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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Human Rights
‘Shia Teachers Were Tortured...
Friends and families of Shia teachers killed in an attack at a school in the Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...
News
PTI Leadership Distances Itself...
After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters stormed Corp Commander Lahore residence carrying party flags, to protest former prime minister Imran...
News
Top Supreme Court Judges...
Amid simmering tensions between top Supreme Court judges over Chief Justice of Pakistan Umer Ata Bandial’s discretionary powers, senior...
Election series
Do Pakistan’s Upcoming Elections...
This article is part of Dissent Today's special series on Pakistan's general elections. Follow the series here. As Pakistan prepares...
News
In Gaza, Desperate Residents...
The Gaza Strip's inhabitants are increasingly desperate as Israeli air raids continue and a ground attack appears imminent. With...
News
Pakistani Designer Maria B...
Renowned Pakistani designer Maria B has once again issued transphobic remarks, criticising scenes from a drama wherein a father...
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Human Rights
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Human Rights
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Human Rights
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Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
Extremism watch
Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...