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2022-05-25 17:24
Tehran, Islamabad seeking further cooperation in health sector
TEHRAN - Iran and Pakistan on Wednesday decided to form a joint working group to explore opportunities for strengthening cooperation in this area.
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2022-05-17 21:35
Iran-China parliamentary friendship group outline future plans
TEHRAN — On Sunday, the chairman and members of the Iran-China parliamentary friendship group held a symposium with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his economic and consular deputies, as well as other senior officials of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
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2022-05-10 21:15
ECO ministers, envoys inaugurate “Sari 2022” in northern Iran
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, tourism ministers and representatives from the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) came together in Sari to officially name the northern Iranian city as the tourism capital of ECO member countries in 2022.
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2022-05-06 21:23
New Pakistani PM underlines need to boost ties with Iran
TEHRAN - Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his country’s desire to strengthen ties with Iran.
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2022-04-27 18:50
By Mohammad Mazhari
New Pakistan government consists of seasoned politicians: expert
TEHRAN – A Pakistani political analyst is of the opinion that the new government in Islamabad consists of experienced political figures and that Pakistan is not in an unstable situation.
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2022-04-26 22:00
New Pakistani PM approached by Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – April has been a politically tumultuous month for Pakistan which is grappling with a growing list of socio-economic and foreign policy challenges.
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2022-04-26 13:27
By Mohammad Mazhari
US-Pakistan ties won’t come at cost of strategic engagement with China: expert
TEHRAN - Director of China Pakistan Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad says that Pakistan will not sacrifice its good ties with China for other powers.
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2022-04-25 12:12
By Mohammad Mazhari
Youth and middle class still support Imran Khan: researcher
TEHRAN - A research associate at the India Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) says that the recent gathering by PTI in Karachi and Lahore reflected the youth and middle class still support Imran Khan.
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2022-04-19 12:18
By Zahra Samimi
U.S. was said to be annoyed with Khan’s ‘independent foreign policy’: professor
“It is a fact that the U.S. administration was not happy with Pakistan under Imran Khan’s leadership.”
TEHRAN – Syed Qandil Abbas, assistant professor at School of Politics and International Relations in Quaid-i-Azam University, says that Washington is said to be unhappy with Imran Khan’s policies, especially his visit to Moscow.
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2022-04-13 18:35
By Mohammad Mazhari
Imran Khan’s ouster represents tenuousness of Pakistan’s democratic institutions: researcher
TEHRAN – A research associate at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) in New Delhi says that Imran Khan’s ousting showed the weakness of democratic institutions in face of military-backed figures.
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2022-04-12 18:03
By Mohammad Mazhari
Highly unlikely that Pakistan would go back to U.S. camp: professor
TEHRAN - A leading Indian academic says that Washington is happy over the development in Pakistan, however, it looks highly unlikely that Islamabad would go back to the U.S. camp.
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2022-04-10 21:22
Parliament ousts Imran Khan; he vows to fight back
TEHRAN — Early on Sunday, minutes after the clock hands passed 00:00, the Pakistani parliament held an extraordinary meeting for a no-confidence vote to oust Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister.
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2022-04-04 21:10
Khan reveals: U.S. going oldschool on Pakistan
TEHRAN — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was able to retain power after a no-confidence motion against him was rejected on Sunday, has revealed that U.S. diplomat Donald Lu was part of an alleged conspiracy to destabilize his government.
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2022-04-03 21:24
Imran Khan dissolves parliament amid reports of U.S.-parliament collusion
TEHRAN — On Sunday, Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, single-handedly stood against what he called “falsehood and treason,” and dissolved the parliament, as well as the cabinet, on the charges of colluding with the U.S. to overthrow him.
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2022-03-15 17:44
Iran FM holds phone talks with foreign counterparts
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian held phone conversations with a number of foreign diplomats to discuss a variety of issues.
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2022-03-06 22:27
Islamic body chief censures terrorist attack in Peshawar
TEHRAN — Ali Akbar Velayati, the Secretary-General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening, issued a statement on Sunday condemning the criminal terrorist attack on the Risaldar Mosque in Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan.
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2022-03-04 22:32
Iran condemns deadly terrorist attack in Pakistan
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a mosque in the Risaldar Alley in Peshawar, Pakistan, saying it is aimed at dividing Muslims.
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2022-02-27 21:49
Trans-regional forces will not provide security, Iranian Navy chief say
TEHRAN — The Iranian Navy chief said that trans-regional forces not only have not provided and will not provide the desired security of the countries in the region, but also make the region insecure and portray the countries of the region as incapable.
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2022-02-18 21:24
Tehran webinar to discuss Eastern Hemisphere rituals, anthropology
TEHRAN – Tens of sociologists, anthropologists, and historians are scheduled to discuss rituals and humanities of the Eastern Hemisphere in a day-long webinar to be held tomorrow.
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2022-01-31 21:06
Iran, Pakistan reiterate formation of inclusive government in Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Pakistan’s Ambassador to Tehran, Rahim Hayat Qureshi, met on Sunday with Vahid Jalalzadeh, Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament.
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2022-01-24 19:56
COVID-19: Some 1.47m foreign nationals visit Iran in nine months
TEHRAN – Some 1.47m foreign nationals visited Iran from the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2021) to January 1, a span most of which was subject to severe travel bans due to coronavirus.
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2022-01-21 21:07
Iran condemns Lahore deadly blast
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has condemned a terrorist attack that killed and wounded a number of Pakistani citizens in the city of Lahore. Khatibzadeh expressed sympathy with those affected by the incident, the families of the victims and the brotherly and friendly government of Pakistan.
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2022-01-18 19:01
Iraqi, Afghan nationals top list of arrivals in Iran
TEHRAN – Citizens from Iraq and Afghanistan were the main tourists visiting Iran during a span of 70 days from October 23 to December 22, 2021, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
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2022-01-10 12:11
By Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary
Self-Determination
IMAGINE yourself as a Kashmiri born in Srinagar on Jan 5, 1949. You are 73 years old, and have completed nearly every phase of your life. You took decisions on what to study, where to work, how to contribute, and preparing to retire. A full circle of life. But at every stage, you were reminded that you were not free, that you were under Indian occupation, a kind of colonial rule. That’s the story of every man and woman who lives in the Valley of Kashmir or the Jammu region. You feel helpless and angry.
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2021-12-31 23:04
Pakistan resumes flights to Mashhad after five-year hiatus
TEHRAN - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed direct flights to Iran’s Mashhad, after a five-year gap to develop people-to-people contacts, local media reported on Thursday.
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2021-12-20 21:26
Iran FM meets with Pakistan army chief
TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met on Sunday with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa as he continued his meetings with Pakistani officials on the sidelines of the OIC conference.
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2021-12-20 21:25
Iran, Saudi Arabia FMs hold brief meeting in Pakistan
TEHRAN – The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia held a brief meeting in Islamabad on Sunday on the sidelines of a regional summit on Afghanistan, the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry said.
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2021-12-19 21:06
FM: Iran considers sustainable security and political stability in Afghanistan fruitful to region
TEHRAN— Speaking at the 17th extraordinary session of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian reiterated that Iran supports the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
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2021-12-19 21:04
Amir Abdollahian holds bilateral talks in Pakistan
TEHRAN— On the sidelines of the 17th extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Iranian Foreign Minister held several meetings with the leaders and foreign ministers of Islamic countries.
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2021-12-17 18:21
By Dost Muhammad Barrech
Afghanistan: OIC emerging dilemma
TEHRAN - December 19, 2021, is going to be a monumental day for Afghanistan in its perilous situation. Pakistan on that particular day will host a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers on Afghanistan aimed at addressing exacerbating and egregious humanitarian crisis in war-torn Afghanistan.