US President Donald Trump has said that praise from Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir is “an honour” for him, describing the military chief as “a very important personality in Pakistan.”

Speaking at an extraordinary gathering of senior American generals and admirals at the Quantico base near Washington, Trump recalled Field Marshal Asim Munir’s remarks crediting him with stopping wars and saving lives.

“Field Marshal Asim Munir said President Trump stopped a war and saved millions of lives. That means a lot to me. I consider his praise an honour,” Trump told the officers.

The meeting, convened on short notice by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, saw Trump outlining his record on conflict resolution.

“I ended seven wars. Just yesterday I resolved another one,” he claimed, highlighting the de-escalation of tensions between Pakistan and India, which he said could have escalated into a nuclear conflict.

Trump said he leveraged trade to push for peace.

“I told Pakistan and India to stop fighting and make a trade deal. Both are major nuclear powers. Pakistan had shot down Indian planes. But we managed to stop a very dangerous war,” he said.

The US president revealed that only three days earlier he had met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir.

“Field Marshal Munir told me that if war had broken out, the consequences would have been disastrous. He said Trump saved millions of lives. I appreciated that,” he added.

Turning to domestic issues, Trump warned the assembled officers that any who opposed his policies would be removed immediately.

He further said the US faced “internal attacks” from undocumented migrants, whom he labelled more dangerous than external enemies because “they don’t wear uniforms.”

Trump also used the address to criticise the media, former president Joe Biden, and Venezuela’s government.

He underlined his administration’s reforms in the armed forces, including dismissals of senior officers, bans on certain books, stricter action against unauthorised armed groups, and plans to deploy the National Guard in crime-hit American cities.