RAWALPINDI: Field Marshal Asim Munir and US President Donald Trump, in a rare high-level meeting held at the White House, discussed avenues for expanding bilateral cooperation across multiple domains, including trade, economic development, mines and minerals, artificial intelligence, energy, cryptocurrency, and emerging technologies, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Thursday.

The development came as the two leaders met over lunch in the White House Cabinet Room on Wednesday. President Trump was accompanied by Secretary of State Senator Marco Rubio and US Special Representative for Middle Eastern Affairs Steve Witkoff, while Field Marshal Munir was joined by Pakistan’s national security adviser.

This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.