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By Aafreen Qayum Khan Introduction Pakistan, a developing country in South Asia, has been undergoing accelerated economic change. Like other countries in the region, governments are trying hard to create jobs for their increasing population and sustainability purposes. Nevertheless, women are being barred from economic sector participation as gender discrimination continues to persist, with women dominantly partaking […]

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[…]

By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on May 19, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Fueled by imports and consumption, Pakistan’s economic growth rate accelerated to 6% during the last year of Imran Khan’s government  – the highest pace in four years – helping to increase the size of the nation’s economy to $383 billion besides jacking up per-capita[…]