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ATTARI: The third round of talks between Pakistan and India on Kartarpur Corridor will take place at Attari today. Foreign Office Spokesperson and Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Dr Muhammad Faisal will lead the Pakistani delegation. This will be third meeting between Pakistani and Indian officials to discuss and finalise modalities for facilitating Indian pilgrims to visit the Gurdwara Darbar …

DERA BABA NANAK: Pakistan and India on Friday held the fourth round of technical level talks on the Kartarpur Corridor in a bid to finalise arrangements so that the project can be inaugurated by November this year. The talks were held at Zero Point near Dera Baba Nanak where the two sides shared the progress of the construction work on …

Kashmir Hour’ was observed between 12pm to 12:30pm throughout the country and the national anthems of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) were played in a show of solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris. All people and traffic stood still with chants of ‘Kashmir Banega Pakistan’. Addressing the rally outside the PM Secretariat, Prime Minister Imran Khan said all Pakistanis …

BEIJING: The air forces of Pakistan and China began joint exercise ‘Shaheen-VIII’ in a location in northwest China. The annual joint training is the eighth of its kind between the two countries since it was first launched in March 201, according to the Chinese media here on Saturday. The joint training does not target any third party and aims to …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran on Thursday agreed to expedite the opening of new border crossings and effective border management. The understanding was reached at the second session of a meeting of the Pakistan-Iran Higher Border Commission (HBC). The Pakistani delegation was led by Director General (Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey) at the Foreign Office Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, whereas the Iranian side …

ISLAMABAD: A two-day Track-II dialogue between Pakistan and India commenced on Friday. The dialogue, titled ‘Beyond Politics and Polemics New Beginning on a Difficult Trail’, was hosted by the Regional Peace Institute. The discussions were the first round of the initiative and the second round would be held in New Delhi in September. Six delegates from India are participating in …

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the United States of America, the two sides on Monday discussed measures for enhancing cooperation in the agriculture sector. In a meeting, Minister for National Food Security and Research, Muhammad Mehboob Sultan and US Ambassador Paul Jones agreed that the forthcoming visit would be very important to highlight the preferred areas …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran on Friday agreed on the need to constitute a committee to identify goods for promotion of barter trade. The decision was reached at the concluding session of the 8th Pakistan-Iran Joint Trade Committee. The Pakistani delegation was led by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Razak Dawood while Iranian side was led by Minister for …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to expeditious completion of Kartarpur Corridor as it accepted an Indian proposal for a second bilateral meeting on the modalities for the functioning of visa-free passage in the second week of July. “Pakistan, today, conveyed to India that the second meeting to discuss the draft agreement for finalising the modalities of Kartarpur Corridor …

LAHORE: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived here on Friday after spending in Islamabad the first day of his two-day visit to Pakistan. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar welcomed the Afghan President at Allama Iqbal International Airport. “We welcome the Afghan president in Lahore from the core of our hearts. President Ghani’s visit to Pakistan is indeed a new chapter …