Trump Won't Visit Pakistan, White House Clarifies As Pakistani Media Retracts Report

Last Updated:July 17, 2025, 23:05 IST

Two leading Pakistani television news channels withdrew reports on Thursday that Donald Trump planned to visit the South Asian nation, with one of them issuing an apology.

US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office. (Reuters Image)

After facing embarrassment globally for peddling fake news that US President Donald Trump would visit Islamabad in September, two leading Pakistani television news channels withdrew the reports, with one of them issuing an apology, Reuters reported.

A section of Pakistani media, including Sama TV, Geo and ARY news channels claimed that the US President was expected to visit the South Asian nation in September.

However, the White House dismissed the reports, saying, “A trip to Pakistan has not been scheduled at this time."

Later, Geo News withdrew the fake report and apologised to its views, the news agency reported. "Geo News apologises to its viewers for airing the news without a verification," it said.

A senior management official at ARY told Reuters it backtracked after the foreign office said it had no knowledge of a visit.

Meanwhile, Trump will visit the United Kingdom in September. King Charles will host Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for an “unprecedented" second state visit at Windsor Castle for September 17-19. The usual venue for state visits, Buckingham Palace, is undergoing significant renovations this year.

The last US President to visit Pakistan was George W. Bush, who made a historic trip to Islamabad in 2006. Since then, no US President has visited Pakistan, which is widely known for promoting and sponsoring terrorism.

Last month, Trump hosted Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir in the White House.

This is not the first time Pakistani media have been caught spreading misinformation. They made several absurd claims during the military conflict that followed Operation Sindoor between India and Pakistan.

(With inputs from Reuters)

Shobhit Gupta

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