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2019-01-12 22:03
India hits back at Pakistan PM, says offers for dialogue ‘not serious’
TEHRAN - The blame games continue between India and Pakistan, as the two estranged South Asian neighbors accuse each other of creating roadblocks for peace process.
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2019-01-10 12:01
CPEC to create 7 lac jobs in Pakistan
TEHRAN - In a great news for unemployed people in Pakistan, as many as 700,000 new job opportunities are estimated to be created by 2030 under the ambitious project of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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2019-01-10 11:57
Pakistan Navy flotilla visits Iran
Pakistan’s Navy flotilla PNS KHAIBAR, PNS MADADGAR, PNS RAH NAWARD and Maritime Security ship ZHOB visited the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas from 6 to 9 January 2019. The visit was part of overseas deployment of Pakistan’s Navy ships to the Persian Gulf.
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2019-01-10 11:54
Norwegia offers to mediate on Kashmir dispute
TEHRAN - Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said that her government is willing to mediate between Pakistan and India for the settlement of the Kashmir dispute. Erna Solberg in an interview with Indian news channel NDTV said the Kashmir dispute cannot be solved only from a military standpoint and that popular support was also important, a report in Kashmir Media Service said.
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2019-01-10 10:39
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Taliban call off talks with U.S. officials over 'agenda disagreement'
Much to the chagrin of mandarins in Washington, Taliban have called off 'peace talks' with the U.S. officials in Qatar this week due to an “agenda disagreement”.
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2019-01-08 21:25
India starts commercial activity at Chabahar Port
TEHRAN- India has started its commercial activities in Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar, the Indian government said on Monday, Economic Times reported.
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2019-01-08 14:08
By Atta Rasool Malik
CPEC invites hybrid warfare against Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - All wars are costly in lives and treasure. Through the ages, this fundamental truth has driven military strategists to search for a quick and inexpensive victory in battle. The ultimate aim of any contesting nation is to force an unwilling enemy government to accept peace on their terms. In democratic countries, generally the actions of that hostile government are based upon the will of the people, therefore no victory can be complete until that ‘will’ is reshaped or molded.
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2019-01-07 23:25
Ghani’s ‘peace envoy’ to visit Pakistan
TEHRAN - Afghan President President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy for peace and head of High Peace Council's (HPC) secretariat, Umer Daudzai is expected to visit Pakistan this week.
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2019-01-07 23:24
Pakistan rebuffs ‘misleading Indian propaganda’, vows ‘befitting response’
TEHRAN -While spirited efforts are being made through back channels to recalibrate the stalled dialogue process between India and Pakistan, the top political leadership of the two countries continues to indulge in war-mongering and sabre-rattling.
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2019-01-06 11:49
Pakistan sends ‘terror financing’ report to FATF
TEHRAN - Pakistan has dispatched a Terror Financing Risk Assessment Report electronically to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in a bid to secure exit from the grey list of the Paris-based watchdog.
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2019-01-05 23:04
‘Pakistan eyeing Iran’s experience to develop infrastructure’
TEHRAN – Akbar Ayub Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province’s minister for communication and works department, has expressed Pakistan’s desire to benefit from Iran’s vast experiences to develop its infrastructure.
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2019-01-04 20:50
Iran in talks with Turkey, Pakistan, Syria for preferential trade
TEHRAN – Iran is in talks with its neighbors Turkey and Pakistan and also with Syria for conducting preferential trade, IRNA reported quoting Mohammadreza Modoudi, the acting head of Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
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2019-01-02 21:05
Pakistan PM’s jihad against ‘four ills’
TEHRAN - The recently-elected government in Pakistan, which has inherited flailing economy, rampant corruption, poor security, and rising unemployment, wants to tackle all these issues this year.
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2019-01-02 21:01
Over 75,000 Pakistani pilgrims visit Iran in 2 months
TEHRAN – Over 75,000 Pakistani pilgrims visited religious places across Iran from September to November 2018, which is deemed as a record number, Pakistan Today reported on Wednesday.
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2019-01-02 20:25
China pledges to lend $2 billion to Pakistan
TEHRAN - China has pledged to lend at least $2 billion to Pakistan to shore up its foreign exchange reserves and prevent further devaluation of rupee against the dollar, Financial Times reported, quoting sources.
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2019-01-02 20:21
On New Year, India, Pakistan trade fire on border, violate ceasefire
TEHRAN - The intermittent border skirmishes continue between India and Pakistan, the two estranged South Asian neighbors, escalating political and military tensions. Over the past few days, the armies of the two countries have again accused each other of trading fire on the Line of Control (LoC), the line dividing the two countries, in the disputed Kashmir region.
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2019-01-02 20:14
2018 deadliest year in a decade in Kashmir
TEHRAN -The year gone by has been the most deadly year in a decade in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as the disturbed region continues to reel under fierce fighting between Indian forces and militants.
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2018-12-31 21:46
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
YEAR IN REVIEW – SOUTH ASIA:
TEHRAN - The year gone by was shaped by many significant events in South Asia. There was drama, there was intrigue, there was betrayal, there was brutality, and there was a healing touch too.
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2018-12-31 21:45
China refutes report about Pakistan’s $40 bn debt
TEHRAN - China has strongly rejected media report that Pakistan would repay $40 billion in debt to China under the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
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2018-12-31 21:44
Does India steal water, asks Pakistan’s CJ
TEHRAN -While politics has dominated the discourse around India-Pakistan relations, it is the water that has always threatened to derail their bilateral relations, pushing them to the brink of war.
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2018-12-30 20:37
Pakistan army chief sees better military ties with Iran
TEHRAN – Pakistan’s chief of Army Staff says his country’s cooperation with Iran has strengthened and will continue to enhance regional security.
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2018-12-30 10:50
By Banafsheh Esmaeili
No competition between Gwader and Chabahar ports: Pakistan parliament speaker
TEHRAN – Asad Qaiser, speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly, believes that “there is no competition” between Gwader port owned by Pakistan and Chabahar port in Iran.
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2018-12-29 21:29
Pakistan-Russia trade jumps to $660m
TEHRAN -The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Russia increased to $660 million during 10 months of the current calendar year, and is expected to reach around $750 to $800 million by year-end.
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2018-12-29 21:17
‘CPEC a bilateral economic project, has no military component’
TEHRAN - Days after New York Times reported that the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project has a military dimension and the two new all-weather allies were building a military partnership, both Beijing and Islamabad have rejected the report.
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2018-12-29 21:15
EU, Pakistan sign two key pacts
TEHRAN - European Union and Pakistan signed two crucial financing agreements on Friday with aim to provide assistance of €100 million for enhanced education and growth for rural development programs.
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2018-12-29 20:15
Syed Zafar Mehdi
Pakistan fencing Afghan border to curb infiltration
TEHRAN - Pakistan and Afghanistan, the two estranged neighbors with history of hostility and bad blood, have made concerted efforts in recent months to open a new chapter in their bilateral relations.
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2018-12-28 23:51
Tehran, Islamabad to expand co-op in road transportation
TEHRAN – Iran and Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand cooperation in international road transportation, IRNA reported on Thursday citing the portal of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization.
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2018-12-27 10:26
Pakistan FM ends four-nation tour
TEHRAN - Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi completed his four-nation tour with a whirlwind visit to China on Tuesday, which has emerged as the strongest regional ally of Pakistan.
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2018/12/27
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Extermination’ of Shias continues in Pakistan
TEHRAN - A prominent political leader and former member of Pakistan’s national assembly was gunned down by ‘unknown assailants’ in the port city of Karachi late on Tuesday. Syed Ali Raza Abidi, a former leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was not your average, reticent, self-effacing politician. He was someone who voiced strong, unpopular political opinions, without fear or favor.
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2018-12-25 11:50
Pakistan PM raises Kashmir with UN chief
TEHRAN - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned United Nations chief Antonio Guterres this week and raised the issue of Kashmir, a U.N. spokesman has said. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for the U.N. Secretary-General, did not divulge details about the conversation between Mr. Khan and Mr. Guterres but confirmed that the phone call took place.