"I will convene an urgent meeting as soon as I return to Pakistan and we will take appropriate, effective steps in the light of your proposals," Sharif told Raisi without elaborating. "We have exchanged proposals to make our joint border security mechanism more coherent and robust," the Pakistani prime minister said. Sharif said that he had held a formal meeting with Raisi on the sidelines of the inauguration and the two discussed ways to strengthen border security cooperation. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif jointly inaugurate a market and power transmission line, along their shared border, May 18, 2023. … Today, both countries see the border as an opportunity and not a threat," the Iranian leader stressed, speaking through an official interpreter. "The message of this project is one of security. Raisi said the facilities would help create jobs and boost bilateral "retail trade" to help thousands of households on both sides of the remote, poverty-stricken regions. It is one of the six border markets the two counties are jointly constructing. The marketplace opened by the two countries Thursday links Iran's southeastern city of Pishin to Pakistan's southwestern city of Mand. The cash-strapped South Asian nation of about 230 million people depends on energy imports to meet domestic needs. Islamabad's foreign exchange reserves have rapidly declined as the country faces a dire economic crisis. "We are fully prepared to further deepen our relations with our neighboring country Pakistan in the energy sector," the Iranian president said. The impoverished, natural resources-rich region already imports 100 megawatts of low-cost power from Iran. The transmission line would export 100 megawatts of Iranian electricity to Pakistan's border province of Baluchistan. Raisi said the project had set the stage for Tehran and Islamabad to expand their economic and energy exchanges. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed a ceremony in a live broadcast from the Iranian side of the more than the 900-kilometer border between the two countries. The latest audience data from Iran indicates VOA Persian TV has a weekly audience of more than 21 percent, making it one of the most popular international broadcasters in the country.įor more information about this program contact Kyle King at the VOA Public Relations office in Washington at (202) 203-4959 or write to Information about all of our programs can be found at or our main news site of Iran and Pakistan jointly inaugurated a marketplace and a power transmission line along their shared border Thursday in a significant move aimed at boosting regional trade and energy cooperation. The channels can be watched for free via the Livestation website, a desktop player, a free smartphone app that presents all the channels on one interface, or through other mobile phone apps. Livestation aggregates dozens of television news programs from around the world in different languages. With Livestation, viewers will have increased access to all the VOA Persian Service shows. In addition to direct-to-home satellite, viewers of many popular VOA programs, including the satirical shows Parazit or OnTen, turn to Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites to watch the programs on demand. It makes sense for us to take advantage of new distribution opportunities,” Redisch says.Įarlier this year the Persian Service rolled out a new lineup of television programs including Inside the USA, which highlights aspects of American life and institutions. “New research from Gallup shows Internet use is growing in Iran and many people have web access in their homes. VOA Executive Editor Steve Redisch says placement of VOA’s Persian Service on the streaming site marks a step forward in the delivery of our programs to the people of Iran. The site is free and can also be accessed on smart phones as well as an iPhone app. Viewers in Iran and elsewhere can simply go to and select ‘VOA Persian’ from the list of regional channels. Iranians can now watch all of their favorite Voice of America TV shows online with Livestation, a 24 hour a day streaming platform that brings together news programs from around the world.
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