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Media watchdog censures Pakistan curbs on TV broadcasters
Jul 11, 2019 04:14A 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.
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Iranian minister in Pakistan as neighbors seek launch of barter
Jul 04, 2019 14:57Iran’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.
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Iran contained fuel smuggling by over 20 percent in one year: Official
Jul 04, 2019 01:37Iranian authorities say they have managed to contain the amount of fuel smuggled out of the country by over 20 percent in one year.
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Iran to sign MoU with Pakistan on maritime search, rescue
Jul 03, 2019 12:13Iran and Pakistan are to finalize an agreement on cooperation in the field of maritime search and rescue, an Iranian official has announced.
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Indian premier's flight to regional summit will detour around Pakistan airspace
Jun 13, 2019 07:34Indian 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.
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Pakistan's former president arrested over corruption charges
Jun 11, 2019 02:10Pakistan'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.
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No meeting between PM Modi, Pakistan's Khan at regional summit: India
Jun 07, 2019 03:08India 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.
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Saudi Arabia believes Pakistani PM insulted King Salman
Jun 03, 2019 07:49Pakistani 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.
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Pakistan's Khan concerned about 'rising tensions' in Persian Gulf, urges restraint
May 25, 2019 13:42Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned against the risk of a conflict in the Middle East amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States, calling on all parties to exercise “maximum restraint” to prevent further escalation in an already volatile region.
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Bomb planted in Pakistan mosque pulpit leaves two dead, 20 wounded
May 25, 2019 03:18A bomb planted in the pulpit of a mosque in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed two worshipers and wounded at least 20 others, including children, officials say.