US President Donald Trump said that the United States is prepared to assist Pakistan and India following the ceasefire agreement, which he claimed his administration played a key role in brokering. He attributed the halt in hostilities to trade, saying, “Trade is a big reason why they stopped fighting.”
At an event at the White House, President Trump confirmed that his administration was ready to support both nations after their recent ceasefire. “They were going at it hot and heavy, and it was seemingly not going to stop,” Trump said. “I said, come on, we’re going to do a lot of trade with you guys, let’s stop it, let’s stop it. If you stop it, we’ll do a trade. If you don’t stop it, we’re not going to do any trade.”
The president highlighted the importance of trade in fostering peace, adding, “People have never really used trade the way I used it. That I can tell you. And all of a sudden, they said, I think we’re going to stop. And they have,” he said.
“They did it for a lot of reasons, but trade is a big one. We’re going to do a lot of trade with Pakistan, we’re going to do a lot of trade with India.”
Trump further commented, “We stopped a nuclear conflict, I think it could have been a bad nuclear war. Millions of people could have been killed, so I’m very proud of that.”
USA is the biggest trade partner of Pakistan with bilateral trade volume going up to $7.3 billion, according to figures recently presented to the Pakistan National Assembly.
From July 2024 to March 2025, bilateral trade amounted to $5.53 billion. Pakistan’s exports to the US stood at $4.34 billion, while imports from the U.S. totaled $1.19 billion, marking a significant increase of $3.15 billion in Pakistan’s exports to the U.S. during this period.
Textiles are the largest sector in Pakistan’s exports to the US. In FY24, Pakistan’s textile exports to the US amounted to $5 billion, making up nearly 92% of the country’s total exports to that market.
In fiscal year 2023-24, Pakistan’s IT services export remittances surged to approximately $3.223 billion. The US accounted for over half of this total, highlighting its critical role in Pakistan’s digital economy .
The US also remains a primary destination for Pakistan’s IT exports, including software development, IT consulting, and business process outsourcing services.
