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.
By SHAMSUL ISLAM KHAN Published in The Express Tribune on September 21, 2026 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is receiving more dollars from overseas Pakistanis while earning less at home, slowing momentum from its own productive economy. This is the paradox confronting policymakers: remittances are rising strongly, but exports are struggling to maintain their pace, trade deficit is widening, foreign […]
The Government of Pakistan launched the National Emigration and Welfare Policy 2026 on 23 July 2026, establishing a comprehensive framework for managing labour migration and strengthening the protection and welfare of Pakistani migrants and their families. The policy focuses on promoting safe, orderly and regular migration, improving migrants’ skills in line with changing international labour-market demands, strengthening[…]
