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Waqar Mustafa, Thomson Reuters Foundation News

Economy in meltdown, Pakistan’s urban poor head back to villages

Low incomes has triggered a reverse migration from the country’s cities.

Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Waqar Mustafa, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
· Oct 18, 2023 · 07:30 pm
Pakistan’s first digital census aims to give a more accurate picture. But can it be inclusive?

Pakistan has joined the list of countries around the world that are digitising their population count to streamline the process.

Waqar Mustafa, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
· Mar 01, 2023 · 07:30 pm
‘No rights as a citizen’: Pakistan’s digital ID has excluded millions from social welfare schemes

Refugees, migrants, women, transgender people and nomadic communities are among those without the vital computerised national identity card.

Waqar Mustafa, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
· Jul 29, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As rains grow erratic, an ambitious irrigation project brings fresh hope to Pakistan’s Punjab region

The effort is expected to convert 68,000 hectares of minimally productive farmland to full production, using water from the Jhelum River.

Waqar Mustafa, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
· Nov 30, 2017 · 09:30 pm