Tag: Saarc

Free trade requirements

Saarc has got the free trade bit right at least. There’s much to learn from the body’s move to standardise product quality in preparation...

SAARC Chamber welcomes decision to normalise trade with India

President ,Vikramjit Singh Sahney and Vice President, Iftikhar Ali Malik of SAARC Chamber have welcomed the government's decision to normalised trade between India and...

The Indo-Pak peace

National security vs welfare state Should the priority and focus of the state be national security or the security and welfare of the people who...

SAARC delegates visit Lok Virsa museum

A 60-member SAARC delegation visited the Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) museum at Shakarparian on Wednesday. The delegation comprised of...

Indian commerce minister visit to open new era of relations

The leadership of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) has welcomed the visit of high powered Indian business delegation led by honorable...

Pakistan continues to consider India existential threat: US

Pakistan continues to consider India an existential threat despite the two countries taking significant appreciative steps in improving their ties, a top American intelligence...

Pakistan’s exports rise by 10pc in last five months

Despite energy crisis and security issues, Pakistan’s export figures in the last five months were 10 per cent higher than the corresponding period last...

Basic measures yet to be taken by India and Pakistan

Although many rounds of talks have been completed by Pakistan and India to improve the neglected bilateral trade ties, many of the basic and...

SAARC’s role highlighted

Countries of the region can benefit in medical education and research through SAARC international conferences, SAARC Surgical Care Society President Narendra Pinto said Thursday....

South Asia’s whispering enemies

Member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation met last week in Maldives for their 17th annual summit. It is pretty evident that India...

‘Pak-India intel agencies should interact on terror’

Speakers at a seminar on Saturday presented a shocking demand, saying that intelligence agencies of India and Pakistan should interact to address terrorist-related issues...

Karachi and Mumbai press clubs on the same page

Senior journalists of the Karachi Press Club and The Mumbai Press Club jointly urged the governments of Pakistan and India on Tuesday to ensure...

‘India’s hegemonic mindset keeping SAARC in limbo’

The desire to make the SAARC more effective and result oriented to its purpose is growing stronger among the smaller members of the organization,...

Building bridges

More promises, more pledges. That’s how one can sum up the SAARC summit that concluded the other day in Maldives. The regional organisation has...

China seeks greater role in SAARC

China is seeking an active role in the eight-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), an official said on Friday, in a move...

SAARC members vow to promote connectivity

The 17th SAARC Summit concluded on Friday adopting a promising 20-point agenda reaffirming its commitment to peace, confidence building, liberty, dignity, democracy, mutual respect,...

Pakistan presses for ‘one SAARC, one visa’

Reiterating its commitment to regional cooperation, Pakistan has pressed for adopting a visa-free system among the SAARC countries, which will help establish cordial relations...