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Jun

Dashed hopes

By Rashid Amjad Published in Dawn on June 15, 2025 WITH the real economy in a deep slump and macroeconomic indicators stable, how should we describe the current state of the economy and the direction in which we are heading? According to the just released Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25, whatever spin you may want to give it, […]

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Jun

PAKISTANI STUDENTS AND THE ‘AMERICAN DREAM’

By Anmol Irfan Published in Dawn on June 06, 2025 Shayan* and his wife Aliya* spent the last couple of months preparing their travel plans, which included a potential Haj trip after a visit back home to their families in Pakistan. At least, this was the plan up until the end of March. Shayan, a PhD student[…]

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Jun

45pc of Pakistanis live below poverty line: WB

By Khaleeq Kiani Published in Dawn on June 06, 2025 ISLAMABAD: Almost forty-five per cent of Pakistan’s population lives below the poverty line, according to a World Bank report released on Thursday. The finding, based on a survey conducted in 2018-19, comes in the wake of an update of global poverty lines made by the bank, and[…]