"The Pakistan-United States relationship, historically a transactional one, has been frayed ever since Osama bin Laden was found hiding in a compound in the Pakistani garrison city of Abbottabad in 2011. Toward the end of the Imran Khan premiership in 2022, much was made of the fact that President Biden did not deem it necessary to speak to Khan over the phone-even when the Taliban were retaking Afghanistan."
"But last summer's conflict between India and Pakistan gave the latter an opportunity to massage President Donald Trump's ego. According to geopolitical analyst Christine Fair, Pakistan did this by acknowledging Trump's efforts in mediating a ceasefire to the conflict, and by nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize. "I don't think Trump is a sophisticated creature. I think with Trump, flattery goes a really, really long way," she says."
The Pakistan–United States relationship deteriorated after Osama bin Laden was found in Abbottabad in 2011. President Biden did not speak with Imran Khan during the 2022 Afghan crisis. Last summer's India–Pakistan conflict allowed Pakistan to flatter Donald Trump by crediting him for mediating a ceasefire and nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize. Geopolitical analyst Christine Fair said that flattery appeals to Trump and bolsters his peacemaker image. Trump repeated Pakistani claims about shooting down Indian warplanes, hosted Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House, and cut Pakistani import tariffs to 19 percent. Pakistan signed a crypto deal involving a Trump-family-linked firm before the war, prompting quid-pro-quo speculation.
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