The Pakistan Government and International Monetary Fund could not reach a deal and a visiting IMF delegation departed Islamabad after 10 days of talks. Pakistan is in dire need of funds as we battle an injuring economic crisis, and a bailout from the IMF alone is unlikely to put the economy back on track. Even though the economy is in a deep recession, inflation is extremely high, the highest since 1973. It could average 36% in the first half of 2023 due to higher energy and food prices and the weaker Rupee. The consumer price index rose 27.5% year-on-year in January,…
Author: Dr. Shahid A. Zia
The Pakistan Government and International Monetary Fund could not reach a deal and a visiting IMF delegation departed Islamabad after 10 days of talks. Pakistan is in dire need of funds as we battle an injuring economic crisis, and a bailout from the IMF alone is unlikely to put the economy back on track. Even though the economy is in a deep recession, inflation is extremely high, the highest since 1973. It could average 36% in the first half of 2023 due to higher energy and food prices and the weaker Rupee. The consumer price index rose 27.5% year-on-year in January,…
Lahore Mental Health Association a home of happiness On February 11, 2022 Mr. Asad Qaiser, Speaker National Assembly Pakistan visited Fountain House, Lahore to grace the occasion commemorating its 101 year old Building. Pakistan is home to 227,787,129 (227 million) people as of Friday, February 11, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration. That is 2.83% of the total world population ranking it 5th in the list of countries. 35.1% of the population is urban with the median age being 22.8 years. Mental health is the most neglected field in Pakistan where 10-16% of the population suffers from mild to moderate psychiatric illness, majority of…
Global Integrity Education Project is a global endeavour of the Education for Justice Project under the umbrella of United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes. Building a culture of lawfulness starts with strengthening our ethical values and the ability to act upon them. To that end, the Education for Justice (E4J) initiative developed a series of Integrity and Ethics Modules, which lecturers can use as a basis for teaching in universities and academic institutions across the world. The modules seek to enhance students’ ethical awareness and commitment to acting with integrity and equip them with the necessary skills to apply…