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Iran and Pakistan on Thursday inaugurated a joint border market and an electricity transmission line. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and senior officials from both countries witnessed the opening ceremony. The Mand-Pishin Border Sustenance Marketplace is one of six border markets planned for the two neighbouring countries' shared border, as agreed in an MoU signed on April 21, 2021. The marketplace will provide a thriving platform for increasing cross-border trade, fostering economic growth, and opening up new avenues of opportunity for local businesses. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="722"] Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speak during a joint Inauguration of the Polan-Gabd Electricity Transmission Line, at Mand-Pishin border crossing point, in Pishin, Pakistan.[/caption] Pishin is a city in the Iranian province of Sistan-Ba...

Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday got blanket relief from Islamabad High Court (IHC) as it barred the authorities from arresting him in any case till Monday morning (May 15). A two-member special divisional bench granted two-week bail to the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case. The court also ordered that Imran Khan cannot be arrested on any charges filed after last Tuesday until May 17 th . Despite the rulings, the corruption charges against Imran Khan still stand. He is facing over 120 cases including allegedly committing treason and blasphemy and inciting violence and terrorism. A conviction would disqualify the former international cricket star - and Pakistan's prime minister from 2018 to 2022 - from standing for office, possibly for life. Elections are due later this year. Unlawful arrest Speaking during Friday's hearing, Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said the arrest was unlawful because it t...