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JulFrom food surplus to famine?
By Zeba Sathar Published in DAWN on July 08, 2021 ON July 1, Prime Minister Imran Khan absented himself from a high-level national security briefing to address an even more crucial threat facing Pakistan — food insecurity. On some level, it was heartening to see the prime minister focusing on […]
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JulRemittances soar to all-time high in FY21
By Salman Siddiqui Published in DAWN on July 13, 2021 KARACHI: The amount sent home by overseas Pakistanis in fiscal year 2020-21 registered the fastest growth in past 18 years and rose to an all-time high of $29.4 billion while playing a leading role in boosting country’s foreign currency reserves[…]
07
JulThe new kingdom
By Rafia Zakaria Published in DAWN on July 07, 2021 ABOUT a decade ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia faced some difficult truths. Fossil fuels, experts must have told them, were increasingly a losing bet. The dark liquid that they extracted from the earth would not bring in the millions[…]
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JulRemittance loyalty programme on the cards
Published in DAWN on July 03, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government will soon launch a `National Remittance Loyalty Programme’ for overseas Pakistanis to provide them incentives for their contributions to the country’s development. While presiding over a meeting on remittances on Friday, the prime minister[…]
