ISLAMABAD, Jumada II 15, 1438, March 14, 2017, SPA -- A Pakistani government official says representatives of 23 Asian countries are meeting in Islamabad to talk about creating a regional block similar to the European Union, AP reported. The chairman of Pakistan's upper house of the parliament, Raza Rabbani, addressed the gathering on Tuesday. --SPA 11:32 LOCAL TIME 08:32 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w352817