Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2025. Image Courtesy: White House
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Firstpost08-01-2026, 13:07

Trump's Ex-Doctor Helped Pakistan Secure US Mining Deal Amidst India Conflict

  • Ronny L Jackson, Trump's former White House doctor and current Congressman, facilitated a $500 million US mining deal for Pakistan during a 2025 India-Pakistan conflict.
  • Jackson engaged with Pakistani authorities in May 2025, discussing a rare earths deal and India-Pakistan tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.
  • The deal, finalized in September 2025, was between US Strategic Metals and Pakistan's military-linked Frontier Works Organisation.
  • Pakistan hired lobbyists Javelin Advisors LLC and Conscience Point Consulting, co-founded by Trump's ex-bodyguard Keith Schiller, to facilitate the outreach.
  • Jackson, despite previously introducing a bill to remove Pakistan's non-NATO ally status, now leads Trump's mining interests, including a Congo-Rwanda peace deal for minerals.

Why It Matters: Trump's ex-doctor Ronny Jackson aided Pakistan in securing a major US mining deal amidst regional tensions.

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