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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…

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…

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…

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh met US Congressman John Larson in Hartford to discuss ways to further strengthen the longstanding and consequential partnership between Islamabad and Washington. Stressing the importance of Pak–US ties, Sheikh said the relationship had repeatedly proven vital not only for both countries but also for the wider free world. He pointed to the current, unprecedented positive momentum in bilateral relations and urged that this goodwill be converted into a strategic, economically grounded partnership built on mutually profitable propositions. He underscored Pakistan’s improving…

Karachi University is grappling with a sharp rise in stray dogs on campus after two children were mauled in separate incidents, the administration said on Friday. “Both children suffered deep injuries — one on the face and the other on the leg,” the administration added. Teachers urged the authorities to launch an immediate campaign to catch and remove stray dogs from the campus, warning that the situation was worsening. The administration complained that Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) staff were “not cooperating” in efforts to control the issue. Sindh Minister for…

RAWALPINDI: The opposition alliance, Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ayeen-Pakistan (TTAP), on Friday denounced the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments, arguing they undermine the Constitution’s basic structure and urging a return to its original form. After holding a session chaired by TTAP head Mahmood Khan Achakzai in Rawalpindi today, the opposition alliance rejected the constitutional tweaks and demanded to restore the Constitution of Pakistan be restored to its original form. “Amendments undermine the fundamental framework of the Constitution and must be reversed immediately,” the alliance declared, criticising the federal government’s actions. It is noteworthy…