08

Oct

Pakistan’s growth expected to ease to 3.4pc: WB

By Khaleeq Kiani Published in DAWN on October 08, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Highlighting certain downside risks, the World Bank on Thursday said Pakistan’s economic growth rate slightly came down to 3.4 per cent during the current fiscal year against 3.9pc of last fiscal year. However, it pointed out, the growth rate can hit the 4pc mark in the […]

07

Oct

The meteoric rise of Bangladesh

By Pathik Hasan Published in The Express Tribune, October 05, 2021 Bangladesh the former Pakistani province of East Pakistan is just completing 50 years of existence as an independent country of south East Asia. Born after a bloody civil war and then a full-fledged war between India and Pakistan it inherited a shattered economy and a completely[…]

04

Oct

FAILING PAKISTAN’S WORKERS

By: Justice Maqbool Baqar Published in Dawn, October 03, 2021Why Pakistan continues to fail its workers despite a gamut of laws meant to protect them…On September 10, Supreme Court Justice Maqbool Baqar delivered a keynote address at the Rasheed Rizvi Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (RCCHR) about the state of labour laws and workers’ rights in[…]