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There are far right groups who oppose all immigration. But the businesses and the governments continue to expand quotas for legal immigration to sustain their economies despite their declining native populations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/us/immigration-census-population.html...

Overseas Pakistanis send money to their families, not the government. They have and will continue to do that regardless of the government.

Temporary dip in remittances is probably due to decline in Pakistanis migrating abroad for work during COVID. Last year, 832,000 Pakistanis went to work overseas. Increasing number of migrants will now boost remittances. https://www.riazhaq.com/2023/07/are-pakistani-migrants-fleeing-hunger.html

One or two year's data is not a trend. Remittances to Pakistan are in long term growth.

Please read it again. 1. The years mentioned are 2023 and 2050. The only place it mentions 2030 is in the size of the consumer market, not the size of the economy. 2. It talks of the top 10 countries with the the largest share of working age population, not top 10 economies. Follow the color...

These are long term trends. Most of them will be among the top economies in a few decades. They still contribute to Pakistan's economy with their dollars. Their remittances fund healthcare, education, better nutrition, small businesses and home construction for their family members in Pakistan.

https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/08/independence-day-growing-share-of.html Dependency ratio, defined as the percentage of children and retirees to the working age population, is rapidly declining in Pakistan (current dependency ratio is 69.03%) and the rest of the developing nations of...

Domino effect: India rice export ban puts market on edge for copycat curbs https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/domino-effect-india-rice-export-ban-puts-market-edge-copycat-curbs-2023-08-11/ India's rice export ban leaves 10 mln T of world supply gap Rival rice suppliers could raise...

I think the report about high incidence of diabetes (one-third of the population) in Pakistan appears suspect. It's not backed up by any credible data. Here's an earlier report based on real research: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6659044/ "To the best of our knowledge, this...

Karabell's personal net worth is $8 million and he has managed a $30 million investment fund. https://networthpost.org/net-worth/zachary-karabell-net-worth/ He was also Executive Vice President of Alger's Spectra Funds, a no-load family of mutual funds that launched the $30 million Spectra...

Per capita sugar consumption in Pakistan is about 21.6 Kg, slightly above the global average of 20.6 Kg. It is 33 Kg per person in US, 29.8 Kg in UK, 34.1 Kg in Canada, 36.4 Kg in France, etc https://www.helgilibrary.com/indicators/sugar-consumption-per-capita/ Based on a comparison of 165...

Pakistan’s potato production soared to 7.9m tonnes in Fiscal Year 2022 from 5.8m tonnes in FY 2021, up by 35% as floods did not hit Punjab which is a hub of potato production, Pakistan Today! cited data reveals...

Arguments that claim abrogation of Article 370 has made the situation on the ground, lives of people in Jammu and Kashmir better mislead on facts as well as approach, writes Radha Kumar, a former Kashmir interlocutor appointed by the Government of India...

Looks like the government is beginning to offer greater incentives for growing cotton, and the farmers appear to be responding....there are reports of as much as 10 million bales of cotton output this year. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2358341/govt-mulls-incentives-to-raise-cotton-output

https://propakistani.pk/2023/07/12/cotton-production-expected-to-cross-10-million-bales/ ------------------------------------------------ Pakistan is a very youthful and large country with enormous potential. It will do well in the long run even if half of its full potential is realized. As...

https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/08/usda-forecasts-bumper-harvest-of-major.html The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is forecasting bumper harvest of all major crops in Pakistan for 2023/24. Major crops in the country include wheat, rice, sugarcane, corn and cotton. These...

Lahore’s Tech Renaissance: From Astrolabes To AI Amir Husain https://www.forbes.com/sites/amirhusain/2023/03/29/lahores-tech-renaissance-from-astrolabes-to-ai/?sh=edfd3c312c87 Amir Husain is the Founder & CEO of the global AI company, SparkCognition, and the CEO of SkyGrid. Lahore University...

ChatGPT Rapidly Penetrating In Pakistan Amongst Youth https://thetruthinternational.com/latest-updates/chatgpt-rapidly-penetrating-in-pakistan-amongst-youth/ Similarweb, a renowned ranking service for internet services and websites, ranks ChatGPT at 7th position among the popular websites for...

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https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/08/openai-chatgpt-generative-ai-buzz-in.html A Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB discovered in June that over 100,000 ChatGPT user accounts were compromised and their credentials found on the Dark Web. Among the accounts reported compromised...