Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin Most households in Pakistan do not have access to adequate water or proper sanitation systems. According to WaterAid data, 21.7 million people do not have access to clean water, and over 19,400 children under five die each year from diarrhoea in Pakistan. According to a World Bank report, the dire [...]
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Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin Several SEZs have been established under CPEC, attracting many foreign investors from countries like China, South Korea, and the UK. The SEZs will benefit the local economy and help attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) into the country. The established SEZs are Rashakai M-1 SEZ, Dhabeji SEZ, Allama Iqbal Industrial City [...]
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Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin The SDGs are an urgent call to shift towards a more sustainable path of socio-economic development. Pakistan has pledged to achieve these goals by 2030. Over the years, the global prevalence of hunger has increased, and Pakistan’s main target is to reduce malnutrition in the country. For this purpose, Pakistan [...]
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Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin Recently, the coalition government has proposed the Budget 2022-23 and proposed new tax measures for the real estate sector. Increasing the Capital Gain Tax, advance tax for filers and non-filers, and tax on rental income are some of the measures taken. [...]
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Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays a vital role in the development of a country. According to the world investment report (2008), FDI boosts the economy by creating employment opportunities, transferring skills and technologies, increasing productivity and continuous long-term development. In recent years, FDI inflows in the country have increased significantly. [...]
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Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin Currently, Pakistan is facing a shortage of around 12 million housing units as demand for homes remains high compared to supply (Express Tribune, 2022). A lack of financing options also restrains people from owning homes as paying the upfront cost of the house is very difficult for the average person. [...]
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Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin With around 229 million people and a strategic location at the crossroads of South, Central, and West Asia, Pakistan has the potential to become a regional economic hub for international transit and trade. However, much effort must be made to foster the economic stability and sustained growth that Pakistan needs [...]
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Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin The role of education in developing countries can best be understood by the consequences of its absence such as poverty and slow economic development. Education and development go hand in hand. However, children are denied education despite significant progress in the past few years. Education is a primary need and [...]
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Love4 Share Tweet Share Pin The main objective of irrigation systems is to help agricultural crop growth and landscape maintenance and to reduce the effect of inadequate rainfall. The importance of irrigation systems in the agriculture sector is very high as it is vital to the efficiency of farmers and the growth of crops. As [...]
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Love3 Share Tweet Share Pin Recently, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) presented the federal budget 2022-23, proposing several tax measures including property taxes which have been increased excessively. The government increased Capital Gains Tax (CGT) by up to 15 per cent on the disposal of immovable properties within one year after the purchase. Earlier, the [...]
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