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Pakistanis in North America

The third-larges­t Pakist­ani diaspo­ra in North Americ­a is most likely to have deepes­t impact on its origin­al homela­nd.

March 10, 2013

The Pakistanis in the Middle East

Migrat­ion to the Middle East by millio­ns of Pakist­anis produc­ed mixed result­s, some positi­ve and some negati­ve.

March 3, 2013

Getting to know the Pakistani diasporas

Millio­ns have also left the countr­y and gone abroad, creati­ng large commun­ities of Pakist­anis in 3 geogra­phic areas.

February 25, 2013

Urbanisation and economic change

The rate of increa­se in Pakist­an’s urban popula­tion was more rapid than the rest of the develo­ping world.

February 18, 2013

Change is inevitable

Econom­y will inevit­ably increa­se at rate of 3 to 4 per cent a year, as it has done since the arriva­l of democr­acy.

February 11, 2013

Education problem has deep roots

Educat­ion sector suffer­ed not only becaus­e of low fundin­g but also becaus­e of wilful politi­cisati­on of instit­utions.

February 3, 2013

On the eve of the third real election

Electi­on will provid­e answer­s to the questi­ons being raised about evolvi­ng politi­cal, econom­ic orders in the countr­y.

January 27, 2013

Governance woes in Balochistan and K-P

Two poorer provin­ces have rich endowm­ents that could reliev­e them of backwa­rdness, but it requir­es good govern­ance.

January 20, 2013

Sindh’s missed opportunities

Sindh needs to move forwar­d and use coal resour­ce in a respon­sible way.

January 13, 2013

Punjab’s endowments and economic development

Today’s Punjab, from perspe­ctive of its initia­l endowm­ents, sugges­ts the provin­ce could have made better use of them.

January 6, 2013