MNA Much to the chagrin of hawks in Washington and Riyadh, neighbors Iran and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to bolster bilateral ties and open a new chapter in their relationship. The ties between the two countries, although historic, have been marked by ambiguity in recent years, especially during the previous government ...

IRNA -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan on Tuesday. He has been elected to the office having secured 221 votes out of a total house membership of 342. Pakistani parliament had to go for the election after the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from the Supreme ...

Iranian Diplomacy- Relations between Iran and Pakistan have been defined by two contradictory factors of collaboration and competition since the latter gained its independence from India in 1947. Removal of Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif from office by the Supreme Court last Friday, following corruption allegations that surfaced with release of Panama ...

Press TV - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan has resigned following a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified him from office over corruption charges. Sharifs office said on Friday that he was resigning shortly after the Supreme Court issued a verdict disqualifying him earlier in the day He is disqualified as a member of the parliament so ...

IRNA - Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave for Saudi Arabia today to help resolve the recent diplomatic crisis among PGCC countries. During the one-day visit, the PM will hold discussions with senior officials of Saudi Arabia on the ongoing crisis involving Qatar and Saudi Arabia and other Arab states. The premier will be accompanied ...

IRNA -- Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday met with Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Wednesday and discussed bilateral relations, border issues and regional security situation. The foreign minister was accompanied by Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Ali Osat Hashmi, Deputy Chief of Iranian ...

Alwaght- The 2016 was a year full of highs and lows in Iran-Pakistan relations. The two countries' leaders exchanged a number of visits to neighbor capitals, showing a strong will for expansion of the mutual ties. Early in March this year, when Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held its summit in Islamabad, the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ...

MNA Irans Hassan Rouhani and Pakistans Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has discussed bilateral ties on the sidelines of ECO summit in Islamabad. Mr. Rouhani is visiting Pakistan and participated in the 13th ECO Summit. His visit to Nawaz Sharif is in line with his bilateral meetings with ECO member states, which included notably Turkish Recep ...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani said the 13th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Pakistan will hopefully help forge closer ties between member states and strengthen cooperation in the regional organization. In a telephone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif late on Friday, President Rouhani expressed pleasure ...

IRNA Speakers at an international seminar in Islamabad unanimously criticized the United Nations for not playing an effective role on Kashmir issue and emphasized the role of regional powers, including 'Iran', to help resolve Kashmir cause. The seminar, inaugurated on Thursday by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was organized by National Assembly Secretariat ...

Soon after Iran's willingness and capacities to participate in different projects of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was raised in a recent meeting between President Rouahni and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York, Iran's envoy to Pakistan has begun paving the way for Tehran to play its active role in CPEC. In a meeting between ...

September 26, The Iran Project Head of Pakistan's National Defense University has emphasized on strengthening Iran-Pakistan cooperation, especially in defense areas. Speaking to a reporter on Monday, Major General Nazir Ahmad Bat said Iran and Pakistan need to cooperate in defense and military areas, adding that mutual defense and military training,...

Islamabad, Sept 24, IRNA State media of Pakistan reported that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended an invitation to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to pay a visit to Tehran. The invitation was extended during a meeting between the two leaders held on the sidelines on the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The ...

New York, Sept 22, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Tehran-Islamabad economic bonds should be strengthened. The meeting was held in New York on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. President Rouhani arrived in NY to attend the event....

Iran President Hassan Rouhani held meetings with some leaders of other countries consist of Nawaz Sharif and Rosen Plevneliev on the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly Session in New York on Wednesday.   By IRNA

Islamabad, Sept 21, IRNA Bilateral trade cooperation between Iran and Pakistan, with an special focus on Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project, expected to be high on the agenda of the upcoming meeting between Iran's President and Pakistan's Prime Minister in New York, says Pakistani diplomat. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is going to meet ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) Irans Hassan Rouhani has told Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan both nations in the region have common interests and will improve mutual ties. President Rouhani was speaking to Nawaz Sharif, Pakistans Prime Minister over a phone call on Saturday evening to sympathize with him for his recovering from a surgery operation; Pakistan ...

Alwaght- Pakistans Lahore terror attacks as well as other tensions in the capital city Islamabad have caused the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to grow concerns. The local park Golshan Iqbal in Lahore, the capital of the Pakistans Punjab province, has come under terror attacks after the countrys President Mamnoon Hussein and PM Nawaz ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) Iran's president Rouhani issued a formal message of condolences addressing Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif after the terrorist attack of late Sunday. The formal website of Iran's presidential office released the text of a message in which Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered condolences to the officials and people of Pakistan ...

Islamabad, March 25, IRNA Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said his country is set to use the opportunity of developing trade and economic relations with Iran in the wake of removal of sanctions. In a speech following signing of six cooperation documents between Iran and Pakistan which was also overseen by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani,...