Tag: Pact

It is time to take guidance from Medina Pact: Shahbaz

It is time to take guidance from the Medina Pact and follow principles of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal to achieve self-reliance...

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan push for four-nation trade pact

BISHKEK - Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday agreed on reviving the four-country transit trade pact and making it effective in a bid to strengthen regional economic cooperation. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambaev, following a round of formal talks, agreed to remove obstacles for smooth and effective functioning of 'Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement' (QTTA) signed between Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in 2004.

Delay in trade pact hurting Pak-Indonesia trade

LAHORE - Ambassador of Indonesia Ishaq Latuconsina has said delay in signing of preferential trade agreement (PTA) is hitting the two-way trade between Pakistan and Indonesia. Both the countries would have to adopt out-of-the-box methodologies to harness the trade and business potential in the two countries and to increase bilateral trade.
The Ambassador was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Friday. He also stressed the need to exchange subject

US, Russia launch nuclear arms reduction pact

MUNICH - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia on Saturday, a showpiece of Washington's "reset" of ties with its former Cold War enemy. The new START nuclear arms reduction treaty officially came into force when Clinton and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov exchanged ratification documents at a security conference in Munich.
"Today we exchange the instruments of ratification for a treaty that lessens the nuclear danger

Canada, EU likely to sign free trade pact

OTTAWA: Canada and the European Union are on track towards signing a free trade agreement by the end of 2011, trade representatives said Wednesday. After "taking stock of progress" made to date, Canadian Trade Minister Peter Van Loan and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said that they were "satisfied with the substantial progress that has been made in the negotiations."
Official talks for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU were launched in

India, Japan PMs to confirm trade pact

TOKYO
India's prime minister kicked off talks in Japan where the population giant and the high-tech nation planned to confirm a trade pact. Manmohan Singh, who arrived Sunday, and his counterpart Naoto Kan were also expected to stress the warm ties linking two of Asia's biggest democracies at a time of high diplomatic tensions between Japan and China.
The two premiers are due to declare an economic partnership agreement at conclusion of their talks, with a formal signing