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DecREMITTING LIVES AND DEATHS
The tireless efforts of Pakistanis in the international labour force have made the country one of the top recipients of remitted money. But some of Pakistan’s most vulnerable migrant workers in the Gulf are routinely exploited, with many ending up in overcrowded prisons with little consular support. Around 7,000 Pakistanis […]
FDI rises 12pc to $798m in July-November
Published in DAWN on December 18, 2021 KARACHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) plunged by 39 per cent month-on-month to $135.6 million in November. However, the inflows grew by 12pc year-on-year to $798m in the first five months of the current fiscal year. The provisional data released by the State Bank[…]
Alarm over rupee devaluation in Dubai
By Shahid Iqbal Published in DAWN on December 19, 2021 KARACHI: Hawala operators in Dubai are selling the dollar for Rs187-89 (at a premium of three to four per cent compared to rates in Pakistan), resulting in a decline in the official remittances from Pakistanis working in the United[…]
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DecChild marriages
By Zubeida Mustafa Published in DAWN on December 17, 2021 OUR society seems to have been obsessed for long with the idea of matrimony. Mercifully, the growing trend towards female education has to an extent weakened this obsession — but not in communities still deprived of the benefits of education[…]
