US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that he had "heard" reports of India halting Russian oil imports, hailing it as a "good step". The ministry of external affairs had, however, made it clear that the country's energy purchases were driven by market forces and national interests,

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took to social media on Thursday to thank Trump over the "historic" trade agreement and expressed hope that it would expand cooperation between the two sides.

By Kanishka Singh, Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The U.S. and Pakistan have struck a deal that will result in lower tariffs for the South Asian nation as well as an agreement in which Washington will help develop Islamabad's oil reserves,