Low-skilled workers dominate Pakistan’s migration as remittances surge: report
By Jawwad Rizvi Published in The News on May, 06, 2026 LAHORE: Nearly two-thirds of Pakistani labour migrants continue to fall into low-skilled or unskilled categories, with their combined share rising further in 2025. The findings come from the Pakistan Migration Report 2025, released by the Lahore School of Economics […]
Oil shock, falling investment threaten growth outlook
By SHAHRAM HAQ Published in The Express Tribune on April 29, 2026 LAHORE: Mounting external vulnerabilities, rising oil prices, and a prolonged decline in investment are pushing Pakistan’s economy towards slower growth and higher poverty, economists warned at the 19th Annual Conference on Management of the Pakistan Economy, hosted by[…]
Trapped in place
By Waqar Wadho Published in Dawn on April, 20, 2026 PAKISTAN’S unemployment rate has hovered around six to seven per cent for nearly three decades. Policymakers cite it, donors reproduce it, and policy conversations move on (at least until the next Labour Force Survey). A persistently modest unemployment rate, by[…]
Trapped in place
By Waqar Wadho Published in Dawn on April, 20, 2026 PAKISTAN’S unemployment rate has hovered around six to seven per cent for nearly three decades. Policymakers cite it, donors reproduce it, and policy conversations move on (at least until the next Labour Force Survey). A persistently modest unemployment rate, by[…]







