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NightWatcher

(39,379 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:05 PM Apr 7

Pakistan didn't broker any deal. The WH told Pakistan what to say.

*many people are saying* it sure looks like the White House wrote this for Pakistan’s PM, who posted it then quickly deleted the top part 😬

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-04-07T21:21:23.299Z


The first edit of the Pakistan PM's post on X had "Draft Pakistan's PM Message on X"

This is complete BS.

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Pakistan didn't broker any deal. The WH told Pakistan what to say. (Original Post) NightWatcher Apr 7 OP
Yep. dalton99a Apr 7 #1
Fully agree!! bluestarone Apr 7 #2
Yup. Exactly what I think. choie Apr 7 #3
"strongly and powerfully" Disaffected Apr 7 #4
TBD: To be denied. maxsolomon Apr 7 #5
Two weeks? Turbineguy Apr 7 #6
Why would it indicate WH involvement? Fiendish Thingy Apr 7 #7
If it were written by the PM or someone on his staff, he would not be referred to in the header as "Pakistan's PM" thesquanderer Apr 7 #18
This is 99% the leaked Axios story from today JCMach1 Apr 7 #8
This is clearly a white flag surrender Johonny Apr 7 #9
Exactly right SCantiGOP Apr 7 #13
to be fair Skittles Apr 7 #10
Pakistan nominated Trump for peace prize twice JI7 Apr 7 #11
A pass through between parties who won't talk to each other. paleotn Apr 7 #15
Nobody thinks Pakistan did anything. Iggo Apr 7 #12
TACO!!!!!! paleotn Apr 7 #14
I think it's deeper that than AverageOldGuy Apr 7 #16
And when Iran sees this Javaman Apr 7 #17
Gray check blue check superpatriotman Apr 7 #19
Sham negotiations Nasruddin Apr 7 #20
wink wink, nudge nudge. pansypoo53219 Apr 7 #21
But did Pakistan walk Trump back from the brink with their own missiles? JCMach1 Apr 8 #22

Fiendish Thingy

(23,796 posts)
7. Why would it indicate WH involvement?
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:15 PM
Apr 7

Pakistanis can write their own drafts too, you know.

Somebody just forgot to remove the header before pasting.

thesquanderer

(13,078 posts)
18. If it were written by the PM or someone on his staff, he would not be referred to in the header as "Pakistan's PM"
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:47 PM
Apr 7

That's how someone outside of Pakistan might refer to him. Within the country, it would make no sense to mention which country's leader you were referring to.

SCantiGOP

(14,744 posts)
13. Exactly right
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:51 PM
Apr 7

The same as Vietnam won the war. They outlasted 100 years of Chinese, Japanese, French and American efforts to dominate them, and they did it with the same
outmatched weapons that the Iranians used - missals, rifles and improvised explosive devices.

JI7

(93,826 posts)
11. Pakistan nominated Trump for peace prize twice
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:35 PM
Apr 7

Pakistan is a bankrupt country that relies on loans. Especially from the US when it comes to IMF loans.

They aren't going to mediate anything. They just do what Trump tells them to.

paleotn

(22,555 posts)
15. A pass through between parties who won't talk to each other.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:58 PM
Apr 7

That's not mediating. And no one ever said Pakistan was some bastion of peace or fiscal responsibility.

AverageOldGuy

(4,079 posts)
16. I think it's deeper that than
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:05 PM
Apr 7
WHY did the White House send a draft to Pakistan asking Pakistan to release the statement so it looked as though the Paks proposed and Trump accepted?

BECAUSE TRUMP'S ADMIRALS AND GENERALS TOLD HIM THEY WILL NOT OBEY HIS ILLEGAL ORDERS and they are tired of this bullshit.

Nasruddin

(1,292 posts)
20. Sham negotiations
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:56 PM
Apr 7

The sham negotiations were discussed by Ryan Grim and reposted on George Conway's twitter feed.
Not sure exactly how this was uncovered.

Unfortunately the cult will never get this message, and this sham will confirm to them the genius of Donald J Trump, President for Life.

My guess is that Trump was in a deep dark hole (we don't know the dimensions of this hole yet) and he, or his handlers, had to gin something up. Now they have a negotiation triumph, and he can demand a ticker-tape parade and an emergency Nobel prize. I wonder what Pakistan gets for this service - should be a substantial reward.

JCMach1

(29,233 posts)
22. But did Pakistan walk Trump back from the brink with their own missiles?
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 12:31 AM
Apr 8

Some shit went down, methinks.

There has been speculation for years when, or if Pakistan might FLEX their Islamic controlled nuclear arsenal .

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