Reviewing Pakistan’s climate action

By Shafqat Kakakhel Published in The News on May 11, 2023 It is gratifying to see that the National Security Dialogue, which has emerged as an important national security forum, will address the existential threat of climate change at its third session. Led by Federal Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman, a panel of eminent Pakistani and foreign […]

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April remittances decrease 29% to $2.2 billion

Published in The News on May 10, 2023 After hitting a seven-month high in March, remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis decreased to $2.21 billion in April — down 29% year-on-year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) shared Wednesday in its monthly bulletin. Last month’s high remittances were because of Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr as well as[…]

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Economic slowdown triggers massive unemployment

By Aamir Shafaat Khan Published in Dawn on May 07, 2023 KARACHI: Millions of jobs in formal or informal sectors of the economy across the country have been lost due to a massive decline in industrial production so far this fiscal year. The ongoing restrictions on the import of raw materials, the foreign exchange crisis and rising[…]