By Waqar Wadho Published in Dawn on April, 20, 2026 PAKISTAN’S unemployment rate has hovered around six to seven per cent for nearly three decades. Policymakers cite it, donors reproduce it, and policy conversations move on (at least until the next Labour Force Survey). A persistently modest unemployment rate, by any standard reading, signals a healthy labour […]
By Waqar Wadho Published in Dawn on April, 20, 2026 PAKISTAN’S unemployment rate has hovered around six to seven per cent for nearly three decades. Policymakers cite it, donors reproduce it, and policy conversations move on (at least until the next Labour Force Survey). A persistently modest unemployment rate, by any standard reading, signals a healthy labour[…]
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AprBy Shahid Iqbal Published in Dawn on April, 09, 2026 KARACHI: Despite turbulence stemming from the ongoing Middle East conflict, the country received 17 per cent higher remittances in March compared to February, the State Bank of Pakistan announced on Wednesday. The $3.8bn inflow was the highest so far this fiscal year, but it was 5pc lower[…]