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Iran removes centrifuges from enrichment plants

Iran has removed numerous centrifuges and related infrastructure from its uranium enrichment plants at Natanz and Fordow since adopting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...

Move for lifting Iran sanctions welcomed

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has expressed the hope that lifting of international sanctions against Iran will benefit Pakistan and the two countries will enhance...

Pakistan, Uzbekistan vow to boost trade, investment

TASHKENT: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed on expanding cooperation to boost trade and investment, besides closer interaction in security and counter terrorism. A Joint...

Raheel Sharif calls for steps to ensure Afghan peace

WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif held meetings with top US defence officials at Pentagon, with defence cooperation between the two countries...

Growing Pak-China ties not against any country: Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said on Wednesday that growing China-Pakistan ties were not against any other country and Pakistan was simultaneously...

Unresolved disputes could ignite new cold war: Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said Wednesday that territorial and border disputes in the region should be resolved or...

For a peaceful world: Diplomat calls for ending chemical weapons

ISLAMABAD: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Director-General Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü on Wednesday called for elimination of chemical weapons. While speaking...

Pakistan cracks down on ‘human traffickers’

ISLAMABAD: Amid fears that Pakistan might be downgraded to Tier 3 on the US human trafficking watchlist, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday launched...

‘Pakistan good for business despite negative perception’

KARACHI: Spanish Ambassador Carlos Morales Sanchez has said that despite negative perception about Pakistan, numerous Spanish companies were successfully doing 'good business' in Pakistan....

Army trains force to deal with terrorism

GILGIT: The Pakistan Army has trained a special high altitude force in Gilgit–Baltistan to encourage foreign tourists to visit the region. A ceremony was...

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