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SepBy BILAL GHAURI Published in The Express Tribune on September 05, 2022 LAHORE: Spurred by the twin crises of rising inflation and unemployment, a large number of Pakistanis are crossing borders through illegal channels, often falling prey to a thriving racket of smugglers exploiting their poverty. For many people fleeing poverty, getting across the borders requires them […]
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AugBy Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on August 17, 2022 KARACHI: The flow of remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis slowed down to a five-month low at $2.52 billion in the first month (July) of current fiscal year mainly due to lesser number of working days in the month. “Otherwise, no big change has taken[…]
Call for Papers Conference on Social Remittances and Social Change: Links between Home and Host Communities February 21-22, 2023 The Center for International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD) at the Lahore School of Economics invites local, regional, and international scholars to submit proposals for inclusion in the conference, to be held in Lahore, Pakistan. Papers may analyze[…]
