By Mahira Sarfraz Published in Dawn on April 14, 2025 State Bank Governor Jameel Ahmad on Monday said that remittances were at a record $4.1 billion during the month of March. Remittances from overseas Pakistani workers had soared by nearly 40 per cent year-on-year in February 2025, reaching $3.12bn. Compared to January 2025, remittance inflows increased by […]
Published in Dawn on March 26, 2025 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday commended his team for unlocking the new $1.3 billion arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with a successful first review of the ongoing 37-month bailout programme. The announcement from the global money lender came early Wednesday morning, saying that it had reached[…]
Published in Dawn on March 22, 2025 “WHEN the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” These words by Benjamin Franklin ring especially true for Pakistan today, as the country inches closer to a full-blown water emergency. Marked each year on March 22, World Water Day should serve to remind the country’s rulers that the[…]