US filings reveal Pakistan’s intense lobbying in 2025 to halt India’s Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam terror attack, involving Congress, Pentagon, and US media.
Newly revealed US government filings shed light on a massive lobbying effort by Pakistan in Washington aimed at halting India’s military Operation Sindoor following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in April 2025.
Documents accessed under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) show that Pakistani diplomats and defence officials pursued more than 60 meetings with senior US administration officials, lawmakers, and influential media representatives. The outreach extended across Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, and prominent American journalists, reflecting Islamabad’s urgent push for intervention in India’s military campaign.
The Scale of the Lobbying Effort
Pakistan’s ambassador to the US and defence attaché repeatedly contacted key figures through emails, phone calls, and in-person meetings. The official objective was to press Washington to “somehow stop” India’s military operations following the Pahalgam terror attack, which triggered the full-scale implementation of Operation Sindoor in May 2025.
The discussions included a range of topics such as regional security, Kashmir, rare earth minerals, and bilateral trade relations. Pakistani representatives also sought interviews and briefings with leading US media outlets, emphasising the campaign as “ongoing representation of Pakistan.”
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Financial Backing and Lobbying Firms
The lobbying surge followed contracts signed by Islamabad with six Washington-based firms, reportedly worth $5 million annually, as reported by The New York Times in November 2025. These contracts were designed to secure access to the Trump administration and push for favourable diplomatic and trade outcomes.
Weeks after engaging Seiden Law LLP through Javelin Advisors, Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir met then-US President Donald Trump at the White House, signalling Islamabad’s regained influence at the highest levels of US power.
The filings indicate that Pakistan spent at least three times more than India on lobbying in April and May 2025, marking a dramatic increase in diplomatic outreach during the critical phase of Operation Sindoor.
Impact and Broader Implications
The FARA documents reveal a broader pattern of intense lobbying: Pakistan expanded its footprint across Capitol Hill and the US media ecosystem, with individual contracts and outreach efforts reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars. While spending reportedly decreased later in the year, the filings collectively highlight a state under acute military and diplomatic pressure, seeking urgent US intervention to restrain India’s momentum on the battlefield.
Experts say the campaign reflects Islamabad’s strategic reliance on Washington during crises and its efforts to shape US perceptions on Kashmir and regional security. The lobbying push also included public diplomacy moves, such as praising President Trump, nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize, and pursuing business and trade concessions.
These newly released filings offer a rare window into the scale and intensity of Pakistan’s diplomatic campaign, underscoring how nations under pressure can turn to international lobbying to influence foreign policy outcomes.
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