India-pak Ties

Trade with Pak key poll issue; will benefit farmers: Amritsar traders

For the traders and industry in Amritsar, resumption of trade with Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah land route is a key poll issue. They say reviving cross-border trade will also benefit farmers, transporters and labourers. The volume of trade between India and Pakistan through the land route used to be around Rs 5,000 crore per annum before the bilateral trade ties were suspended in 2019. Resuming trade with Pakistan will not only boost the economy of Amritsar but it will also create more employment opportunities, the traders said. The local industry has made it clear to the candidates of all major political parties that the revival of trade was necessary for the betterment and development of Amritsar. Amritsar along with 12 other parliamentary constituencies of Punjab will go to polls in the final round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections on June 1. "The government must resume trade with Pakistan because in Amritsar there is no manufacturing industry," said Amritsar-based ..

Pak to 'seriously' consider restoring trade ties with India: FM Ishaq Dar

Pakistan will seriously consider restoring trade ties with India that remained suspended since August 2019, Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said, indicating a potential shift in diplomatic stance towards the neighbouring nation. Dar made these remarks during a press conference in London following his participation in the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, Geo News reported. He highlighted the eagerness of cash-strapped Pakistan's business community to resume trade activities with India. Pakistani businessmen want trade with India to resume, the foreign minister said on Saturday. Pakistan will consider restoring trade ties with India, he said. We will seriously look into matters of trade with India, Dar was quoted as saying by the Express Tribune newspaper. His remarks indicated a potential shift in diplomatic stance towards India. Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic ties with New Delhi after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, revoking the spe

Pak ISI head briefs chief justice over security challenges for Punjab polls

The sources said that the closed door meeting which also included two other apex court judges, lasted for over three hours. It was held at the CJP's chamber

Buildup to ODI World Cup clouded by India-Pakistan relations: Report

Delay is in stark contrast to the 2019 event when dates and venues for the tournament in England and Wales were announced more than a year out in keeping with usual practice for major sporting events

PM Modi condoles death of 1971 India-Pak war hero Bhairon Singh Rathore

1971 India-Pak war hero Bhairon Singh Rathore passed away at the age of 81 in AIIMS-Jodhpur

Imran Khan says he tried to improve ties with India during his tenure

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said he wanted to improve strained relations with India during his tenure but the revocation of Kashmir's special status became a "hurdle." Khan, the 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician, also said that then Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was even more inclined to have better ties with India.

Ready for war with India if attacked, warns Pak's new Army chief Asim Munir

Pakistan's newly-appointed Army chief General Asim Munir on Saturday said that if his country is attacked, the Pakistani armed forces will "not only defend every inch of our motherland, but to take the fight back to the enemy." Munir made the remarks during his first-ever visit to troops in the frontline areas in Rakhchikri Sector of the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday. We have noticed highly irresponsible statements from Indian leadership on Gilgit Baltistan and Jammu and Kashmir recently. Let me make it categorically clear, Pakistan's armed forces are ever ready, not only to defend every inch of our motherland, but to take the fight back to the enemy, if ever, war is imposed on us, he said. General Munir on November 24 replaced General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retired after serving two consecutive three-year terms as the Army chief in the coup-prone country, where the military wields considerable power in matters of security and foreign policy. During his visit to the frontline .

Will consider importing vegetables, other edible items from India: Pakistan

It looks to import vegetables and other essential food items amid devastating floods

Imran all praise for India's foreign policy, plays EAM's clip at a rally

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again praised Indias foreign policy, which he said works for the people of the country

Top Headlines: India working on monkeypox test kit; IDBI Bank divestment

Pakistan ramped up its imports from India despite Islamabad's ban on trade with its eastern neighbour in the April-May period. Read more on this in our top headlines

Indian projects compliant with Indus Water Treaty provisions: India to Pak

India underscored that its projects are fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Water Treaty and it is committed to bilateral resolution of issues, sources said

LIVE: Army has boosted India's morale during China standoff, says Rajnath

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Pakistani exports to India grow despite border tensions

Worsening political relations seem to have little impact on bilateral trade relations

Assembly polls over, Pak back in focus

Re-engagement with Islamabad before the end of the year cannot be ruled out

India-Pak ties have become sluggish: Govt

VK Singh said that mechanisms have been put in place to ensure release of fishermen caught by either side