Soaring unemployment is no news, but what makes it horrendous is that more than 7.1% of the populace in the country is jobless. This is one of the highest plummeting statistics recorded in 21 years, and goes on to confirm that 'constrained' economic growth is primarily responsible for this societal nuisance. The federal minister for planning was quick to lay the blame on climate change and IMF's pressure tactics, and he is on the spot to a great extent. Floods, inclement weather and low agrarian productivity are ingredients behind a stunted progress in the economy, coupled with dipping exports and deindustrialization.

A new Labour Force survey has revealed that more than a million degree-holders are out of job, and belong to the age group of 15 to 29. This is a critical lacunae in our gro

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