Army chief of staff to visit Pakistan
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri heading a high-ranking delegation of Iranian military commanders will make a trip to Pakistan. The visit will be made upon the official invitation of Pakistan’s Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa. Expanding Iran-Pakistan cooperation on border security and fight against terrorism and discussing the latest developments […]
Pakistan voices readiness to complete gas pipeline with Iran
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Saleem Mandviwalla, said Wed. that his country is keen on complementing a long-awaited gas pipeline project with Iran as soon as possible. He made the announcement in a Wednesday meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost. During the meeting, the Pakistani official expressed hope that the major […]
Iran, Pakistan call for joint fight against terrorism on shared borders
Commander of IRGC Ground Force Brig. Gen. Pakpour and Chief of General Staff of Pakistan Army conferred on joint fight against terrorist groups along shared borders. Chief of General Staff of Pakistan Army, Lt. Gen. Bilal Akbar, who was visiting Iran at the invitation of Commander of IRGC Ground Force, Brigadier General Pakpour, held talks with him on Friday morning. During the talks, […]
Iran, Pakistan presidents meet in China
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain held talks on expansion of bilateral ties on Saturday in Chinese city of Qingdao. The meeting was held at President Rouhani’s residence in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province. During the meeting, the two leaders highlighted the need for expansion and development of political and […]
Heavy Rainstorms Kill 15 in Northwest Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan say violent rainstorms in the northwest have caused at least 15 deaths and injured dozens. Latif Khan, a senior disaster management official, said Sunday that most of the deaths from the severe weather overnight were caused by the collapse of mud and stone walls and houses. He said the heavy rains also […]
4 Iranian security forces martyred in cross-border attack on frontier with Pakistan
Iranian IRGC forces announced on Tuesday that 4 Iranian security forces including two Basiji forces were martyred in an attack on a border post in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan. According to IRGC Ground Forces statement on Tuesday, clashes erupted between border guards and the terrorists as they ambushed a border post in Mirjaveh […]
Iran after all-out relations with Pakistan
Iran’s foreign minister said Iran seeks to have fully-fledged relations with Pakistan, adding it is waiting for Pakistan’s response. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks in ‘Iran-Pakistan Business Forum’ in Islamabad on Monday March 12. Iran’s top diplomat stated in the Forum “I would like to reiterate that we are still ready […]
Pakistan to continue peace pipeline
Spokesperson for Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Faisal said on Friday that his country will continue the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, also known the Peace pipeline. During his weekly press conference in the presence of domestic and foreign media correspondents in Islamabad on Friday, Mohammad Faisal said that because of growing demand for energy in […]
Lahore, Karachi hosting festivals of Iranian films
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Office has organized festivals of Iranian films in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Karachi. A festival opened in the Iranian Cultural Center in Karachi on Thursday with a screening of Majid Majidi’s “The Weeping Willow”. A number of films have been selected to go on screen during the event running […]
Iran, Pakistan in accord to revive Zahedan-Quetta railway service
TEHRAN- Iran and Pakistan agreed to revive passenger train service between Iran’s Zahedan in south eastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan and Pakistan’s Quetta in Balochistan till mid-September 2018, IRNA reported on Thursday. During a two-day meeting held to collaborate on Iran-Pakistan railway transportation joint committee at the place of Pakistan Ministry of Railways, the two sides […]