Remittances rise 10pc to $13bn in five months

By Shahid Iqbal Published in Dawn, December 14, 2021 KARACHI: Remi­ttances sent by overseas Pakistani workers fell 6.6 per cent on a month-on-month basis in November but grew by almost 10pc in the first five months of the current fiscal year. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data issued on Monday showed that the inflow of remittances […]

Book on ‘COVID-19 Crisis & Asian Migration’

Published in The News on December 09, 2021 LAHORE: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain has said that the economic and political disparities surfaced between home and host countries as a result of the pandemic. He emphasised that an important aspect which surfaced as a result of the pandemic was[…]

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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign deals on workers’ recruitment, skills

  By Kashif Abbasi Published in Dawn on December 06, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed two agreements related to workers’ recruitment and skills verification of Pakistani workforce being employed in the kingdom, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Sunday. It said the signing ceremony of the agreements took place during the[…]