Pakistan

Intelligence Ministry disbands 2 drug bands in southeastern Iran

Jul 14, 2019 10:25

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that the security body has managed to dismantle 2 bands of narcotics traffickers in the Southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan which borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pakistani traders strike in protest against IMF austerity measures

Jul 14, 2019 01:15

Markets and wholesale merchants across Pakistan closed in a strike by businesses against measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund to crack down on tax evasion and bolster the country’s depleted public finances.
Media watchdog censures Pakistan curbs on TV broadcasters

Jul 11, 2019 04:14

A global media watchdog has strongly denounced Pakistani authorities over the removal of three television channels from the country's airwaves amid mounting pressure on media outlets in the Asian nation.
Iranian minister in Pakistan as neighbors seek launch of barter

Jul 04, 2019 14:57

Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Commerce Reza Rahmani has travelled to Pakistan to follow up on an idea floated during a recent meeting between leaders of the two neighboring countries to set up a barter exchange mechanism for trading goods.
Iran contained fuel smuggling by over 20 percent in one year: Official

Jul 04, 2019 01:37

Iranian authorities say they have managed to contain the amount of fuel smuggled out of the country by over 20 percent in one year.
Iran to sign MoU with Pakistan on maritime search, rescue

Jul 03, 2019 12:13

Iran and Pakistan are to finalize an agreement on cooperation in the field of maritime search and rescue, an Iranian official has announced.
Indian premier's flight to regional summit will detour around Pakistan airspace

Jun 13, 2019 07:34

Indian authorities say Prime Minister Narendra Modi will avoid flying over Pakistan during an official trip to central Asia, despite being granted permission by Islamabad to use its airspace.
Pakistan's former president arrested over corruption charges

Jun 11, 2019 02:10

Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari has been detained in connection with a high-profile money laundering case that saw millions of dollars allegedly siphoned out of the country.
No meeting between PM Modi, Pakistan's Khan at regional summit: India

Jun 07, 2019 03:08

India says Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not scheduled to meet his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of an upcoming regional summit next week in Kyrgyzstan.
Saudi Arabia believes Pakistani PM insulted King Salman

Jun 03, 2019 07:49

Pakistani prime minister's allegedly "insulting" treatment of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman during an encounter for a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca has angered the kingdom.