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Aug

Pakistanis risk losing big on FIFA Cup jobs

By Ehtesham Mufti Published in The Express Tribune on August 12, 2022 KARACHI: Thousands of Pakistanis are at risk of missing out on employment opportunities at Qatar’s upcoming FIFA World Cup as long delays for medical examination and lack of facilities grind the processes to a crawl despite the issuance of visas. With just two facilities to […]

10

Aug

Untapped promise of IT sector

By Usman Hanif Published in The Express Tribune on August 09, 2022 KARACHI: Despite garnering global recognition in the field of Information Technology (IT), Pakistani talent lacks efficient access to the international market as there are very few technological and professional organisations or platforms active locally to connect foreign companies with local resources. Most engineers and IT[…]

10

Aug

Unsustainable trajectory

By Umair Javed Published in DAWN on August 08, 2022 LAST week, the monthly inflation figure for July came in at over 20 per cent. This stat provides numerical proof of something that middle- and low-income households have experienced nearly non-stop for the last four years. Wage data through a more recent round of the Labour Force[…]