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AugPakistan’s total debt jumps to Rs60 trillion
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on August 16, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities skyrocketed to Rs59.7 trillion as the nation added Rs12 trillion, or one-fourth of its total debt incurred in the past 74 years, in the diamond jubilee year, thanks to the imprudent fiscal […]
Mapping the conditions of women and children in Pakistan
By Mahnaz Rahman Published in The News on August 14, 2022 In 2020, the UN Secretary-General Ant—nio Guterres’ delivered remarks on “Women and Power” at The New School in New York: “The women’s rights movement came of age in the twentieth century. Women Heads of State dispelled any doubts about[…]
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AugThe gender gap
By Rafia Zakaria Published in DAWN on July 20, 2022 THE World Economic Forum recently released the Global Gender Gap Report, 2022. The report quantifies how big the gender gap is in areas including educational attainment, economic participation, health and political empowerment. The news is predictably awful. Pakistan is placed[…]
IMF money may arrive in Pakistan’s account by August-end
By Khaleeq Kiani Published in DAWN on August 13, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has convened a meeting of its executive board on August 29 to approve a bailout package for Pakistan, including disbursement of about $1.18bn, before the close of current month. The move follows the completion[…]
