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Pakistan resolves to lower tensions with Iran

ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC), the country’s premier authority on security and foreign policy, on Friday ratified the move towards reducing tensions between Pakistan and Iran and underscored a commitment to addressing mutual security concerns. The NSC’s meeting was convened to deliberate on the latest escalation with Iran following its cross-border strikes and Pakistan’s […]

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Iran, Pakistan’s interest lies in restoring relationship to pre-Jan 16 status: PM Kakar

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said that it was in the interest of both Iran and Pakistan to take steps to restore their relationship to the levels before Tehran violated the country’s airspace. On Tuesday, Iran had laun­ched attacks in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish

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Border trade with Iran remains unaffected

QUETTA: Trade activities between Pakistan and Iran continued as usual, as both countries kept all their crossing points open despite the airspace violation by Iranian forces and the subsequent retaliatory strikes by Pakistani forces. Officials said the tense situation was caused by the missile and drone attacks by the Iranian forces inside Pakistani territory and

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Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar: Pakistan hits terrorist hideouts in Iran after airspace violation, Tehran reports 9 killed

Pakistan on Thursday morning struck terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, less than 48 hours after Iran violated its airspace. According to a statement issued by the military’s media affairs wing, “hideouts used by terrorist organisations namely Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF)” were struck in an intelligence-based operation codenamed ‘Marg Bar

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In call with Iranian counterpart, FM Jilani stresses Pakistan’s ‘right to respond’ to unprovoked airstrike

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani stressed Pakistan’s right to respond in a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday following the “unprovoked violation of its airspace” by Tehran, according to the Foreign Office (FO). Earlier today, the FO said Pakistan decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and suspend all high-level visits ongoing

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Pakistan to recall ambassador from Iran after airspace violation: FO

The Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday that the country is recalling its ambassador from Iran in the aftermath of missile and drone strikes conducted in Panjgur by Tehran’s forces. Pakistan condemned the attack, describing it as an “unprovoked violation” of the Pakistani airspace, and warned Tehran of serious consequences. The FO had said in

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Pakistan strongly condemns violation of airspace by Iran killing 2 children: FO

Pakistan issued a strongly worded condemnation on Wednesday, denouncing what it described as the “unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran”. The incident, according to a Foreign Office (FO) statement released after midnight, resulted in the “deaths of two innocent children while injuring of three girls”. The statement did not mention the location where the

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PTI loses iconic electoral symbol, Party to play election innings without ‘bat’ symbol as SC declares null and void PHC order

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) took a major blow on Saturday after the Supreme Court declares null and void the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) January 10 order, depriving the former ruling party of its ‘iconic’ just days ahead of the general elections. A three-member bench — headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa

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