Centre on Migration, Remittances, and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Lahore School of Economics
Lahore, Pakistan
Invites you to a
Webinar on
Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants, Migration Flows and Remittances: Focus on South and South East Asia
Day 1, Tuesday, 27th October 2020: 1:00-4:30 PM
Day 2, Wednesday, 28th October 2020: 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
(Pakistan Standard Time)
Click here for the programme of the event
Click here for the profile of the speakers and discussants of the event
By Usman Hanif Published in The Express Tribune on November 08, 2025 KARACHI: Overseas Pakistanis sent home $3.42 billion in October 2025, marking an 11.9% year-on-year increase, offering some relief to Pakistan’s fragile external account at a time when the trade deficit has ballooned to $12.6 billion, driven by a surge in imports. This rise reflects continued […]
By Amin Ahmed Published in Dawn on November 05, 2025 ISLAMABAD: An analysis of a World Bank policy research working paper reveals that Pakistan’s true level of urbanisation is close to 88 per cent, based on satellite imagery and the Degree of Urbanisation methodology. According to the working paper titled “When Does a Village Become a Town?:[…]
