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It was an overwhelming experience and a great honour to speak to the audience at the 31st World Congress of PSI in Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 and later visiting the headquarters of United Nations 🇺🇳 follwed by meetings with the Deputy Director General of ILO and the delegates of
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@FES_PAK and @ISSIslamabad host the launch of "Geopolitical Conflict in the Wolf World" book authored by a great colleague @marc_saxer in which he charts a course of action grounded in the hard realities of the wold world.
🔗 to 📗: https://t.co/ubR6MSXIhZ
@BloomsburyPub
1/2 Cheers to @sanoberInsti & @FES_PAK for organizing a timely discussion on shifting 🌎power dynamics, rising uncertainty & 🇵🇰’s strategic choices. My colleague Arno reaffirmed that 🇩🇪remains committed to the rules based international order.
I welcome the two-week ceasefire the US and Iran agreed last night. It brings much-needed de-escalation.
I thank Pakistan for its mediation.
Now it is crucial that negotiations for an enduring solution to this conflict continue.
We will continue coordinating with our partners to this end.
FES Pakistan and SDPI convened a roundtable on "Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Public Debt Management."
The dialogue explored reforms to enhance oversight, transparency & accountability in Pakistan’s borrowing practices.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/Om9nXKjsYB
Big respect to @AseefaBZ sahiba for standing against the privatization of @UtilityStoresCo in @NAofPakistan today 👏. This move would not only risk the jobs of thousands of public sector employees but also push essential food items out of reach for the poor. #StopPrivatization
It was indeed an honour to be invited as an independent observer for @NAofPakistan's Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue's meeting chaired by Hon. Syed Naveed Qamar sb.
A rough and tough year ahead for #Pakistan’s #economy and people. Inflation to rise, purchasing power to remain low while poverty and unemployment high.
#Budget2025, regional instability, #OilPrices surge, & absence of base effects in 2025/26 will challenge economic policy.
It was indeed an honour to host and share the panel with the Full Bench of NIRC, including Justice (R) Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui at our 4th National Labour Conference held in Lahore.
🚨Only 1% of Pakistan’s 74.2M workers are unionised. At the 4th National Labour Conference, labour leaders demanded:
✅ Stronger worker representation
✅ Gender justice
✅ Fair dispute resolution
Read more 👉https://t.co/JpxofJ2eXa
On this Labour Day, we salute the resilience and contributions of our workers—the backbone of our nation. Workers deserve not just recognition but rights, respect, and opportunities. Let’s continue striving for dignity, fair wages, and better opportunities for all. #LabourDay2025
Really sad to know about the sad demise of Senator Taj Haider. He was one of the finest parliamentarians and a strong advocate of social justice. I had this honour of working with him very closely and always found him very humble. May Almighty bless his soul.