Remittance loyalty programme on the cards
Published in DAWN on July 03, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government will soon launch a `National Remittance Loyalty Programme’ for overseas Pakistanis to provide them incentives for their contributions to the country’s development. While presiding over a meeting on remittances on Friday, the prime minister […]
UAE Cabinet approves national agenda for non-oil export development
Published in arynews.tv on June 28, 2021 The UAE cabinet has adopted an agenda to develop its non-oil export development sector as the country aims to increase its exports by 50 percent. Chaired by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid[…]
Will the budget deliver?
By Rashid Amjad Published in DAWN on June 25, 2021 THE good news — though dampened by continuing high inflation — is that the economy is showing distinct signs of moving out of the deep downturn caused by the Covid-19 crisis, and is generating growth momentum and rising business confidence.[…]
Pakistan’s US diaspora: a picture from Houston
By Shahid Javed Burki Published in The Express Tribune on June 21, 2021 I am writing this column after concluding a short visit to Houston, reportedly the fourth largest city in the United States, after New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Because of fairly large-scale immigration into the city, Houston[…]









