Women’s desks set up for municipal services
Published in The Express Tribune on July 06, 2025 VEHARI: To ensure the inclusion of women in municipal services and provide a dedicated platform for registering and resolving their complaints, ‘Women Facilitation Desks’ have been established in 44 municipal institutions across Punjab, including Vehari. The initiative has been launched under […]
Innovation, growth action plan launched in agri sector
Published in The News on May 18, 2025 LAHORE : On the directions of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, a consultative meeting was held here at Pasco Head office under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain to finalise the “National Innovation and[…]
The Poverty Illusion: When Numbers Distort Reality
By Nasir Iqbal Published in pide.org.pk Publication Year : 2025 Last week, sensational headlines rattled Pakistan’s development discourse: poverty has surged, nearly half the population is now classified as poor, and extreme poverty has tripled. According to the World Bank’s revised estimates, poverty under the $4.20 per day line has[…]
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[…]