Why Pakistani companies ought to disclose data on women in the corporate workforce
By Usman Hayat Published in DAWN on December 23, 2021 Twenty years ago, Ayesha secured a job as a management trainee in the finance department of a company after completing her MBA. A lot has happened in Ayesha’s life since then: she got married, had children, was promoted, lost her […]
AQI and population growth
By Memoona Qazi Published in DAWN on December 23, 2021 The recent rise in Lahore’s smog levels were anything but unprecedented; the city is perhaps the most polluted in the world as it ranks above 100 on the Air Quality Index. With the onset of the winter season, the city[…]
Women and work
By Dure Sameen Akhund Published in DAWN on December 22, 2021 PAKISTAN is facing one of its worst economic crises, with inflation hovering around 10-10.5 per cent for FY2022, resulting in massive hikes in food, energy and consumer prices. The upward moving trend of commodity prices coupled with a relatively[…]
Revised strategic trade policy framework projects $57bn exports by FY25
By Mubarak Zeb Khan Published in DAWN on December 22, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Tuesday approved the revised Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2020-25 with a string of policy measures to promote annual export target to $57 billion by end of 2024-25. This is the fourth strategic framework[…]