Minimum wage is no puzzler
By Dr Pervez Tahir Published in The Express Tribune on December 17, 2021 Employers have gone to the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the Sindh High Court judgement endorsing the provincial government’s decision to fix minimum wage at Rs25,000 per month. The legal argument is that due procedure has not […]
SIR — Save, implement and review
By Ishrat Husain Published in The News on April 15, 2022 The new coalition government has assumed power at a time of deep external and internal economic difficulties in the midst of a highly-polarized polity and society. The immediate temptation would be to distance itself from what the previous government[…]
Research Fellows and Graduates of GIDS to participate in the 7th European Research Conference on Microfinance
Research fellows and graduates of GIDS will be participating in the 7th European Research Conference on Microfinance to be held at Yunus Center for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK from the 20th till 22nd June, 2022. Details of the participants are given below: Five paper presentations by: Ms. Almazia Shahzad, Research Fellow, GIDS Paper titled “The Need to[…]
Research Fellows and Graduates of GIDS to participate in the Development Studies Association Annual Conference
Members of GIDS research team including the research fellows and research associates, as well as students (former and currently enrolled) will be participating in the annual conference of the Development Studies Association (DSA) titled “Just Sustainable Futures in an Urbanising and Mobile World”. It is being organized and hosted by UCL, UK and will be[…]







