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Read More »CLC Report
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Read More »Dependence on agriculture
The agricultural sector is the only sector in Pakistan which employs the majority of the country’s labour force. According to the World Development Indicators, in 2011, the agricultural sector absorbed 45.1 percent of the country’s total labour force, which was higher than the top agricultural exporting countries of the world, …
Read More »Punjab digs deep for gender parity
LAHORE – The first ever Punjab Gender Parity Report and Punjab Gender Management Information System were launched yesterday at a ceremony attended by government officials, NGOs and women rights activists. The Punjab Commission on the Status of Women and the Urban Unit co-hosted the launch with an objective to unveil …
Read More »Gender wage-gap to be reduced to 10pc in next 3 years
In order to comply with the agreed condition on GSP Plus granted by the European Union (EU), an inter-provincial moot on Friday developed a roadmap to minimise the gender wage-gap from 36 percent to 10 percent in next three years in favour of women workers. The meeting also developed a …
Read More »The rule of law
Indeed, the role of the rule of law in a civilized and democratic society is a known fact. But the question is: Is our Pakistani society really free, civilized and democratic? If so, then, what in the country is happening with the rule of law?
Read More »Where is the local government?
Although local body elections had been conducted in the country in the past as well, but the exercise under a democratically elected government has been conducted for the first time in the history of the country...
Read More »Rising threat of deforestation
Pakistan’s rangelands covering 52.3m hectares, or about 60pc of the country’s total geographical area ...
Read More »Empowering vulnerable peasant communities
A PROJECT supported by international agencies to address social imbalances in Sindh has helped improve the livelihood of families of poor peasants and other rural households...
Read More »Agriculture ‘most protected, least integrated’ sector in South Asia
Agriculture has been the most protected sector in South Asia, and at the same time is also the ‘least integrated’ in terms of intra-regional trade and investments.
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