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Visa postponement for Bangladeshis: Visa misuse prompts Oman take the decision

by Raheed Ejaz in Prothom Alo, Nov 2, 2023Dhaka: At least 300,000 workers have gone to Oman from Bangladesh in the last two years. But the employment situation for the expatriate workers in the Middle Eastern country is not in a good state now. As many Bangladeshis who went there spending several lakhs of taka are not getting suitable work, they are forced to take up jobs that are deemed illegal. In this context, Oman…

Development spending halts

by Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, Oct 17th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s federal development spending has come to a grinding halt as a mere Rs57 billion, or equal to 6% of annual budget, was spent during the first quarter of this fiscal year, which delayed the execution of some crucial projects but compensated for fiscal slippages in other areas. Half of the total amount, or Rs23 billion, was spent on parliamentarians’ schemes during the July-September quarter…

Was this Abbasi’s ‘farewell meeting’ with Nawaz?

by Atika Rehman in Dawn, Oct 4th, 2023LONDON: As speculations build about the possibility of him forming a new party, PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visited party supremo Nawaz Sharif at Stanhope House on Tuesday, spending more than two hours in a one-on-one meeting. Mr Abbasi arrived in London on Monday and is scheduled to leave today (Wednesday). Sources told Dawn the two had a cordial meeting. As reports of Mr Abbasi becoming disillusioned with…