KARACHI: The rupee gained three paisas against the dollar on Tuesday, amid a surge in dollar demand for import payments. The exchange rate ended at Rs174.50 to the dollar from the previous day’s closing of Rs174.47 in the interbank foreign exchange market. The dealers said that the dollar demand had climbed up due to the … Read more
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported 21,996 new COVID-19 daily cases, taking the country’s total infections to 6,344,179. The pandemic also claimed 44 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll since the outbreak of disease in the country in February 2020 to to 132,424, said the ministry. … Read more
LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday claimed to have arrested a human trafficker who smuggled a citizen to Iran and extorted money for the victim’s release from illegal detention after he was returned from Turkey’s border. The action against the human trafficker, Aziz Mohmand, was taken on the order of FIA Director KP, Mujahid … Read more
TEHRAN – As their foreign ministers exchanged visits to deepen their partnership in the past year, Iran and China are now “facing a new horizon of cooperation,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Khatibzadeh said besides the geographical proximity between Iran and China, it is history, culture, politics, … Read more
SANAA – Eleven people were killed in airstrikes on Yemen’s rebel-held capital, a witness and medical sources told AFP on Tuesday, as the Saudi-led coalition hit back after a deadly attack on Abu Dhabi that sent Gulf tensions soaring. Residents were combing the rubble for survivors after the strikes levelled two houses in Sanaa, hours … Read more
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that agreements have been reached to a large extent in the talks in Vienna on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, and what remains are key issues that require political decisions by the United States. Many of the tables and their columns have been prepared … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the ministry of commerce to facilitate barter trade with Iran as trade ties are re-established between the commerce ministries of both countries, a statement said on Monday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver apprised that Iran is ready to buy big quantities of different varieties of … Read more
Iranian authorities on Sunday returned 38 illegal Pakistani migrants, after arresting them from the Pak-Iran border, to Levies Force, Bol news reported quoting sources on Sunday. The sources said that they were attempting to reach European countries via Iran for better job opportunities. Read more: UN lauds Pakistan on completion of maiden smart card registration … Read more
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Transportation Minister Rostam Qassemi has said Iran and Syria are determined to expand their economic and trade relations amid the prospect of ending military conflicts in Syria, Press TV reported on Wednesday. “The end of the war in Syria is the beginning of a new era of economic relations … Read more
Karachi: Pakistan, a rice producing country, is under severe duress due to its plan to initiate barter trade of rice against the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with Iran, which is facing several sanctions from the US and other international donors due to its stand on nuclear issue. The donor agencies are also putting pressure on … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran has not reached the point of recognising the Taliban government in neighbouring Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said. “Today, we are basically not at the point of recognising the Taliban,” foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told a news conference. “We hope that the governing body of Afghanistan will move, through its actions, in a … Read more
Tehran- Iran said the current US administration is also “responsible” for the assassination two years ago of its revered commander Qassem Soleimani, as the Islamic republic started commemorations to mark his death. Former US president Donald Trump sent shock waves through the region on January 3, 2020 with the targeted killing of General Soleimani, who … Read more
Karachi – The year 2021 remained a hub of conflicts across the world from an assault on the US Capitol, horrific bloodshed in Ethiopia, Taliban’s triumph in Afghanistan, great-power showdowns over Ukraine and Taiwan, amid dwindling US ambition on the global stage, Covid-19, to a climate emergency, according to the Foreign Policy report. However, some … Read more
LAHORE: Over one hundred foreigners have been languishing in Punjab jails for years despite completing their jail terms as the embassies of their countries have refused to accept them as their citizens. These 129 inmates belong to twelve countries including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Burundi, Dominica, Iran, Kenya, Liberia Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and the United … Read more
ABU DHABI: Israel’s Naftali Bennett arrived in the United Arab Emirates Sunday for the first official visit by a prime minister of the Jewish state after the countries established diplomatic ties last year. The trip announced by Bennett’s office comes with Israel making a renewed diplomatic push against international talks which global powers resumed with … Read more
LIVERPOOL: The G7 on Sunday said time was running out for Iran to agree on a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions and warned Russia of “massive” consequences if it invades Ukraine. Foreign ministers from the world’s richest nations held a two-day meeting in Liverpool, northwest England, seeking to present a strong, united front against … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy on Saturday received 110 advanced vessels in a ceremony held in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the official IRNA news agency reported. These vessels will conduct naval missions to counter enemy threats in the waters of the Gulf and the Sea of Oman, the report … Read more
PARIS: One year after dissident Ruhollah Zam was executed in Iran after apparently being lured from France, his hanging strikes fear into Iranian opposition exiles over the reach of the Islamic Republic. Zam, the founder of a popular Telegram channel despised by the Iranian authorities for its use in November 2019 protests, was executed on … Read more
