Seventy-five years of Pakistan’s economy

By Ishrat Husain Published in The News on August 19, 2022 A large majority of Pakistan’s population was born after the country got its independence. The median age today is 23 years and the youth have only experienced economic difficulties and hardships in their lifetime. They are hardly aware of the glory days of Pakistan. Despite the […]

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Our living standards

By Riaz Riazuddin Published in DAWN on August 18, 2022 UNDER what conditions do we live in our country? A detailed profile of our households is provided by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics in its Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2019-20 (PSLM). A home is more than just a shelter. A stark feature of our[…]

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Remittances dip to 5-month low

By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on August 17, 2022 KARACHI: The flow of remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis slowed down to a five-month low at $2.52 billion in the first month (July) of current fiscal year mainly due to lesser number of working days in the month. “Otherwise, no big change has taken[…]