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PESHAWAR: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to take several measures for promoting trade and commercial ties that include the quick clearance of commodities and launch of a luxury bus service by the end of August. A joint statement issued at the end of three-day talks between senior officials of the two counties in Kabul on Thursday said that both sides …

WASHINGTON: Officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are viewing Pakistan’s budget for 2022-2023 as a document which contains points for further negotiations on resuming an IMF package for Islamabad. On Friday, Pakistan unveiled a $47 billion budget for 2022-23, which includes several fiscal consolidation measures that Islamabad hopes will convince the IMF to resume the much-needed bailout payments to the country. …

A senior tri-service military delegation of Pakistan, headed by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited China, where the two sides pledged to enhance their “training, technology and counter-terrorism cooperation”. In a press release issued on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the delegation of Pakistan’s armed forces visited China from June 9 to June …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey on Wednesday vowed to enhance their strategic and economic relations and agreed to take measures for eliminating terrorism. The countries made the commitments during a one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They later made their pledge public during a joint press conference at Presidential Complex in Ankara. On an …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has hailed “exemplary” relations between Pakistan and Turkey, saying the countries support each other on all issues of core interest including the disputes related to occupied Kashmir and Northern Cyprus. He made the remarks in an interview with Turkish media outlet Anadolu Agency ahead of his three-day visit to the country. The prime minister left for Turkey today. During his trip, …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has hailed “exemplary” relations between Pakistan and Turkey, saying the countries support each other on all issues of core interest including the disputes related to occupied Kashmir and Northern Cyprus. He made the remarks in an interview with Turkish media outlet Anadolu Agency ahead of his three-day visit to the country. The prime minister left for Turkey today. During his trip, …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and France agreed on Wednesday to strengthen and diversify bilateral trade and economic ties in the coming years. The understanding was reached during the meeting of Pakistan Commerce Minister Naveed Qamar with France’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Franck Riester. Pakistan Charge d’Affaires Amjad Aziz Qazi was also present during the meeting. In the wake of the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) failed on Wednesday to reach an agreement on an economic bailout mainly because of the government’s indecision on fuel and electricity subsidies and resultant next year’s budget uncertainties. Informed sources said that in the absence of a decision on fuel and electricity subsidies, it was unclear how the overall fiscal and external …

WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States resume their efforts to rebuild bilateral ties with a series of meetings between their foreign policy chiefs in New York this week. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari reaches New York on Tuesday (today) to attend a US-initiated UN meeting on food security and for a bilateral meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. …

WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States completed their security level talks in Washington on Wednesday, days before a scheduled meeting between their foreign policy chiefs is scheduled to be held in New York. Inter-Services Intellig­e­n­­ce Director-General (DG ISI) Lt-Gen Nadeem Anjum spent three days in Washington this week, meeting senior security officials, including US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and …