South Asian leaders hail GSAT-9 launch by India

Leaders of six member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation congratulated India on the successful launch of GSAT-9, popularly known as the South Asia Satellite. "The......

Pak, China to form new bloc to replace SAARC?

Pakistan and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),......

Mufti wants cooperation between SAARC nations

Former chief minister and patron of People's Democratic PartyMufti Mohammed Sayeed on Wednesday favoured strengthening of cooperation between the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation......

Pak PM holds high-level meet to discuss India's response

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday held a meeting with key ministers and the three services chiefs to formulate the country's response on India's move to suspend the Indus Water......

Indian tea to get a boost with Safta

With the Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries looking resolved to create a South Asian Free Trade Area by 2006, Indian tea industry, hit hard by depressed global......

Fiat India to export cars to SAARC countries

Fiat India on Tuesday said that it is planning to export its cars in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to boost its export volumes. "We are planning to export our......

Safta: Panacea for South Asia

With the committee of experts of the SAARC Countries having resolved all the contentious issues during their meeting in Kathmandu from November 29 to December 1, the South Asia Free Trade Agreement......

Pak plans trade concessions to India

Pakistan has said it has identified the items to be offered to India for trade concessions under the South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement, even as it asserted that the extent of trade......

'South Asian countries are fighting for sportsmanship glory, not bombs'

‘Media really paint a bad picture of the tensions. It's all political, why single out Pakistan?’ IMAGE: Indian women’s hockey team arrive in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Postponed......