Invoking the need to make the free trade agreement or FTA a reality amongst the BIMSTEC nations, Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal stressed on the need to review the FTA negotiations on Wednesday in New Delhi.
The statement emphasized that local officials, including the Deputy Commissioner of Gwadar and other ministers, lack the authority to conduct meaningful negotiations. The BYC demanded that more powerful and influential figures come to the table to engage in serious discussions with BYC.
"The BYC believes that the state prefers the use of force over negotiations. Therefore, on the one hand, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gwadar has been sent to negotiate with us, while on the other hand, the worst kind of force is being used," the BYC said in a statement on X.
Baloch activists say that despite ongoing negotiations, the state is intensifying its crackdown on peaceful protesters across Pakistan, leading to increased casualties and injuries among civilians.
Tarar said that Imran Khan was taking a U-turn once again as he sought negotiations with the military. He said that Imran Khan initially said that he won't let go, then launched attacks on military installations and desecrated memorials of the martyrs
After sectarian violence claimed 35 lives in Pakistan's northwest district of Kurram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concerns over the recent deadly tribal conflict and called on to peacefully resolve the conflict through negotiations.
As Jamaat-i-Islami's (JI) protest intensifies, the party has accepted the government's offer to hold talks to end its sit-in against inflation and other burning issues, reported ARY News.
Following the police crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) supporters during a sit-in at D-Chowk in Islamabad, the district administration allowed the party to hold a sit-in on Murree Road for two or three days after holding negotiations, reported ARY News.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday approved the proposal to constitute the committees for the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and Mumbai Regional Congress Committee for negotiations with the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners, with immediate effect, stated a press release from th
Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, visited Uruguay to bolster bilateral relations and discuss the ongoing negotiations of the UAE/MERCOSUR Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).