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2018-07-31 11:24
‘Iran desires multi-dimensional ties with Pakistan’
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Mehdi Honardoost, on Monday congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan over his party’s victory in general elections, saying Tehran desires strong multi-dimensional ties with Pakistan.
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2018-07-29 11:39
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Political transition may be smooth but Imran Khan won’t be able to run the country smoothly’
TEHRAN - Aamir Mughal is a Pakistan-based political commentator and social media activist. He was formerly a senior intelligence officer. In this interview with Tehran Times, he spoke about the general elections in Pakistan and allegations of vote rigging and manipulation.
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2018/07/29
Syed Zafar Mehdi
Imran Khan has the charisma and leadership traits. But will he deliver?
As expected, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) had the last laugh in the bitterly-contested, violence-marred general election in Pakistan, enjoying success across the country. In results announced on Friday, PTI had won 114 seats, while its closest rival Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) had clinched 63 and Pakistan People’s Party 43 respectively.
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2018-07-29 11:25
Political parties in Pakistan claim vote rigging, demand re-elections
TEHRAN - The general election in Pakistan is generating tremendous heat waves with claims of large scale rigging and manipulation. Most political parties have rejected the results, which gave Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) a clear mandate to form the next government, with an alliance partner.
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2018-07-28 21:28
Tehran congratulates Pakistan on elections
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday congratulated Pakistan for successfully holding parliamentary and provincial elections.
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2018-07-27 20:31
Pakistan’s Imran Khan ‘desires stronger ties with Iran’
TEHRAN – As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as largest party in the Wednesday general elections, its chairman Imran Khan in his first public address said that his party desires stronger ties with Iran.
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2018-07-26 11:32
Al-Qadr militant outfit new threat for India in Kashmir, says Intel report
TEHRAN - According to latest intelligence reports cited in Indian media outlets, Pakistan’s intelligence agency is allegedly making efforts to strengthen Al-Badr, a little-known terror organisation, to carry out attacks in Indian controlled Kashmir
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2018-07-26 11:30
Millions vote in violence-marred, bitterly-contested election in Pakistan
TEHRAN -Millions of people flocked polling stations on Wednesday to cast their votes in the violence-marred, bitterly-contested general election, which will see a democratic transition of power, only the second time in the country's chequered political history.
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2018-07-24 12:13
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
Pakistan goes to polls amid fears about violence, manipulation
Tomorrow, Pakistan has a tryst with history. Despite heavy odds and pejorative conspiracy theories, the people of Pakistan will exercise their right of franchise to elect a new government.
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2018-07-24 11:40
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
“There is no certainty of any party gaining a simple majority in Pakistan election”
Mehr Tarar is a Pakistan-based senior journalist, political commentator and author. She was formerly op-ed editor of Daily Times. In her interview with Tehran Times, she spoke about the general election in Pakistan and why it will be bitterly contested.
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2018-07-19 13:12
Iran, Pakistan pledge to enhance military ties to boost regional stability
TEHRAN - In a bid to enhance bilateral defense ties, Pakistan and Iran are seeking to jointly manufacture defense equipment, Iran’s top military official said during his visit to Pakistan this week.
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2018-07-17 21:13
Iran, Pakistan to jointly manufacture arms
TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri announced on Tuesday that Iran and Pakistan plan to jointly manufacture weapons.
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2018-07-17 11:03
Terrorism charges opened against PML-N leaders in Pakistan
TEHRAN - Less than a week after Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were arrested by an accountability court in Islamabad in an anti-graft case, some top leaders of the party have been booked under an anti-terrorism law by Pakistani authorities.
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2018/07/17
Syed Zafar Mehdi
The curious case of Afghanistan-Pakistan shaky relationship
A few weeks ago, at an event in Kabul, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani remarked that an agreement had been reached with Pakistan on rooting out terrorism and extremism in the region. The announcement, after a flurry of accusations and counter-accusations in recent years, brought cheer to many peaceniks who have grown weary of war, death and destruction.
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2018-07-17 10:44
Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Pakistan has come out of America’s shadow and CPEC project is a good example of that’
TEHRAN - Omar R. Quraishi is a senior Pakistani journalist and commentator. He has worked with Dawn, Express Tribune, The News, ARY TV, Samaa TV and is currently media consultant to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Zardari Bhutto
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2018-07-16 21:17
General Baqeri urges Iran, Pakistan to jointly establish regional peace
TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri said on Monday that Iran and Pakistan are duty bound to take actions in line with establishing regional peace and security.
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2018-07-16 09:01
Iranian military chief’s first visit to Pakistan
TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri visited Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday for a three-day visit.
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2018-07-15 21:54
Iran’s Kharrazi outlines strategies to fight terrorism
TEHRAN - Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, on Sunday set out three strategies to counter terrorist groups including Daesh, also called IS, ISIL or ISIS.
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2018/07/15
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Is Sharif’s arrest a blessing in disguise for PML-N ahead of Pakistan elections?
TEHRAN - A week after being sentenced to 11- year prison term by an accountability court in the Avenfield properties case, the deposed Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz were arrested upon their arrival in Lahore on Friday night.
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2018-07-15 10:28
After quadrilateral meet on ISIS, group kills 132 people in Pakistan attacks
TEHRAN - A few days after Pakistan, Iran, China and Russia agreed to join hands to root out ISIS from Afghanistan and the region, the terrorist group carried out the deadliest bombings in Pakistan’s troubled election campaigning, killing at least 132 people, including a political candidate.
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2018-07-15 09:48
Russia-China-Iran-Pakistan officials hold quadrilateral meet on ISIS
TEHRAN _ In an interesting and unprecedented development, the top intelligence officials of Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan held a quadrangular meeting in Islamabad earlier this week to frame a common strategy to eliminate the threat posed by groups like ISIS in Afghanistan and the region, said reports.
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2018-07-14 20:59
Iran’s military chief to visit Pakistan
Iran’s military chief is to visit Pakistan after the countries agreed, alongside Russia and China, to join efforts in fighting Daesh in Afghanistan.
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2018-07-12 13:07
Pakistan army to deploy 371,000 troops to ensure free and secure election
TEHTAN - To ensure free and secure upcoming general election, Pakistan army has said that it will deploy about 371,000 troops across the country, while rejecting reports that it was planning to rig the polls in favor of Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan.
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2018-07-12 12:53
By staff and agency
Russian, Iranian, Chinese, Pakistani heads of intelligence services discuss Daesh threat
Sergei Ivanov, the chief of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service’s press bureau, has said that heads of intelligence services of Russia, Iran, China, and Pakistan held a meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday to discuss the measures against the threat of Daesh in Afghanistan.
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2018-07-10 10:24
India has taken a quantum jump in wrong direction, says top economist
TEHRAN - Despite being hailed as a fastest growing economy, India has taken a “quantum jump in a wrong direction” since 2014, and because of the backward movement, it is now the second worst in the region, the world-renowned economist Amartya Sen said.
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2018-07-10 09:53
Deposed Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan on July 13
TEHRAN -The deposed Pakistani Prime Minister, who was handed 10 years rigorous jail term by an accountability court in Pakistan last week in Panama Papers scandal, is expected to return to Pakistan on July 15 to face the charges.
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2018-07-08 11:47
Deposed Pakistan premier’s 10-year jail term evokes mixed response
TEHRAN - After months of intense speculation, the fate of deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was sealed on Friday by the accountability court in Islamabad.
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2018-07-05 12:29
China bats for Pakistan after latter is placed on FATF ‘grey list’
Less than a week after Pakistan was placed on the ‘grey list’ by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), close ally China came to Islamabad’s defence, asking the international community to recognize “enormous efforts and sacrifices” made by Pakistan to combat terrorism.
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2018-07-03 09:47
Pakistan has achieved major gains in fight against terrorism
Pakistan has achieved major gains in the fight against terrorism, but international cooperation is needed to eliminate the menace across the world, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Dr. Maleeha Lodhi said on Saturday.
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2018-07-03 09:41
Pakistan grants ‘interim’ extension of three months to 1.4 million Afghan refugees
Pakistan has extended the stay of nearly 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees by granting them three-month ‘interim’ extension till September 30, said a statement issued by the Pakistan government.
