Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal departs on special flight for Iran, likely to sign crucial Chabahar port pact

May 13, 2024

The agreement will enable India to long-term lease of Chabahar port in Iran. This is a strategic masterstroke as this will open up a new...

Pakistan opens air route to Afghanistan for commercial cargo

Oct 17, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 17 : Pakistan has opened its air trade route for the first time to commercial cargo destined to landlocked Afghanistan, reported...

Beijing reluctant to open only land route for trade between China and Pakistan due to COVID-19

Jul 09, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 : Beijing has been reluctant to open the only land route for trade activities between China and Pakistan due to...

Afghanistan Foreign Minister warns of closing transit route if Pakistan creates trade obstacles

Oct 04, 2024

Taliban's Political Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, said that Pakistan is creating obstacles for Afghan traders during the peak trading...

China's push for railway line with Kyrgyzstan to establish strategic advantage over sanctions-hit Russia

Oct 10, 2022

Beijing [China], October 10 : The construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway project is likely to provide China with a shorter route to Europe...

All SCO members favour transit trade, says Bilawal Bhutto

Sep 16, 2022

Samarkand [Uzbekistan], September 17 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday said that SCO countries want transit trade and the route that...