Pakistan foreign ministry spokesperson welcomed the Iranian gesture of putting up greeting billboards on major roads in its cities and running greeting messages on advertising screens on the occasion of Pakistan’s 71st Independence Day on August 14, local media reported. “We welcome it. Iran is our brother and time-tested neighbor,” foreign ministry spokesman Dr Mohammad […]

Newly elected Imaran Khan will visit both Iran after taking oath of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. According to ‘Times of Islamabad’ Imran Khan has been offered a state visit of Iran, Saudi Arabia by the respective heads of state to which he had agreed. The PTI chairperson has accepted Iranian president as well as […]

The biggest challenge for the new government in Islamabad, experts say, will be economy. Imran Khan-led government will inherit a flailing economy that needs to be revived, and speculation is rife that Pakistan will approach International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the bailout. It is, however, still not clear when the new government in Islamabad approaches […]

The deputy minister of petroleum for international affairs said late Wednesday that Iran welcomes continuation of talks with Pakistan on the gas pipeline project. Amir Hoseein Zamani-Nia added that Tehran-Islamabad ties have always been historic and brotherly and their religious and cultural bonds serve as the biggest backbone for the two governments’ friendly ties, especially […]

Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost while congratulating Pakistan Tekreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Chairman Imran Khan over his party’s victory in general elections of the country has said that Iran desires strong multi-dimensional ties with Pakistan.The ambassador in his message on Monday said that people of Pakistan by exercising their right to vote in a large […]

The former international cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan’s general election. Pakistan’s cricket legend Imran Khan declared victory on Thursday in a televised address to the nation from his house in Bani Gala. He hailed what he described as “the fairest” vote in the country’s history, despite widespread allegations it was rigged in […]

At least 25 people, including police officials, have been killed in a blast in Pakistan’s Quetta, near a police vehicle close to a polling station. At least 25 people have been killed and over 35 others injured in an explosion targeting a police van outside a polling station in Quetta, the troubled capital of Balochistan, Pakistan. The eastern […]

 A renowned Pakistani journalist told the Tehran Times that the general election off Wednesday in Pakistan is hotly contested and the outcome is still unknown. 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 […]

Last week, Pakistan claimed that India has committed over 1,300 ceasefire violations this year along the line dividing the two countries, resulting in the death of 52 Pakistani nationals. In response, India alleged that Pakistan has violated the ceasefire over 600 times this year, the highest in the last one decade. While the two estranged […]

Director General of Pakistan’s Federal Investigating Agency Bashir Ahmed Memon said that his country is ready to boost ties with Iran’s Police Force in all related domains. He made the remarks in Tehran on Tuesday while paying a visit to and identification center related to investigation bureau of Iran’s Police. Expressing satisfaction over increased relations […]