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ISLAMABAD: US Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer participated in a stakeholder consultation on trade, climate and green shipping in Pakistan organized by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). During the discussion,…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union (EU) have agreed to continue high-level discussions and work towards concrete actions to strengthen their economic ties. The understanding to this effect was reached during a meeting between EU…

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Syed Aminul Haque on Thursday inaugurated the Pakistani pavilion at the GITEX Global Exhibition summit in Morocco. A three-member Pakistani delegation led by the minister…

RAWALPINDI: Two soldiers were martyred fighting terrorists at a post in Singwan in the  Kech district of Balochistan, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday. In a statement, it said terrorists targeted the security forces…

ISLAMABAD (APP): Chairman of Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) Altaf Hussain Wani has sought the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres’ urgent intervention to prevent the unlawful execution of Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik.…

KARACHI: The rupee rose sharply against the US dollar in the open market on Thursday, gaining Rs11.5 to reach Rs299.5. Analysts said the rise in the value of the rupee came after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) allowed banks to acquire US…

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stressed upon taking practical and permanent steps for agriculture reforms, Radio Pakistan reported. He was chairing a high level meeting on the fiscal budget 2023-24 proposals regarding the…

LAHORE: The visiting delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC), comprising Chairman Greg Barclay and Chief Executive Officer Geoff Allardice, has declared Pakistan a peaceful country for sports and expressed their satisfaction…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s IT industry has the potential to achieve $1 billion in exports to Africa within a couple of years, according to experts. Muhammad Zohaib Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), highlighted…

ISLAMABAD: In order to end controversies over the sighting of crescent, the National Assembly has passed a Bill aimed at reconstituting the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and imposing  penalties on those who make announcement regarding  sighting of…