Based on reliable sources, The Express Tribune has learned that Pakistan has proposed a zero-tariff bilateral trade agreement with the United States with the goal of extending trade relations in a number of sectors.
According to the sources, the US president indicated interest in expanding commerce with Pakistan, and the Pakistani administration has suggested a bilateral deal based on shared interests that would offer zero tariffs on a few tariff lines. They also mentioned Pakistan’s desire to increase bilateral commerce with the US across a number of industries.
Following tit-for-tat military attacks between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, the US president mediated a ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan, which prompted Islamabad to make the offer.
President Trump asserted that he was responsible for averting a catastrophic conflict between the two bitter enemies that “could have killed millions of people.”
At the Saudi-US Investment Forum 2025 earlier this week, he stated, “My administration successfully brokered a historic ceasefire to stop the escalating violence between India and Pakistan.”
“I accomplished this in large part through trading. Come on, guys, let’s work out a bargain, I remarked. Come on, let’s trade. Don’t exchange nuclear missiles. Let’s exchange the exquisite items you create. Additionally, they both have strong, capable, intelligent, and powerful leaders. Then everything ceased. It all stopped, but maybe it will stay that way,” he continued.
By defusing the issue, President Trump praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance for doing “a great job.” “I believe that India and Pakistan are genuinely getting along. Perhaps we can even bring them together for a little get-together, where they go out and enjoy a lovely meal together,” he continued.
The ceasefire put an end to days of fighting between the two nations, which was the riskiest military buildup in almost thirty years. Following the murderous rampage in the Pahalgam area of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists, India launched missile strikes on civilian facilities in Pakistan, sparking the start of the conflict.
