Pakistan can fetch $8.4 bln from gaming industry: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday said that Pakistan can easily fetch $ 8.4 billion, a fair share from gaming and animation industries as the industry alone would surpassed $ 300 billion target by the end of year 2021. Speaking at signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with […]

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IT ministry set $3.2 bln export target for FY: Senate body told

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication was informed on Thursday that the ministry has set a $3.2 billion IT export target for the current financial year. The secretary of IT while briefing the committee said that Pakistan has achieved a milestone by exceeding the target of $ 2 billion IT sector exports […]

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Pak- UK reiterated to enhance economic, trade cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday reiterated the commitment of continuous engagement to further enhance economic cooperation, bilateral trade and investment. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood along with senior officers from the Ministry of Commerce held a virtual meeting with United Kingdom’s, Deputy High Commissioner in […]

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OGDCL makes first-ever oil, gas discovery at Kawargarh Formation in KP

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Thursday announced of making first-ever discovery of gas and condensate reservoirs at Wali Block (Kawargarh Formation) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. “The well has tested 11.8 MMSCFD [Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day] of gas and 945 BPD [Barrels per Day] of condensate with wellhead flowing […]

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PTI clinches highest seats in AJK elections: Shahbaz Gill

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Thursday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) secured highest seats in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections. Reacting to the statement of Bilawal Bhutto, he said the PTI seats stood at 26 after winning LA-16 Bagh constituency. The people of AJK also […]

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Pakistan High Commission in Canada hold E-Katchehry for Diaspora

ISLAMABAD: The High Commission for Pakistan in Ottawa along with Consul Generals of Pakistan in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver held an E-Katchehry with the members of Pakistani community in Canada on Thursday. During an extensive hour-long session, the community members attending the online public forum raised a host of issues related to bilateral commerce and […]

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Teachers regularization case: IHC serves notices to respondents

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday served notices to respondents in a case regarding regularization of contract and daily wages employees of the federal government educational institutions. A division bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani and Justice Baber Sattar heard the case. During the course of proceedings, the bench asked the petitioner’s lawyer whether the […]

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PTI not believe in hereditary politics: Zartaj

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir Thursday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government did not believe in the hereditary politics as it brought revolutionary change in the country. Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz had entered into politics through hereditary […]

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