Ahmed Pirzada
The writer is Chairperson of Economic Advisory Group, Pakistan; Senior Lecturer in Economics,
University of Bristol; and, Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK.
Opinion
Labour Productivity In Pakistan: Why Are We Falling Behind?
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. The scale of the economic challenge we as a nation face is best summarised by Figure 1. While labour productivity in Pakistan only increased by...
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صحافی اسلم بلوچ، توہین...
گذشتہ ماہ مارچ کی بیس تاریخ کو پولیس کی بھاری نفری ڈی ایس پی، ویمن پولیس انسپیکٹر مومل لغاری...
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Justice Delayed: 91-Year-Old Widow...
A 91-year-old widow, Tahira Sultana, from Lahore has been fighting for her inheritance rights for over 50 years, but...
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‘Imran Khan, Police Mocking...
Lawyers have said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has made a mockery of the judicial system by...
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Documentary On Forced Conversion...
Pakistan’s Central Board of Film Censors in Islamabad (CBFC) has barred a short documentary based on child marriage and...
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Islamabad Bar Association Faces...
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‘Barbarian Act’: Sindh Rangers...
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