Pakistan has proposed that the World Trade Organization (WTO) establish a multilateral framework on investment facilitation. Seventy other countries have supported the initiative, which will be considered at the next WTO ministerial conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2020. In preparation, a high-level forum was held in Astana on 28 September 2018. Pakistan’s participant at the forum was our Graduate Institute’s Visiting Professor, Khalil Hamdani.
As part of its Seminar Series, the Graduate Institute of Development Studies hosted a talk on artificial intelligence (AI) by technologist Tariq Khan on December 17, 2025. The seminar, titled “AI in Practice: Opportunities, Real-World Applications, and the Road Ahead”, provided participants with a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence, followed by a discussion on its practical applications […]
Published in Dawn on December 21, 2025 LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday stressed the need to fully utilise modern technology to upgrade the country’s immigration system while chairing a review meeting on the eradication of human trafficking and measures against illegal travel abroad. Referring to recent reports and complaints regarding the offloading of passengers travelling[…]
