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Iran, Pakistan open 2nd border crossing for trade surge
Dec 19, 2020 12:15Iran and Pakistan have inaugurated the second official border crossing for the transfer of goods and passengers.
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Pakistani PM firmly rejects Israeli ties as 'baseless', publicity campaign
Dec 19, 2020 11:02Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has rejected as "baseless" reports of his government officials visiting Israel, insisting why would any of the ministers visit Tel Aviv when Islamabad does not recognize the occupying regime.
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Pakistan pays back $1bn to Saudi Arabia, reaches out to China for loan assistance
Dec 19, 2020 09:01Pakistan has paid off more than $1 billion to Saudi Arabia as the second instalment of a $3.3 billion soft loan it had obtained from the Arab kingdom, as cash-strapped Islamabad reaches out to China for a commercial loan to repay the rest.
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Iran, Pakistan to open border crossing point to facilitate commerce: Foreign Ministry spokesman
Dec 19, 2020 04:36Iran and Pakistan will open a border crossing point to increase economic and trade exchanges, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says.
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Huge opposition rally in Lahore urges resignation of PM Khan
Dec 14, 2020 06:14Thousands of Pakistani opposition protesters have defied COVID-19 restrictions in the central city of Lahore to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan over matters that to them far outweigh the pandemic.
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Russia to take part in joint military drills with NATO off Pakistan
Dec 11, 2020 03:55Russia says it will send its Navy to join drills by members of the Western military alliance of NATO, in a rare move for the first time in a decade.
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Pakistani army on high alert amid reports of Indian plan to conduct surgical raid
Dec 10, 2020 14:12Pakistan's army has been put on high alert after reports alleged India was preparing to launch an attack on the de facto border that divides the disputed Kashmir region between the two countries.
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Iranian scientist’s assassination contrary to international laws: SCO
Dec 04, 2020 10:33The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has vehemently censured the brutal assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohesn Fakhrizadeh, describing the terrorist act as contrary to international norms and laws.
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Pakistan: No plans to recognize Israel until independent Palestinian state formed
Nov 26, 2020 05:02Pakistani has roundly dismissed media speculation that the South Asian country would recognize Israel, following reports of a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Pakistan’s hospitals full amid second wave of coronavirus
Nov 25, 2020 10:10Intensive care units across Pakistan are nearing capacity as a second, deadlier wave of the coronavirus builds momentum and officials struggle to counter public indifference to the pandemic.