Gender & Development in Pakistan

Gender research areas:

  1. Gender roles in economic and social relations and the impact on development
  2. The gendered impact of economic changes on labour market opportunities and inequalities in access to economic resources
  3. Patriarchy, culture and violence
  4. Analysis of policies and institutions on women’s empowerment.

Related Posts

CIMRAD, Print Media

Support from remittances

Published in Dawn on February 13, 2025 EVEN though workers’ remittances dipped, albeit negligibly, in January on a month-over-month basis, the earnings that overseas Pakistanis send home continue to help the country’s current account stay in the positive zone. That remittances are helping the current account run a surplus month after month amid a widening trade deficit […]

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Print Media

Income tax surges Rs100b in 7 months

By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on February 13, 2025 ISLAMABAD: The salaried class’s income tax payments have jumped to Rs285 billion in seven months—Rs100 billion more than the comparable period—as Minister of State for Finance Ali Pervaiz Malik hints at reducing the burden in the budget. Also, nearly Rs100 billion more in income tax[…]