A key meeting is set to take place between Pakistan Minister Ishaq Dar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, just weeks after the U.S. designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. The move draws attention due to Dar's past defence of the TRF at the UN and in Pakistan’s Parliament, prompting scrutiny over the U.S.'s evolving stance on terrorism and regional diplomacy.