Economic turnaround moment?
By Najy Benhassine | Martin Raiser Published in DAWN on January 03, 2024 AFTER a commendable long period of uninterrupted decline in poverty rates, Pakistan’s economy is now facing one of its worst crises. Poor policy choices, combined with a series of shocks — Covid 19, the 2022 catastrophic floods […]
The Economy 2024 by Dr. Rashid Amjad
By Dr Rashid Amjad Published in DAWN on January 01, 2024
Why leave Pakistan?
By Nasra M Shah Published in The News on December 24, 2023 A general impression these days is that any Pakistani who can find the means to leave the country is keen to do so owing to the increasing cost of living, personal insecurity and deteriorating quality of life. A[…]
Gender and population
By Nida Kirmani Published in DAWN on December 23, 2023 ACCORDING to Pakistan’s 2023 census, our country’s population has officially surpassed the 240 million mark — an increase of 33.8m people since the previous census in 2017. The growth rate jumped from 2.4 per cent in 2017 to 2.55pc in[…]







