Asserting that no country is immune to the “existential threat” of terrorism, India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said the need of hour is to ensure zero tolerance towards terrorism and those using it as an “instrument of convenience”. Swaraj made these remarks while speaking at the Raisina Dialogue organized by India’s leading […]

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). Various CPEC projects have thus far provided direct job opportunities to around 75,000 people across the country, according to the Chinese Embassy […]

 India has started its commercial activities in Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar, the Indian government said on Monday, Economic Times reported. “The Government of India took over the operations of a part of Shahid Beheshti Port, Chabahar, in Iran during the Chabahar Trilateral Agreement meeting held there on December 24, 2018,” the Indian Shipping Ministry […]

Pakistani police say a car bomb exploded in a Peshawar neighborhood wounding three people and damaging several shops. Officer Dost Mohammad said the explosion Saturday took place outside a mosque in the Kali Bari area of the city. He says a woman was among the wounded, who were rushed to a nearby hospital, AP reported. […]

Pakistan’s Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan says his country is looking forward to boost its existing power cooperation with Iran. During a Monday meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost in Islamabad, Ayub Khan said that Pakistan is ready to hold negotiations on the renewal of the agreement on100MW electricity import to Balochistan province. The […]

 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. As reported, based on the MOU which is prepared in 24 articles, over 60,000 trucks and more than 300,000 passengers will be exchanged between the […]

 Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met on Monday with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif to discuss a range of bilateral, regional and international issues. The two ministers underlined the importance of stability, security and productive cooperation in the region, particularly among Afghans under the current circumstances, IRNA reported. Qureshi said Pakistan desires to […]

Over 1.647 million tons of commodities were transported through the border crosses of Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran, during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (March 21- Nov. 21), a senior official said. Ali Khanghaei, director general of Transportation and Road Management of Sistan-Baluchistan province, added that the lion’s share of […]

High-ranking officials from Iran and Pakistan signed an agreement to promote cooperation in preserving the security of common borders nearly two months after terrorists abducted a number of Iranian border guards at a military post. According to Tasnim dispatches, following a three-day negotiation between a number of Iranian and Pakistani security and political officials in […]

Pakistan and India, the two South Asian warring neighbors, have long been accused of proxy war in Afghanistan, where the war has stretched into its 18th year now. While India has used its soft power effectively to gain foothold in the war-ravaged country, Pakistan has failed to do so, for a host of reasons. Apart […]