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PU CSAS organizes seminar on Pak Iran relations
PU CSAS organizes seminar on Pak Iran relations


LAHORE: (Saturday, April 27, 2019): Punjab University Centre for South Asian Studies has organized seminar on ‘Future Directions of Pak-Iran Relations’ at its auditorium. Renowned Ambassador Iqbal Ahmad Khan was the keynote speaker while CSAS Director Prof Dr Umbreen Javaid, faculty members and MPhil/PhD scholars were present on this occasion. In his address, Iqbal Ahmad Khan said that since the inception of Pakistan in 1947, both Pakistan and Iran tried to maintain close relations with each other. He said that the global and regional security environment draw the two countries closer. He said that in future Pakistan and Iran can benefit enormously from mutual cooperation in economic, commercial and security fields. He said that the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) could offer attractive opportunities for regional cooperation to Pakistan, Iran and other eight member states of the organization.