Pakistan

2 army pilots killed in aircraft crash in SW Pakistan

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – A Pakistani army training aircraft crashed in the country's southwest on Monday, killing two pilots, the military said.

Iran FM spokesman meets with new Pakistan envoy

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei hosted Pakistan's new ambassador to Iran, Ahmed Siddiqui, on Wednesday afternoon, describing the meeting as productive.

Pakistan rejects Reuters report on Saudi troop deployment

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected a Reuters report about the country’s military deployment under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.

UN chief visits Pakistan for talks expected to touch on Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Islamabad for three days of meetings with senior government officials.

Islamabad says backs Riyadh under defense pact

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Pakistan defense minister, without referring to Saudi Arabia's widespread aggression against Yemen, defended Riyadh and said Pakistan's military capability would be placed at Saudi Arabia's disposal under a defense agreement.

Pakistani army conducts 1st firing from submarine (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – As part of its ongoing efforts to bolster military capabilities, the Pakistani military has released a video showing a missile launch from one of the Pakistan Navy's Chinese-made submarines.

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Several killed in Pakistan airstrike on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Local sources in Afghanistan have reported that several people have been killed following an airstrikes launched by Pakistan against the country.

Mosque explosion in Pakistan kills 17, wounds dozens

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 17 people and wounding 57, media reporting police and rescue officials as saying.

Araghchi, Munir discuss regional developments

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, discussing the latest regional developments.

Army Spox.:

US no longer able to sustain its hegemony

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia said U.S. military power can no longer sustain American hegemony under a cost-benefit logic, and that this gap is an opportunity for wise regional countries.

Pakistan, IAEA discuss Iran-US peace MoU

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has discussed the “evolving regional situation” in a phone call with Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Iran's FM, Pakistan's army chief discuss regional issues

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran's top diplomat and Pakistan's military chief held a phone talk, emphasising the use of shared capacities to help establish lasting peace and security in the region.

Pakistan says no plan for expansion of Mecca alliance

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The ⁠Mecca agreement – signed between Pakistan, Turkiye and ⁠Saudi Arabia last month – ⁠is a “defensive alliance” and there are no plans to expand ‌it at the moment, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says.

Pakistan reacts to renewed fire exchanges between Iran, US

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Pakistan's foregin ministry has reacted to the escalated tensions between Tehran and Washington, saying that the renewed escalation is undesirable.

Pres. Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan PM in Bishkek

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Biahkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday.

Iran offers condolences to Pakistan over hospital fire

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Referring to a fire in the maternity ward of a Pakistani hospital, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has expressed condolences and sympathy of the Iranian government and people to the families of victims of the incident.

At least 14 infants die in a hospital fire in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – At least 14 newborn babies have died in a fire that broke out in the maternity ward at one of Pakistan’s most prominent state hospitals.

Iran's Araghchi, Pakistan army chief hold phone talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iran's top diplomat and Pakistan's military chief reviewed shared concerns and recent regional developments in a phone call on Tuesday.

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Islamabad, Tehran discuss restoring US-Iran MoU

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that Pakistan and Iran are discussing the restoration of a previously signed Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US to help settle the ongoing conflict.

US must change its approach toward Iran: Pezeshkian

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran's president, meeting Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, said Washington must honour its commitments and revise its confrontational approach, warning that bullying would only complicate MoU implementation processes.

US has to take practical steps to implement MoU: Rezaei

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has been received for a meeting with Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Major General Mohsen Rezaei in Tehran on Monday.

Pakistan army chief to visit Tehran for talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Pakistani army chief Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday to meet senior Iranian officials

Iran FM, Pakistan army chief discuss regional security

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iran's top diplomat and Pakistan's military chief held phone talks on regional security and ways to reinforce peace and stability in the region.

2 killed as blast hits vehicle in SW Pakistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Two civilians were killed and two others injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated on a civilian logistics vehicle in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, police sources said on Monday.

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Iran, Pakistan must lead Islamic unity

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Mohsen Rezaei, chief of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told Pakistan's visiting interior minister that the two countries were among the great powers of the Islamic world and had a duty to work toward Muslim unity.

Pakistan working to bring US, Iran ‘to negotiating table’

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman says that Islamabad is working to “bring the two parties to the negotiating table” and prevent efforts to undermine the peace process.

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Any country joining Saudi aggression is aggressor: Yemen

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Yemeni officials have warned that any party that joins the Saudi aggression against the impoverished country will be considered an aggressor, regardless of the justifications announced, as Riyadh announced an alliance.

Araghchi holds talks with Saudi FM, Pakistan army chief

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday held his second round of phone talks in 24 hours with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister and Pakistan's army chief.

Iran's Mehr, Pakistan's Right Now Media ink cooperation MoU

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iran's Mehr Media Group and Pakistan's Right Now Media signed a cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Media and Think Tanks Forum in Bishkek.