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Pakistan-Iran agree to boost trade volume to $10 billion

Amir Hamza Shaukat
Pakistan-Iran agree to boost trade volume to $10 billion

Pakistan-Iran agree to boost trade volume , including those for the energy and trade sectors, have been signed during the two-day visit of the Iranian president. Pakistan and Iran have signed agreements pledging to raise bilateral trade to $10 billion and committing to work more closely to eliminate the terrorism in favour of peace and prosperity in the region. “We have set a target of $10 billion in trade and hope to achieve it as soon as possible,” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said. The Iranian president said, “My deep…

Wildfires in Turkey Turn Deadly Amid Brutal Heatwave

Amir Hamza Shaukat
Wildfires in Turkey Turn Deadly Amid Brutal Heatwave

Wildfires in Turkey have overtake for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes. Overnight fires in the forested mountains surrounding Bursa in northwest Turkey spread rapidly, tinting the night sky over the city’s eastern suburbs with a red glow. Dozens of severe wildfires have hit the country daily. Bursa governor’s office said in a statement Sunday that 1,765 people had been safely evacuated from villages to the northeast as more than 1,900 firefighters battled the flames. Wildfires in Turkey have killed at…

Pakistan-UAE sign MoU, to Strengthen Bilateral Relations

Amir Hamza Shaukat
Pakistan-UAE sign MoU, to Strengthen Bilateral Relations

During the 12th session of the Pakistan-UAE Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), both sides reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral ties and agreed on specific steps to enhance cooperation in trade, banking, investment, and other key sectors. Held in Abu Dhabi, the meeting was co-chair by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Joint Ministerial Commission also agreed on concrete measures to strengthen cooperation in culture, aviation,…

Russia President Putin visits Kursk region for first time since ejecting Ukrainian forces

Amir Hamza Shaukat
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Russia President Vladimir Putin has visited the border region of Kursk for the first time, since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month, the Kremlin said. Ukrainian forces made an incursion into the Kursk region in August 2024 in one of their boldest battlefield successes in the more than three-year war. It the first time Russian territory was occupied by an invader since World War II. Since the end of 2023, Russia has mostly had the advantage on the battlefield, with the exception of Kursk. At the…