Posts tagged as: Iran

President Zardari meets PM Singh at NAM Summit in Tehran

Tehran: President Asif Ali Zardari met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the NAM summit underway in the Iranian capital. According to the sources, during the meeting, the two leaders discussed bilateral relations and the situation in the region. The delegation representing Pakistan in the summit and led by President Zardari, also […]

Pakistan always opposes drone strikes; says Hina Rabbani Khar

Terming the drone strike severe violation of international laws, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has reiterated Pakistan’s demand to the United States to immediately stop the campaign in tribal region of the country. In an interview with a television station prior in Tehran to the Non-Aligned Movement Summit on Thursday, the minister said that drone […]

Hina Rabbani Khar stresses diplomacy to resolve Iran N-program

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that that dialogue and diplomacy should be the only instruments to resolve the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme. While addressing a ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Khar called for a greater say for developing countries in decision-making process at the United Nations (UN). She underscored […]

Pakistan expresses concerns over deteriorating situation of Syria

Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan has said that Islamabad was concerned over the deteriorating situation in Syria and over the plight of Muslim community in Burma (Myanmar). While speaking to the media during a weekly briefing, he said that President Asif Ali Zardari had sent a letter to his Myanmar’s counterpart of the excesses […]

USA imposes Iran Sanction Act on Syrian State-run Oil Company

Washington: The United States of America has put sanctions on a Syrian State Oil Company for doing business with Iran, a country which is already facing sanctions by the US congress over the political differences emanating from its stand on developing its nuclear program. Sharing details of the decision that confirmed placement of the sanctions, […]

Pakistan opposes coercive actions in Syria

Voicing its opposition to any coercive measures in Syria, Pakistan said that it could worsen an already volatile situation in the troubled country. These remarks were made by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar at a hurriedly called ministerial level consultative meeting on Syria which opened in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The meeting, held a […]

Pakistan and Iran to revert to barter trade

Karachi: (Tuesday, August 07, 2012) Pakistan and Iran, two cash starved neighbours have finally found out a solution for their depreciating foreign exchange reserves while keeping their usual trade volume unaffected. According to the sources, Iran will buy wheat from Pakistan in exchange of fertilizer and pig iron. By now, an agreement for purchase of […]

Pakistan welcomes hostages released by Somali pirates

The seven Pakistani crew members, who were released by Somali pirates following a $1.1 million payment, have received a huge welcome at the Qauid-e-Azam Airport Karachi. Families and government officials gathered to welcome the crews’ members who were released after being held hostage for one and half year. The released Pakistanis, who were part of […]

Crude oil prices down in Asia

After witnessing the ‘price increase’ trend, the crude oil prices observed a declining trend today. According to the details, the New York’s main contract, for the delivery of light sweet crude for the month of August, shed 53 cents to $ 92.13 a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in September slid about 38 […]

Chief Minister Balochistan slams media for projecting negative role

Proving the proverbial Nero-fiddles-while-Rome-burns situation, Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani said that the situation in the province was not as bad as was portrayed by the media. The province is sliding into chaos while the chief minister is criticizing the media for portraying bad image of the region and projecting negative role. He remarked, […]

USA looks forward to make sanctions on Iran more stringent

The United States, who is striving to keep Iran from developing its nuclear programme, has decided to add up to its sanctions on the country that is already ailing from the financial and business sanctions. According to the press brief issued by the US state department, “One set of today’s actions targets Iran’s nuclear and […]

18 killed in Turbat as unknown assailants open fire on a bus

Turbat: (Friday, July 6, 2012) As the law and order situation in Balochsitan gets further fragile, in result of indiscriminate firing on a bus that was travelling to Iran, at least 18 people got killed. According to the details, the assailants stopped the bus and forcefully disembarked the passengers before shooting them dead. Sharing details […]

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