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Pakistan, Iran sign agreement to declare twin provinces QUETTA, Pakistan, Tuesday (AFP) Pakistan and Iran have declared two of their border regions as twin provinces, in a move to boost trade and curb drug smuggling, officials said. The governor of Pakistan's southwest Baluchistan province Owais Ghani and his counterpart from Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan, Hussain Amini, signed an agreement here declaring the two regions as twin provinces. "We will not allow the criminal elements to use Iranian land for any activity against Pakistan and expect the same from it," Amini told a joint press conference after signing the agreement. "Joint measures are needed on the parts of both countries for fighting drug trafficking", he said. "The declaration of two Baluchistans as twin cities will further improve the trade, economic and cultural ties between the two countries", Ghani said. |
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