Securing Pakistan’s water

By Sherry Rehman Published in The News on August 26, 2023 Every summer, Pakistan braces for flooding as the monsoon season and growing summer heatwaves cascade to trigger a series of flood emergencies all over the country. This year too, thousands of people and livestock went into crisis and evacuation as the River Sutlej rose to high […]

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ILO conventions

By Parvez Rahim Published in Dawn on August 26, 2023 THE European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) is a special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance that supports vulnerable developing countries. Pakistan has GSP+ status since January 2014 and can benefit from preferential access to the European market. In compliance with GSP regulations,[…]

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‘Pak debt is relatively small as compared to the size of economy’

By Hassan Abbas Published in Business Recorder on August 24, 2023 LAHORE: Rector Lahore School of Economics (LSE) Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry on Wednesday said Pakistan’s debt is “$85 billion”, which is small compared to the size of Pakistan’s trillion dollar economy (in Purchasing Power Parity terms). He was addressing the Centre for Research in Economics and[…]