Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- A recent Financial Times (FT) report dated 4 October 2025, authored by Alec Russell and Humza Jilani, claimed that "advisers" to Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir pitched a $1.2 billion plan for a US-backed Arabian Sea port at Pasni, purportedly offering Washington access to Pakistan's critical minerals. The story further implied that the idea was floated ahead of Field Marshal's reported White House meeting with President Trump, portraying it as an effort to "counter China's Gwadar port" and "rebalance Pakistan's alliances." While the headline may have been crafted to attract global attention, the article itself collapses under basic factual scrutiny. What FT has published is not a revelation-it is a...