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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Family Allegedly Kept In...
Quetta: The 50-year-old woman, Granaz, who had accused Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Provincial Minister Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran of...
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‘Tortured Into False Confession’:...
Mahal Baloch, a 28-year-old Baloch woman and the mother of two, was arrested on February 17 by officials from...
Editor's Picks
Democratizing Pakistan: It’s Not...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?". Read more about the...
News
Lahore, Islamabad Bar Associations...
In separate letters, Lahore and Islamabad Bar Associations have called on the authorities to prevent members of the Ahmadi...
Human Rights
Seven Shia Teachers Shot...
Seven Shia teachers were shot dead by unknown attackers at a school in the Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP),...
News
Political Activists Question Non-Availability...
Political and social activists have questioned the lack of access to the internet in many regions of Waziristan "under...
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Features
A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite With Her Missing Son
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the...
Opinion
Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but...
Opinion
Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution Is Undemocratic
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's...
News
Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End To Violence in Region
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few...