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How Pakistan suddenly got so close to Trump

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Hollie McKay
Jan 26, 2026
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Despite President Trump once calling Pakistan a terrorist haven, Pakistan is now one of his most preferred South Asian partners — a role reversal that emerged thanks to Islamabad’s finesse on rare earth minerals, cryptocurrency deals, and carefully calibrated flattery.

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