{"id":17154,"date":"2025-11-17T21:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=17154"},"modified":"2025-11-17T21:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:48:55","slug":"king-abdullah-iis-landmark-visit-re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2025\/11\/17\/king-abdullah-iis-landmark-visit-re\/","title":{"rendered":"King Abdullah II\u2019s Landmark Visit Reinvigorates Pakistan\u2013Jordan Strategic Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prof: <\/strong><strong>Cheng Xizhong <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>King Abdullah II\u2019s Landmark Visit Reinvigorates Pakistan\u2013Jordan Strategic Partnership <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEIJING:<\/strong> His Majesty King Abdullah II\u2019s recent state visit to Pakistan\u2014his first in over two decades\u2014has emerged as a significant milestone in renewing and strengthening the long-standing strategic partnership between the two countries, according to Prof. Cheng Xizhong, Senior Research Fellow at Beijing\u2019s Charhar Institute.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"1246\">In a statement issued on Monday, Prof. Cheng emphasized that the elaborate reception accorded to the King, including a Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder escort and a joint welcome by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at Nur Khan Airbase, reflected the depth of Pakistan\u2019s respect and the importance of the bilateral relationship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1675\">Beyond symbolic gestures, the visit produced meaningful outcomes. Several agreements were signed, particularly in the fields of media, culture, and education. Among these, the establishment of Chairs for Urdu and Pakistan Studies at the University of Jordan and cooperation between national broadcasters stand out as major steps toward enhancing cultural and people-to-people ties\u2014an essential foundation for durable diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"2053\">Economic cooperation also featured prominently. Discussions focused on boosting collaboration in trade, investment, and science and technology\u2014areas central to the development goals of both nations. Prof. Cheng noted Pakistan\u2019s rapidly expanding tech sector and Jordan\u2019s strong position in regional trade as complementary strengths that could drive future economic engagement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2216\">Defense cooperation\u2014already a key element of Pakistan\u2013Jordan relations\u2014received renewed attention amid ongoing regional instability and shared security concerns.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2687\">A critical dimension of the visit was the alignment of both countries on major regional issues, particularly the Gaza crisis. Pakistan and Jordan\u2019s unified stance against the displacement of Palestinians and their joint support for post-conflict reconstruction highlight their advocacy for broader Muslim world priorities. Their commitment to working together within the Arab-Islamic coalition for a Gaza ceasefire further strengthens their collective diplomatic voice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"3042\">The two sides also discussed Afghanistan and India, reaffirming common views on regional stability. King Abdullah II\u2019s acknowledgment of Pakistan\u2019s crucial role in maintaining peace in South Asia underscores Islamabad\u2019s strategic importance, while Pakistan continues to benefit from its ties with Jordan\u2014a key link between the Arab world and South Asia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof: Cheng Xizhong &nbsp; King Abdullah II\u2019s Landmark Visit Reinvigorates Pakistan\u2013Jordan Strategic Partnership &nbsp; BEIJING: His Majesty King Abdullah II\u2019s recent state visit to Pakistan\u2014his first in over two decades\u2014has emerged as a significant milestone in renewing and strengthening the long-standing strategic partnership between the two countries, according to Prof. Cheng Xizhong, Senior Research Fellow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2660,2297],"tags":[3591,3620],"class_list":["post-17154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-latest-news","tag-field-marshal-asim-munir-king-abdullah-ii-jordan","tag-pakistan-jordon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17156,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17154\/revisions\/17156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}