UAE announces 10 types of new entry, residence visas
Published in The Express Tribune on April 18, 2022 In one of the biggest overhauls of the visa system, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday introduced a new entry and residence scheme offering “10 types of entry visas with simplified requirements and more benefits”. According to an official statement, […]
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[…]








