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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Sunday vowed that Pakistan would respond swiftly to any act of aggression against its sovereignty. He, while speaking to Daily Jang at a luncheon hosted for Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein at the President’s House, raised his finger towards the sky, saying: “I did not lead Pakistan to victory, Allah did.” “It is Allah’s special blessing that Pakistan’s enemy bit the dust in May. Pakistan’s Army is Allah’s Army, its soldiers fight in the name of Allah,” he added.…

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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday said that former premier Imran Khan was under the influence of ex-army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI chief Faiz Hamid during PTI’s tenure. In an interview with Geo News, Asif said the claims made in The Economist report were accurate, insisting that Bushra Bibi “worked for the former ISI chief and that the information she passed on would prove correct within days.” “A serious joke was played with Pakistan and a woman was launched for the sake of power,” he said, adding that large-scale…

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Pakistan and Jordan on Saturday reiterated their resolve to bolster strategic and economic relations, and strengthen cooperation across regional and global platforms. The development came during a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Jordan’s Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, who arrived in the country earlier today on a two-day visit, state-run PTV reported. The two leaders emphasised the need to deepen bilateral relations and explore opportunities to enhance cooperation across several sectors, including trade, investment, health, education, and defence. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chief of…

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan on Saturday said the party would initiate legal action against a British media report about former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, saying such articles were “sponsored”. Speaking exclusively to Geo News, the PTI chief called the report by The Economist “provocative and based on lies”, saying the purpose of the report was to defame the PTI founder and his spouse. “Previously, false allegations like those related to Iddat were levelled against her, which she was acquitted of,” he added. His remarks followed widespread debate triggered by The…

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By Tahir Masood (Rafa’el), Foreign Correspondent (Europe) Imran Khan’s political journey has produced one of the most polarizing movements in Pakistan’s modern era, and critics argue that this influence has reshaped the nation’s moral climate in unsettling ways. Analysts say his appeal among younger and politically inexperienced Pakistanis grew into a form of devotion that often overshadowed critical thinking, institutional respect and fact-based debate. A central criticism concerns how Khan placed himself at the heart of Pakistan’s survival story. Instead of presenting politics as a collective national process, he cast…

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