Ravaged agri lands

Published in The Express Tribune on August 27, 2022 As expected, the reverberations of climate change are now directly impacting water and agriculture in Pakistan. The country’s climate change division has asserted that 152 extreme climactic events have occurred in the last two decades as a significant shift in the intensity and frequency of weather patterns were […]

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Rising from recession

By Reza Baqir Published in DAWN on August 28, 2022 AN economic recession is generally bad news. However, the anticipated recession in the United States may do more good — rather than bad — to emerging markets such as ours that are heavily dependent on commodity imports and external financing. Markets have become increasingly concerned in recent[…]

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Freelancers earn $400 million in FY22

By Usman Hanif Published in The Express Tribune on August 24, 2022 KARACHI:  Pakistani freelancers attracted export remittances of nearly $400 million in fiscal year 2022. Experts have suggested educating the youth about this sector to accelerate growth in the tech-enabled gig market. The self-employed persons attracted export remittances of nearly $400 million in financial year 2021-22[…]