Govt to table bills paving way for $1bn IMF tranche
By Khaleeq Kiani Published in DAWN on December 26, 2021 • Set to introduce supplementary finance, SBP bills on Tuesday • Arrangements in place to get the entire package approved by cabinet • Move to ensure sixth review of $6bn EFF gets cleared on Jan 12 • Tarin says measures […]
Why Pakistani companies ought to disclose data on women in the corporate workforce
By Usman Hayat Published in DAWN on December 23, 2021 Twenty years ago, Ayesha secured a job as a management trainee in the finance department of a company after completing her MBA. A lot has happened in Ayesha’s life since then: she got married, had children, was promoted, lost her[…]
AQI and population growth
By Memoona Qazi Published in DAWN on December 23, 2021 The recent rise in Lahore’s smog levels were anything but unprecedented; the city is perhaps the most polluted in the world as it ranks above 100 on the Air Quality Index. With the onset of the winter season, the city[…]
Women and work
By Dure Sameen Akhund Published in DAWN on December 22, 2021 PAKISTAN is facing one of its worst economic crises, with inflation hovering around 10-10.5 per cent for FY2022, resulting in massive hikes in food, energy and consumer prices. The upward moving trend of commodity prices coupled with a relatively[…]







