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Historical and Contemporary Perspectives of Irregular Migration: Risks and Vulnerabilities of Pakistani Migrants Author: Misbah Rashid The concept of irregular migration emerged after the First World War with the postwar process of redefining borders. The process involved the resurrection of statutory provisions for the deportation of irregular migrants residing in US. Years later, the post …

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Blaming Nature, Ignoring Management in triggering Social Unrest Author: Naeem Akram Abbasi (Research Associate) The recent flood of late 2022 was one of the most devastating episodes in the history of flooding in Pakistan that took away about 1730 lives and affected 33 million people according to the Post Disaster Need Assessment (PDNA). It resulted …

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Empowering Women in Pakistan: The Role of Digital Literacy Author: Seyyda Taskeen Abbas Naqvi (Research Associate) International Women’s Day provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made towards gender equality, as well as the challenges that still remain. While many countries around the world have made strides in recent …

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Social Protection Challenges: From Monopoly to Equality Author: Naeem Akram Abbasi (Research Associate) Literature on poverty consistently support the argument that marginalization and social exclusion are amongst the core drivers of poverty and can greatly exacerbate the problem. In such circumstances, social protection policies can grant with significant relief regarding mitigation and resistance of this …

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