Pakistan faces hurdles on path to India-style tech takeoff

IT pros cite talent retention, internet shutdowns and payment limitations

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Pakistan's caretaker government is pushing a plan to turn the IT sector into a bigger source of revenue. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)

MIFRAH HAQ, Contributing writer

KARACHI -- Pakistan is pushing an ambitious plan to transform its fledgling IT sector into a core export industry, hoping to save its economy from default and replicate the rise of archrival India.

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