred later (September 2025), corroborating that the PM was not part of the 18 June 2025 lunch. ✓ reachable · archived