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Dec

Economic growth

By Rashid Amjad Published in Dawn on December 03, 2024 THERE are indeed signs that the economy is stabilising. The PSX share index has, for the first time, crossed 100,000 points. The rupee-dollar exchange rate has rema­ined stable over the entire year despite speculation to the contrary. The inflation rate has come tumbling down to around six […]

21

Nov

Is the economy improving?

By Khurram Husain Published in Dawn on November 21, 2024 IT has now become a routine question. Every TV anchor and people I meet in any gathering all want to know: is it true that the economy is ‘improving’? The short, and best, answer here is ‘yes and no’. Yes, because the deficits that plagued it have[…]

16

Nov

Nearly 40% Pakistanis want to leave country

By Kashif Hussain Published in The Express Tribune on November 15, 2024 KARACHI: Pakistan climbed to the fifth place in an infamous list of countries, which accounted for the most illegal immigrants in Europe, according to a report released by the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) on Thursday. The reports pointed to some chilling data, saying[…]