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By Rabiya Javeri Agha Published in Dawn on October, 27, 2026 FARID left his home in Narowal in search of a better future. A local agent charged him Rs800,000, promising him a well-paid job abroad. What awaited him, however, was nothing he could have imagined. For two years, he says, he was held in a prison-like compound […]

By Riaz Riazuddin Published in Dawn on October, 21, 2026 DOES any such initiative exist in our country, or is it a figment of my imagination? For sure, there is an initiative for remittances — but not for exports. One wonders about the presence of one and the strange absence of the other. Exports are stagnating, and[…]

By Iftikhar A. KhanSyed Irfan Raza Published in Dawn on October, 13, 2026 ISLAMABAD: European Union Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday to discuss strengthening Pakistan-EU cooperation in migration and mobility, one of the eight pillars of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan 2019. Welcoming Commissioner Brunner on[…]