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Pakistani mango producers to boost exports to major markets including the U.S.
Pakistan is all set to start this season’s mango exports from May 20, eyeing a target of 100,000 metric tons this year, despite climate-change induced poor harvest. All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association (PFVA), says...May 17, 2019 1997 0 -
Trump denies Iran war plan; to send ‘hell of a lot’ more than 120,000 troops if required
President Donald Trump Tuesday denied his administration is planning to send 120,000 troops to counter Iran. He denied a New York Times report that the White House had a plan to send 120,000 troops to counter...May 15, 2019 802 1 -
Imran Khan faces questions after conditions-loaded IMF deal
The Imran Khan Government feels the heat of a conditions-loaded IMF bailout deal as stocks plunged a day after the country concluded a $6 billion arrangement with the lending institution. Despite the fact that Prime...May 13, 2019 1370 1 -
Eminent Pakistani-American doctor Shamshad Haroon passes away
Dr. Shamshad Haroon, an eminent child psychiatrist who practiced in Arkansas, has passed away after a brave fight against cancer. She was a leading expert in the field of teen and child psychiatry and a recipient...May 13, 2019 2748 1 -
IMF to support Pakistan with $6 billion package over three years
Following extensive deliberations, the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan have agreed on a 39-month Extended Fund Arrangement (EFF) under which the Fund will loan Pakistan $6 billion. The bailout package is subject to IMF management approval....May 12, 2019 865 0 -
Pakistan-India trade drops amid ongoing tensions
The world headlines may just be waning of repercussions of the U.S.-China trade wars but South Asia is already feeling the heat of self-inflicted losses from a trade spiral down between Pakistan and India. As nuclear powers...May 10, 2019 736 1 -
U.S-China trade tensions risk wide-ranging implications
President Trump has made it clear – imports from China will not be a business as usual if a trade deal is not reached. Trump, who will hold talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Hi this...May 8, 2019 701 0 -
Attack targeting Elite Force kills 8 outside Data Darbar shrine in Lahore
At least eight people, including five Elite Force personnel, were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police vehicle parked outside a historic shrine in Lahore. Another 21 people were injured in the...May 8, 2019 887 0 -
One million species face extinction – New UN Study
Findings of a new globally sourced report have put the world on a sharp notice. The future of the planet seems so different now that one million species could be gone within a few decades if...May 7, 2019 1229 0 -
Pandak Farms launch first ever project to grow Papaya in northern Pakistan
Just 53 kilometers away from Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, a traveler to district Attock, has a pleasant surprise to see – a farm with Papaya, the exotic fruit never previously cultivated in this part of the country....May 1, 2019 2035 0