Saudi Arabia approves granting citizenship to global experts under Vision 2030

Published in Dawn on July 05, 2024 Saudi Arabia has approved granting Saudi citizenship to scientists, doctors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and other individuals with rare skills, experience, and specializations. According to a royal decree, the kingdom has offered citizenship to talented individuals in medical, scientific, cultural, sports, and technical fields to achieve its goals. The initiative is part […]

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SMOKERS’ CORNER: FAITH AND THE ECONOMY

By Nadeem F. Paracha Published in Dawn on June 30, 2024 Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister of Singapore and the architect of the tiny country’s giant economy, first visited Pakistan in 1988. According to the celebrated columnist Ardeshir Cowasjee, when Yew was leaving, a Pakistani journalist asked him if he had any advice to offer[…]

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Accounting for change

By Khurram Husain Published in Dawn on June 21, 2024 THE resistance to change in Pakistan is an old problem but it wears a new face every few years. These days the resistance to change is wearing the face of an accounting problem. In other words, everything from our debt management to reforms in the power sector[…]