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‘Cleanliness agreement with Turkey is a milestone’

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the agreement signed between Solid Waste Management and the leading Turk companies for maintaining cleanliness...

Ankara rounds

Two round of talks on Afghanistan, including tripartite Pak-Afghan-Turk summit and a conference of representatives from around 20 countries, have ended to be followed...

Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan agree to continue dialogue process

Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan have expressed their determination to continue the dialogue process and consultations, particularly with regard to urgent issues of common concern....

Guns or butter?

Like every other country Pakistan needs a strong army capable of safeguarding its geographical frontiers. But equally important for defence is foreign policy, economy...

Pakistan, Afghanistan to install biometric system

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed upon the installation of biometric system on their borders by the end of this month. An agreement was reached...

Pakistan, Turkey sign currency swap deal

Pakistan and Turkish central banks on Tuesday signed a bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement (CSA) at a ceremony held in Istanbul in the presence of...

Pakistan, Turkey sign currency swap agreement

President Asif Ali Zardari and Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday witnessed the signing of the currency swap agreement between the two countries. President Zardari...

Turkey hosts Zardari, Karzai

Turkey hosted the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan Tuesday for a trilateral summit designed to reduce tensions and promote cooperation between the two neighbours...

Zardari arrives in Istanbul ahead of trilateral Afghan summit

ISTANBUL - President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in the Turkish capital on Sunday on the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to participate in...

Turkey quake toll rises to 596

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit eastern Turkey last week has risen to 596, the government’s emergency unit said on Sunday. More...

Turkish quake toll reaches 570

The death toll from a devastating earthquake that hit eastern Turkey has risen to 570, the government's emergency unit said Friday. More than 2,500 people...

Death toll in Turk quake rises to 523

The death toll in an earthquake that hit southeast Turkey on Sunday has risen to 523, with 1,650 people injured, the Disaster and Emergency...

Teenager rescued from Turkey quake after 91 hours

Rescue teams on Thursday pulled a 19-year-old student out of the wreckage of Turkey's earthquake after he had spent 91 hours stuck in the...

Woman saved from Turkey quake after 66 hours

Rescuers plucked a 27-year-old woman from the wreckage in eastern Turkey, 66 hours after a devastating earthquake that killed at least 459 people, TV...

Two week old baby rescued, toll reaches 432 in Turkey quake

Rescuers plucked a two-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother from the rubble of Turkey's devastating earthquake Tuesday, sparking scenes of joy that electrified...

All out cooperation to be extended to Turkey quake victims: Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday that all out assistance would be provided to the earthquake victims of Turkey....

Pakistan offers aid to Turkey

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday expressed solidarity with the Turkish leadership and people on the devastation...