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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

UK’s Starmer heads to China to thaw ‘ice age’ amid strained US ties

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in a bid to reset ties marred by years of tension

PTI Raises Concern Over Reports of Imran Khan’s Eye Infection

PTI has expressed concern over reports that jailed founder Imran Khan is suffering from a serious eye condition. The party has demanded family meetings and immediate access to specialised medical treatment.

Trump’s ‘armada’ on Iran’s doorstep: What we know so far

American military assets – including an aircraft carrier, warplanes, and air-defense systems – are massing in the Middle East after US President Donald Trump promised that “help is on its way” to protesters in Iran.

Calls Grow to Make Karachi a Federal Territory Amid Local Government Failures

Karachi’s governance failures have come under renewed scrutiny after the Gul Plaza fire exposed administrative lapses.

US deploys aircraft carrier as Iran warns against attack

A US naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said Monday, as Tehran warned it was ready to hit back at any American attack launched in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests.

EU, India agree ‘mother of all’ trade deals

India and the European Union announced Tuesday the "mother of all deals", a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations.

Threatening Your Spouse with Second Marriage Now a Punishable Offence in Pakistan

The law also criminalises threats of unjustified divorce or second marriage, with prison terms and fines for offenders.

Moeed Pirzada in conversation with Erik Sperling on US interventionism, Pakistan’s military ties with Washington, and China’s growing influence

Erik Sperling joins Moeed Pirzada to unpack how Washington views India and Pakistan through the lens of power politics and interventionism.

‘How is my favourite Field Marshal’, President Trump asks PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that during his recent interaction with Donald Trump at Davos, the US president asked him, “How is my favourite Field Marshal?”

Pakistani man jailed for 36 years in Spain ‘love scam’ debt murder case

A Spanish court has sentenced a Pakistani man to 36 years in jail for murdering three elderly siblings over debts reportedly linked to an online romance scam.

Police arrest Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha amid court appearance

Activist-lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Chattha were arrested in Islamabad while heading to court for a hearing in a social media case.

Iran Protest Death Toll Tops 5002 as Internet Blackout Enters Third Week

The death toll from Iran’s nationwide protest crackdown has surpassed 5,000, activists say, as authorities maintain the country’s longest internet blackout and regional tensions escalate with growing U.S. military deployments.
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