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Express Tribune
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Russian envoy dismisses claims of pakistan supplying arms to ukraine
Listen to article Russia's Ambassador to Pakistan, Albert P. Khorev, has dismissed media reports alleging that Russia has found evidence of Pakistan supplying arms to Ukraine. Speaking at a special interaction with The Express Tribune's Peshawar office, Khorev stated, 'We have not found any proof of Pakistani arms supplies in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. All such claims are baseless.' On regional security, Khorev acknowledged that Afghanistan's efforts to combat militancy were inadequate but attributed this to economic challenges and prevailing security conditions in the country. He identified ISIS as the greatest threat to Russia's national and regional security, stating that Moscow is closely monitoring the situation and working with regional partners under the "Quartet" format to counter terrorism. Khorev also highlighted Russia's collaboration with regional countries under the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to eliminate militancy. He reaffirmed Moscow's support for Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other regional states in tackling militant threats.
Express Tribune
02-03-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
National Highway blocked for seven hours as Steel Mills employees stage protest
Steel Mills employees staged a protest on the National Highway for over seven hours on Saturday, paralysing traffic and leaving commuters stranded for hours, according to Express News. The demonstration began around 5pm, with workers rallying against dismissals and the suspension of electricity and gas supply to their residential quarters. Both tracks of the highway were blocked, causing severe traffic congestion in surrounding areas. Traffic police diverted vehicles from Port Qasim Chowrangi and FB Area Cut to alternative routes. However, long queues of vehicles remained on nearby roads, creating hardships for commuters. According to a traffic police spokesperson, the protest ended at around 12:30am after negotiations between the workers and authorities. Traffic flow on the highway was later restored. The employees have been demanding the reinstatement of their jobs and restoration of utility services, which were disconnected following the layoffs. Last year in November, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah sought assistance from the Russian embassy in reviving Pakistan Steel Mills, proposing the installation of a new plant to strengthen the economy and boost employment. The request was made during a meeting with Russian Ambassador Albert P. Khorev, who was accompanied by Russian Consul General Andrey Fedorov and other officials. Chief Minister Shah emphasised the importance of Pakistan's relationship with Russia, highlighting that a functional steel mill could stabilise the economy and resolve employment issues for mill workers.
Arab News
28-02-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Russian delegation in Pakistan to discuss ‘economic cooperation' — embassy
ISLAMABAD: A Russian delegation arrived in Pakistan today, Friday, for a day-long visit to discuss economic cooperation, the Russian embassy in Islamabad said. The visit comes days after state media reported Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert P. Khorev had announced cooperation with Islamabad this year in the energy and industrial sectors, including the modernization of a state-owned steel mill. Pakistan and Russia, once Cold War rivals, have strengthened ties in recent years through increased dialogue and trade. In 2023, Islamabad began purchasing discounted Russian crude oil banned from European markets due to Russia's war in Ukraine and also received its first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas from Moscow. 'It is a trade delegation that came to discuss economic cooperation between Russia and Pakistan,' Russian Embassy Public Relations Officer Igor Kolesenkove told Arab News. 'More details will be revealed later.' He did not respond to questions on whether Pakistan Steel Mills would be on the talks' agenda. A team of technical experts from Russia visited Pakistan in January to assess Pakistan Steel Mills, one of several state-owned firms Islamabad aims to privatize to revive loss-making entities and deliver reforms under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund bailout. During a meeting earlier this month between Ambassador Khorev and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, both countries agreed to activate a bilateral anti-terrorism dialogue and discussed enhancing cooperation in counter-terrorism and anti-narcotics efforts, with Pakistani officers invited to participate in anti-narcotics training programs in Moscow and Siberia. Last year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk visited Pakistan to discuss trade, energy, connectivity, and defense ties.
Express Tribune
13-02-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Russia, Pakistan agree to cooperate
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan, Albert P. Khorev has said that Russia and Pakistan will focus on cooperation in energy and industry, including the modernisation of the Karachi Steel Mills, agriculture, and transport, in 2025. Russia stands ready to intensify cooperation with Pakistan on the use of international transport corridors "North-South" and "Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan" the Ambassador said in a release issued here on Tuesday. Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan, Albert P. Khorev, said this in an interview with the state-owned news organisation of Russia, 'TASS News Agency'. In this context, the modernisation of the Quetta-Taftan railway line is currently being considered, and increasing maritime cargo transportation also holds promise, he said. He said that both Russia and Pakistan are committed to strengthening peace and stability in Afghanistan and countering terrorist threats emanating from its territory."We support Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts and reaffirm our focus on strengthening constructive cooperation with Pakistan and Afghanistan," he said. Russian envoy said that dialogue on a wide range of common concerns and challenges is already underway within the Moscow Format of Consultations and other multilateral fora that bring together Afghanistan's neighbours. He said that amid fundamental transformations in global politics and economy, cooperation within the SCO, one of the largest and most important regional organisations, which is now establishing itself as one of the new centres of power, is becoming increasingly relevant. "We attach great importance to cooperation with Pakistan in enhancing the SCO's economic potential, strengthening industrial cooperation, establishing independent financial institutions and payment mechanisms, expanding transport and logistics capabilities and regional inter-connectivity, as well as countering new challenges and threats," he said.
Arab News
12-02-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Russia to collaborate with Pakistan on modernization of steel mill — state media
ISLAMABAD: Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert P. Khorev has announced cooperation with Islamabad this year in the energy and industrial sectors, including the modernization of a state-owned steel mill, Pakistani state media reported on Wednesday. A team of technical experts from Russia was in Pakistan last month to assess Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), one of several firms Pakistan wants to sell to revive loss-making entities as it strives to deliver reforms under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund bailout. Islamabad has for years been pumping billions of dollars into cash-bleeding state enterprises to keep them afloat, including one of the largest loss-making enterprises, Pakistan International Airline, and PSM, once the producer of almost half the country's steel needs but which has been in decline since 2008 due to corruption, mismanagement, and a lack of investment. As of August 2024, the accumulated losses of the mills stood at over $800 million. PSM has not produced steel at its 19,000-acre facility since June 2015. 'Ambassador Khorev has said that Russia and Pakistan will focus on cooperation in energy and industry including the modernization of the Steel Mills, agriculture and transport in 2025,' state news agency, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), said. Pakistan and Russia, once Cold War rivals, have strengthened their relationship in recent years through increased dialogue and trade, including in 2023 when Pakistan began purchasing discounted Russian crude oil that had been banned from European markets due to Russia's war on Ukraine. Islamabad also received its first shipment of liquified petroleum gas from Russia that year. It is targeting 100,000 bpd of imports from Russia, compared with the total 154,000 bpd of crude it imported in 2022, in the hopes that will lower its import bill, address a foreign exchange crisis and keep a lid on inflation. However, the benefits are being offset by increased shipping costs and lower quality refined products compared with the fuels produced with crude from Pakistan's main suppliers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Energy imports make up the majority of the South Asian country's external payments. 'Russia stands ready to intensify cooperation with Pakistan on the use of international transport corridors,' APP quoted the Russian ambassador as saying. These include the Pakistan Stream gas project, also known as the North-South gas pipeline, which is to be built in collaboration with Russian companies. The 1,100 km (683 mile)-long pipeline will deliver imported LNG from Karachi on the Arabian Sea coast to power plants in the northeastern province of Punjab. Another corridor is the Trans-Afghan Multimodal Transport Corridor, which will run from northeastern Kazakhstan via Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and onward by sea to the port of Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates. The statement also quoted Khorev as saying Russia was considering being involved in the modernization of the Quetta-Taftan railway line, one of the main railway lines in Pakistan. and increasing maritime cargo transportation.
