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By Aisha Khan Published in Dawn on March 26, 2023 IN its original formulation, diaspora referred to the dispersal of the Jewish people following the destruction of the First Temple. In the mid-19th century it was adopted by the Moravian Church to describe its congregation, and in the 20th century it was extended to a limited number […]

By Nadeem Farooq Paracha Published in The Friday Times on March 21, 2023 Some 13 years ago, when I was heading the media department of a British organisation, I got the chance to observe how most British expats in Pakistan voted in the 2010 UK parliamentary elections. Nine out of the 12 expats who agreed to reveal[…]

Published in The News on March 10, 2023 Pakistani workers’ remittances — the money sent home by expatriates — fell 9.5% to $2 billion in February, year-on-year, as economic uncertainties and exchange rate fluctuations prompted people to use illegitimate channels for transactions. The remittances stood at $2.2 billion in the same month of the previous year, according[…]