ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (APP) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that Pakistan needed to increase its IT exports to $25 billion and IT investment to $20 billion within two to three years, adding that the government had already put in place a structure to enable one-window operations to helpRead More →

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) authorized a Rs42.5 billion funding for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to conduct general elections on Thursday. The ECC meeting, which authorized the award, was presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. The federal cabinet will provide final permission to the election funding. TheRead More →

NEW DELHI (Reuters)- Obama’s remarks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration should defend the rights of minority Muslims have been mocked by India’s finance minister, who has accused Obama of being inconsistent. Obama told CNN last week that Modi should bring up the topic of “protection of the Muslim minorityRead More →

PESHAWAR – Intikhab Khan Chamkani, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chapter, joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) on Monday alongside close friends. In the meanwhile, President Kamran Awan, Riaz Khan Chamkani, and Noorullah Shazli all joined the PML-Q. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, the leaderRead More →

ISLAMABAD : On Monday, Abdul Aleem Khan, the leader of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), and Sadiq Sanjrani, the acting president, discussed the political climate in Pakistan. Aleem made Sanjrani a visit at her home and offered his condolences for the passing of the acting president’s aunt. Sanjrani has already givenRead More →

Australia (Reuters) – According to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, the Australian government would provide Ukraine a fresh A$110 million ($73.5 million) package that includes 70 military vehicles to help the country stave off an invasion by Russia. With the new promises, Australia has contributed a total of A$790Read More →

LAHORE – President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, was once again detained by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in connection with a money laundering investigation. The former Punjab chief minister was taken into custody from Camp Jail in Lahore by a team from the agency. He is beingRead More →

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – In the absence of President Dr. Arif Alvi, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has taken on the role as acting president. Prior to this, President Alvi and his family had been to Saudi Arabia to undertake the Hajj. The Senate chairman in Quetta has taken over asRead More →