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2026-01-24 20:56
Tehran thanks Pakistan for voting against anti-Iran resolution at UN
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has, in a phone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar, expressed his gratitude to Pakistan for voting against an anti-Iran resolution at an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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2026-01-23 20:30
US-Israeli strategy in Iran reflects long-term regime change tactics: Pakistani expert
Dr. Barrech draws parallels between the current unrest and the 1953 coup in Iran through sanctions, proxies, and disinformation
TEHRAN - Tehran Times spoke exclusively with Dr. Dost Muhammad Barrech, a Pakistani expert in security and regional politics at the University of Balochistan, Quetta, on the ongoing unrest in Iran and the role of external actors. Dr. Barrech argues that U.S. and Israeli support for violent elements within Iran aimed to weaken the country’s economy and undermine national cohesion.
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2026-01-20 20:21
Riots were part of anti-Iran moves by US and Israel, Pezeshkian tells Pakistan PM
TEHRAN - Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, says the recent riots in the country were the continuation of futile efforts by the U.S. and Israeli regime during the 12-day war against Iran back in June 2025.
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2026-01-17 20:00
Araghchi talks with counterparts on recent unrest in Iran
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has held separate telephone conversations with his counterparts from Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Turkmenistan, France, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, briefing them on recent developments in Iran, condemning foreign interference, and emphasizing Iran’s commitment to sovereignty, dialogue, and regional stability.
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2026-01-13 19:17
Iran, Pakistan hold talks on Israel’s plan to break up Somalia
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held phone talks with his Pakistan counterparts, discussing issues of mutual concerns including a plan by Israel to divide up Somalia.
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2026-01-07 22:17
Araghchi engages with Pakistani, Iraqi counterparts through letters
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dispatched diplomatic messages to the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Iraq, as confirmed by Iranian diplomatic sources on Wednesday.
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2025-12-31 14:24
Afghans coming from Iran have ‘better education, food security’ than those returning from Pakistan
TEHRAN - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said those Afghan refugees returning from Iran often have more education, better food security, and housing than those returning from Pakistan.
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2025-12-29 17:02
Chabahar airport to resume intl. flights in mid-January
TEHRAN - International flights from Chabahar Airport in southeastern Iran will resume in January, 2026 with services to Muscat, Karachi and Sharjah, the head of the Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone said on Monday.
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2025-12-28 18:07
Tehran to host Nowruz summit with ministers, ambassadors from 18 countries
TEHRAN – Iran is set to host an international Nowruz summit with ministers from 18 countries in Tehran from March 27 to 29, 2026, a senior official from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said on Sunday.
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2025-12-24 22:08
By Soheila Zarfam
UNSC session shows West failed in snapback gamble
Meeting sees US and Europe defend hardline stance, Iran and allies call for end to failed approach
TEHRAN – Western states dragged Iran and members of the UN Security Council to a session on Tuesday to push for the implementation of pre-JCPOA UN sanctions against Iran, which the E3 (Germany, UK, France) managed to be reinstated back in August, but faced substantial challenges in implementing them due to opposition from a host of countries, including Iran’s most powerful allies, Russia and China.
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2025-12-21 21:17
Pakistan president voices solidarity with Iran from the air
TEHRAN – Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari sent a “message of solidarity” with Tehran while flying through the Iranian airspace en route to Iraq, according to reports by Iranian and Pakistani media.
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2025-12-21 18:16
By Somaye Morovati
Zardari in Baghdad: Pakistan’s strategic axis
TEHRAN - The official visit of Pakistan’s President, Asif Ali Zardari, to the Republic of Iraq in December 2025 is far more than a bilateral or ceremonial engagement; it represents a clear manifestation of Islamabad’s strategic recalibration in West Asia.
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2025-12-20 16:52
Imran Khan and wife handed 17-year sentences over ‘undervalued gifts’
A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on Saturday to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts, AFP reported Saturday, citing officials and Khan’s party.
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2025-12-16 16:01
Mistaken identity: Innocent Pakistani national endures ordeal after Bondi Beach attack
TEHRAN – The violent attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, which tragically claimed 16 lives, has been compounded by a dangerous wave of online misinformation, placing an innocent Pakistani-origin resident in fear for his life.
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2025-12-14 20:44
By Salman Parviz
Professor faults Kabul for failure of Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks
TEHRAN – Dr. S.M. Unus Hassany, an emeritus professor of the University of Karachi, argues that Afghanistan is responsible for the failure of the Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks.
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2025-12-14 20:13
Afghanistan’s neighbors gather in Tehran to coordinate support for the war-torn country
Araghchi tells participants ‘external’ solutions cannot ensure stability
TEHRAN – Representatives of Afghanistan’s neighbors — Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, China, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan — and Russia met in Tehran on Sunday to discuss the current and future situation of the war-stricken country, where security and safety have improved since the Taliban first returned to power in 2021, but poverty and hunger have increased and the question of international recognition remains unresolved.
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2025-12-13 16:47
Nowruz-observing countries meet in New Delhi on safeguarding shared heritage
TEHRAN – A number of cultural officials from countries where Nowruz is observed met in New Delhi on the sidelines of a UNESCO meeting to discuss coordination among member states of the UNESCO-registered festival.
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2025-12-09 16:30
‘Militant’ ambush kills six Pakistani soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
At least six Pakistani soldiers were killed in “militant attacks” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a northwestern province bordering Afghanistan, Anadolu reported Tuesday, citing local police.
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2025-12-08 22:06
Iran’s Border Guard chief in Pakistan for talks on border security
TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Border Guard Command Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi has arrived in Pakistan to hold talks on boosting border cooperation and maritime security issues and to participate in an international drill as an observer.
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2025-12-06 23:57
Iran and Pakistan agree to revive key rail link
TEHRAN- As two neighbors with continously growing ties, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to revive the Islamabad–Tehran–Istanbul (ITI) freight train service later this year.
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2025-11-25 21:40
Pakistan pledges diplomatic backing for Iran during top security official’s visit to Islamabad
TEHRAN – Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari, in a meeting with Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reaffirmed his country’s solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran against the aggression of the Israeli regime.
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2025-11-24 21:50
Neighbors continue high-level exchanges as Larijani heads to ‘brotherly’ Pakistan
TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, has departed for Pakistan in a visit aimed at deepening political and security cooperation between the two neighbors.
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2025-11-24 15:09
Iran discusses expanding ties with Tajikistan, Pakistan in ICT sector
TEHRAN – To boost cooperation with neighboring countries and strengthen regional interactions in the information, communication, and technology (ICT) sector, ICT Minister Sattar Hashemi has held meetings with his counterparts from Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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2025-11-24 15:07
Six dead in attack on Federal Constabulary headquarters in Pakistan
All three suicide bombers and three security personnel were killed in an attack on the headquarters of the paramilitary force in the northwestern city of Peshawar, Pakistan, Anadolu reported Monday, citing a senior police official.
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2025-11-17 22:21
By Salman Parviz
Strategic reset in India-Afghanistan ties
Chabahar to play vital connectivity role
TEHRAN -- India’s renewed engagement with the Taliban administration in Afghanistan reflects a pragmatic shift by prioritizing interests over earlier ideological reservations.
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2025-11-14 16:27
Pakistan accuses Afghan nationals of twin suicide bombings
Pakistani authorities on November 13 accused Afghan nationals of carrying out two suicide bombings that struck the South Asian nation earlier this week, including one in Islamabad, The Cradle reported Friday.
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2025-11-12 19:14
Defense minister: Pakistan will ‘pay back in the same coins’ after Islamabad suicide blast
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan was not interested in fighting with India or Afghanistan, though he said his country would “pay back in the same coins” if it was targeted by its enemies after a suicide attack in Islamabad killed at least 12 people and injured more than 30, Arab News reported.
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2025-11-11 19:14
Pakistan blames India for deadly Islamabad bomb blast
A suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan's capital Islamabad killed 12 people and injured more than two dozen others on Tuesday, the country's interior minister said.
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2025/11/10
By Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Qalibaf's Pakistan visit affirms Tehran-Islamabad friendship
ISLAMABAD – I extend my heartfelt gratitude to my esteemed counterpart, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the distinguished members of his delegation, for their recent visit to Pakistan. Their presence in Islamabad was both an honour and a reaffirmation of the deep-rooted friendship and mutual respect that defined relations between Pakistan and Iran.
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2025-11-09 20:51
Araghchi says Tehran ready to help ease Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed Tehran’s readiness to help de-escalate growing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan following recent deadly border clashes.