US President Donald Trump has said that eight planes were shot downed in the May war between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India.
During an interview, Trump said some publication reported that seven or eight planes were shot down during the Pakistan-India war.
“I won’t name any newspaper here most of them publish false news,” Trump said, in fact, eight planes were shot down in the recent Pakistan-India war.
Field Marshal Asim Munir is a great fighter: Trump
United States (US) President Donald Trump last month praised Field Marshal Asim Munir saying that he is a great fighter.
Addressing delegates at the APEC CEO summit in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, Trump said that “the prime minister of Pakistan (Shehbaz Sharif) is a great guy and the field marshal. They have a field marshal. You know why he’s a field mar(shal)? He’s a great fighter. He really is. He’s a great guy too.”
Speaking about the Indian Rafale jet, down by Pakistan Air Force, he said that “I’m reading that seven planes were shot down. They’re going at it and they’re really starting to go.”
Earlier in September, Donald Trump, praised Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, during a speech to US military generals in Virginia.
Speaking to the audience, Trump recalled that just three days ago, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir had been present with him.
He described Field Marshal Munir as a highly important figure in Pakistan.
The US president highlighted a remark made by Field Marshal Munir, who reportedly said that Trump had saved millions of lives by stopping wars.
‘He said I prevented conflict, saving countless lives. If the war had broken out, the situation would have been far worse,’ Trump recounted.
Trump described Munir’s comments as an honour and said he deeply appreciated the praise. The Field Marshal’s remarks were reportedly made in the presence of two US generals and other officials.
President Donald Trump also touched on past efforts to prevent conflicts, including a potential war between India and Pakistan.
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