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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…

BEIJING (APP): Deputy Chairman Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi called upon the SCO states to intensify further cooperation to achieve the objectives of poverty alleviation and sustainable development. In his keynote speech at the Shanghai…

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Wednesday that the price of petrol was being cut by Rs8 and diesel by Rs5 per litre for the next fortnight. The new prices of petrol and high-speed diesel are Rs262 and Rs253 per litre,…

Sudanese army forces blasted paramilitary bases with artillery in Khartoum on Wednesday after pulling out of US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks, accusing their paramilitary foes of failing to honour their commitments. Mediators have…

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha on Wednesday criticized a recent statement of International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief Nathan Porter and termed it an interference in Pakistan's domestic…

BEIJING: China has resumed importing aquatic products from 20 overseas companies starting on May 26, China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) said in a statement. “The companies are based in several countries, including Pakistan,…

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed authorized dealers to purchase dollars from the interbank market to settle cross-border transactions using International Payment Schemes (IPS). In a notification issued Wednesday, the…

ISLAMABAD (APP): At least 68 tribal people have so far been killed and around 222 churches burnt in India’s Manipur state where ethnic cleansing of the tribals continues for the last one month. “To date, 68 tribal people have been…

LAHORE (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said Pakistan greatly valued its cordial and broad-based relations with Belarus. He also affirmed Pakistan’s commitment towards building mutually beneficial cooperation with…