TEHRAN  – Pakistani forces moved against protesters blocking a key road in the capital Sunday after demonstrators attacked a police checkpoint, state media reported. PTV said the Pakistan Rangers took control of the Faizabad sit-in in Islamabad after protesters set ablaze a car and four motorbikes. The rangers are an armed paramilitary force under the […]

TEHRAN  – Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has tendered resignation from his post, media reports emerged on Saturday. After his resignation, the ministry would be held by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqa Abbasi while an advisory committee on economic affairs would be set up to assist Abbasi, the local media added, Daily Pakistan reported. […]

KARACHI- Expo Pakistan is the biggest trade fair in Pakistan, showcasing the largest collection of export merchandise and services. Foreign exhibitors from neighboring countries also use this platform to display their products. First held in 2005, the success of last Expo Pakistan in 2015 was manifested by the participation of a large number of local […]

TEHRAN – Commander of IRGC Ground Force Brigadier General Pakpour in his meeting with visiting Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa elaborated on the terrorist movements at borders of Iran and Pakistan. Pakpour said the terrorist movements at common borders between Iran and Pakistan are backed by intelligence agencies of extra-regional countries. […]

TEHRAN – Director of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan on Tuesday described the border between Iran and Pakistan as “border of peace and friendship.” In a press conference in Tehran, Asif Ghafoor, who is also the spokespersons of the Pakistan Army, said his country shares some 900-kilometer long border with Iran and the […]

TEHRAN – Visiting Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday held separate talks with President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces During the meeting with Zarif, the officials discussed cooperation in various areas of politics, border security, […]

TEHRAN  – Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared in court on Friday, a day after returning from overseas to face corruption allegations that saw him ejected from office and targeted with an arrest warrant. In a brief hearing in Islamabad, Sharif paid two surety bonds of five million rupees (RM203, 160) each before leaving […]

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Islamabad amid Washington’s allegations that Pakistan is providing “safe havens” for Taliban militants. The top US diplomat landed in the Pakistani capital on Tuesday and he is set to hold meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and the military chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Tillerson […]

TEHRAN– Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi and the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan Rahila Hameed Khan Durrani explored avenues for the boost in bilateral ties. In a meeting held on Saturday, Durrani and Sarmadi discussed border security, visa regime, export of natural gas and electricity as well as establishment of Quetta-Zahedan flight […]

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Bahram Ghasemi, has rebuked Friday terrorist attack in a Shia center in Baluchistan Province of Pakistan. Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared sympathies with Pakistani nation, government and victims’ families adding “these brutal attacks are aimed at causing insecurity in Pakistan and spearing sedition and religious disputes.” He stressed […]