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Aug

Alarm bells ringing as trade deficit hits $3.058bn in July

Published in DAWN on  August 3,  2021 ISLAMABAD: The government’s battle against bloated trade deficit is reversing as it widened 81.4 per cent in the first month of the current fiscal year (FY22), driven largely by almost double increase in imports compared to exports from the country. Merchandise trade deficit reached $3.058 billion in July this year […]

Workshop on “COVID-19 Health and Socio-Economic Crises: Consequences on Population and Migration in the Gulf”

Dr. Nasra M. Shah, Professor at Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lahore School of Economics co-organized a virtual workshop with Dr. Francoise De Bel-Air on “COVID-19 Health and Socio-economic Crises: Consequences on Population and Migration in the Gulf”. The workshop was held on July 23-24 under the Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) 2021 at Cambridge University, UK.[…]

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Jul

Country’s internet penetration stands at 54%

Published in The Express Tribune on July 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD: A new study about the digital population of Pakistan has revealed that the country’s internet penetration stood at 54 per cent during the year 2021, with almost half accessing the facility every day. “Out of 54%, about 76% of Pakistanis are connected to the internet in Karachi,[…]