Iran’s Oil Minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, said last September that Pakistan has asked Iran not to penalize it for the delay because it is suffering from financial problems.
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The PTI chief said he believed peace between Pakistan and India was critical for the prosperity of the people of the subcontinent, as it will ensure economic vibrancy through trade and investment opportunities.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the fifth ministerial conference of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan scheduled in Islamabad from December 8 to 10.
“Talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi were good”. However, he said that confirmation list is being updated on a daily basis, adding “we’ll share necessary information with you closer to the event dates. Doors of dialogue should open”, Nawaz Sharif told journalists after his brief meeting with Prime Minister Modi.
The participants also proposed to establish a joint Pak-India Media Commission having representation of different levels of journalistic bodies in both countries. India is part of the process, which promotes the vision of regional cooperation and confidence-building with a focus on Afghanistan.
Answering a question on ISIS, the Spokesman said Daesh is a terrorist outfit and there are no footprints of it in Pakistan. Pakistan is committed to root out terrorism and extremism from the country and the Zarb-e-Azab operation is going on successfully in this regard, he added. Party says PM showed enormous tolerance in being so humble with PM of a country whose terrorists want to destroy IndiaIn a sarcastic attack on prime minister Narendra Modi for shaking hands with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the climate summit at Paris, the Shiv Sena said Modi had showed “immense tolerance” through his act. He also sympathised with the bereaved families.
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In response to the Indian Ambassador in Kabul Amar Sinha’s “reaction” over statements issued by Pakistan after meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Paris, Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah on Thursday said it is against the diplomatic norms for an ambassador to try to undermine relations of his host country with a third country. He said there were about 2,300 waiting deportation in various detention centres in Saudi Arabia. He said these people involved in Umra and Hajj visa violations. “However, we have noted that Taliban spokesperson has denied that any such firefight took place”.
