Drowning in despair: Racist laws, anti-migration policies to blame for deaths of thousands of refugees
Published in Dawn on June 19, 2023 “No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land” — Warsan Shire, Home Last week, against all odds, around 750 refugees, including 400 Pakistanis, set off on a trawler destined for Italy from Egypt in search […]
298 Pakistanis feared dead as Greece hunts for migrant shipwreck’s survivors
Published in Pakistan Today on June 17, 2023 KALAMATA: Rescuers were scouring the seas off Greece on Saturday in a massive search operation as hopes dwindled for survivors of a shipwreck that estimatedly killed 298 Pakistan nationals. The ship was carrying 310 Pakistan nationals along with other migrants when it[…]
RAAST in review
By Hasan Saeed Published in The News on June 19, 2023 Since its inception in January 2021, RAAST, the national digital payment system launched by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been a game-changer for financial inclusion in the country. It offers a fast, secure and cost-effective way to[…]
Greece shipwreck: Heart-wrenching tales of Pakistanis seeking a better life
Published in The Express Tribune on June 16, 2023 “My nephew, Shahbaz Mahmood, worked as a barber in Saudi Arabia, where he earned good money. However, he then made plans to go to Europe and finalised the arrangements while still in Saudi Arabia.” This was stated by Khushal Khan, a[…]








