Tag Archives: socio-economic

Housing plays a key socio-economic development. According to UN about 3 billion people will need new housing and basic urban infrastructure by 2030. Without affordable housing financing solutions, many urban poor can’t get decent formal housing, whereas weak economic condition …

As the COVID pandemic furies, the world is entering into the deepest global recession since the Great Depression during 1930. Since it emerged in December 2019, the virus has spread to every continent. It was declared a pandemic by the …

The poverty level mounts in Balochistan, as the province reels under the lockdown measures to fight coronavirus pandemic. Present PTI government of Prime Minister Imran Khan must take steps for supporting the poor, reducing their vulnerability and recovering from disasters …

– COVID-19 is only one of many global hazards that threaten our existence. – Past warnings of a pandemic were often ignored, despite mounting evidence that countries needed to prepare for one. – Here is how we must overhaul our …

A new report from the World Economic Forum highlights the continuing difficulties in moving up social classes in countries across the world with the largest economies. In the annual Global Social Mobility Index created by the WEF, countries like the U.K., U.S., China and India held …

‘By now we have travelled approximately 12 kilometres from the local branch of one of the Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in the area of Kot Addu, Muzzaffargarh. Out of those 12, we were on the main road for about 8 kilometres, …

A group of materials now known collectively as plastics has played a definitive role in delivering much of the socio-economic advantages of modern life, and their production has outpaced that of almost every other material since the 1950s. But what are plastics? …

Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) under Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving major paradigm shifts across all sectors and countries. This technology has seeped into our everyday lives, transforming how we live, work and entertain ourselves. This has led to a focus …

Independence isn’t just a personal virtue, it’s a moral virtue. Abstractly independence refers to breaking chains. What we mean ‘independence’ of a ‘country’ we understand a distinct group of people living in a specific region, who are similar in terms …

Balochistan is the country’s largest province, with nearly 44 percent of its surface area and a thinly dispersed population of around 8.5 million. The present provincial government need to formulate a new strategy for development of Balochistan on fast track …

Nation-building is referred to the process of getting all the citizens involved in the socioeconomic prosperity of a country. However, it is youth which is considered as nation builders in its truest sense. The young minds have passion, energy, acceptance …

When we talk about Islamic Banking and Finance, we must first understand the reality and need of Islamic Banking and finance in the present world. In this respect, we must understand and think about some matters that may clear our …