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      <title>US Ambassador Donald Blome meets Pakistani political leaders</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;United States Ambassador Donald Blome met former Prime Minister and PMLN chief Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on Saturday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Media reports said Blome came to Nawaz’s Jati Umra residence in Lahore for the meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nawaz’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, was reportedly present in the meeting as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan’s political landscape and matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The meeting with Blome comes soon after British Ambassador Jane Marriott called on Nawaz and Maryam in Lahore.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="ppps-yousuf-raza-gilani-hosts-us-envoy-in-multan" href="#ppps-yousuf-raza-gilani-hosts-us-envoy-in-multan" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;PPP’s Yousuf Raza Gilani hosts US envoy in Multan&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PPP vice chairman and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani hosted Bloom and Consul General Kirsten K. Hawkins at Gilani House in Multan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the meeting, they discussed strengthening Pakistan-US ties with a focus on regional peace, and economic ties.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;They also reviewed the political landscape of South Punjab for the 2024 elections.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="bloom-meets-ipps-jahangir-tareen" href="#bloom-meets-ipps-jahangir-tareen" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Bloom meets IPP’s Jahangir Tareen&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In another instance, Bloom held a meeting with Jahangir Khan Tareen, the Patron-in-Chief of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) where the two discussed Pak-US relations and economic reforms.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the meeting, Tareen said that the IPP leadership had started its electoral and political activities in full swing and that the party was ready for general elections.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The US envoy expressed his determination to stabilise the US’s relations with Pakistan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IPP’s Ishaq Khakwani and Additional Secretary General Aun Chaudhry also participated in the meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Nawaz has slowly increased his political activity since his return to the country in October after four years in exile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Although he has not addressed a public gathering since the mammoth rally on the day of his arrival, Nawaz has been meeting politicians and bolstering party ranks ahead of the next election.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Apart from announcing an alliance with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the PMLN has also invited electables into its fold. Over 30 leaders from Balochistan have also joined the party.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>United States Ambassador Donald Blome met former Prime Minister and PMLN chief Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on Saturday.</strong></p>
<p>Media reports said Blome came to Nawaz’s Jati Umra residence in Lahore for the meeting.</p>
<p>Nawaz’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, was reportedly present in the meeting as well.</p>
<p>Pakistan’s political landscape and matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting.</p>
<p>The meeting with Blome comes soon after British Ambassador Jane Marriott called on Nawaz and Maryam in Lahore.</p>
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<h2><a id="ppps-yousuf-raza-gilani-hosts-us-envoy-in-multan" href="#ppps-yousuf-raza-gilani-hosts-us-envoy-in-multan" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>PPP’s Yousuf Raza Gilani hosts US envoy in Multan</h2>
<p>PPP vice chairman and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani hosted Bloom and Consul General Kirsten K. Hawkins at Gilani House in Multan.</p>
<p>During the meeting, they discussed strengthening Pakistan-US ties with a focus on regional peace, and economic ties.</p>
<p>    <figure class='media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  media--uneven'>
        <div class='media__item  media__item--twitter  '><span>
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<p>They also reviewed the political landscape of South Punjab for the 2024 elections.</p>
<h2><a id="bloom-meets-ipps-jahangir-tareen" href="#bloom-meets-ipps-jahangir-tareen" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Bloom meets IPP’s Jahangir Tareen</h2>
<p>In another instance, Bloom held a meeting with Jahangir Khan Tareen, the Patron-in-Chief of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) where the two discussed Pak-US relations and economic reforms.</p>
<p>During the meeting, Tareen said that the IPP leadership had started its electoral and political activities in full swing and that the party was ready for general elections.</p>
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        <a href="https://twitter.com/istehkamPK/status/1725799983549391118?s=20"></a>
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<p>The US envoy expressed his determination to stabilise the US’s relations with Pakistan.</p>
<p>IPP’s Ishaq Khakwani and Additional Secretary General Aun Chaudhry also participated in the meeting.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Nawaz has slowly increased his political activity since his return to the country in October after four years in exile.</p>
<p>Although he has not addressed a public gathering since the mammoth rally on the day of his arrival, Nawaz has been meeting politicians and bolstering party ranks ahead of the next election.</p>
<p>Apart from announcing an alliance with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the PMLN has also invited electables into its fold. Over 30 leaders from Balochistan have also joined the party.</p>
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