Op-eds, conference presentations, and policy commentary bridging rigorous economic analysis with accessible public discourse — across Pakistan macroeconomics, GCC development, and urban policy.
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Paradigm Shift · 2025
An examination of whether Pakistan can achieve sustainable economic growth through fundamental structural reform — or whether incremental adjustments will prove insufficient given the depth of the country's fiscal, institutional, and competitiveness challenges.
Drawing on econometric analysis and cross-country benchmarking, this piece argues that growth restoration requires simultaneous action on the tax base, energy sector, export diversification, and institutional quality — not piecemeal reform driven by IMF conditionalities alone.
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Op-Ed Portfolio
Dawn · 2024
Analysis of Pakistan's IMF engagement and the structural debt sustainability challenges — examining what the programme can and cannot fix.
Read ArticlePakistan Today · 2023
On the transformative economic shifts Pakistan must navigate — fiscal restructuring, export diversification, and institutional reform — to achieve development goals.
Read ArticleBusiness Recorder · 2022-24
Multiple commentaries on Pakistan's fiscal deficit, monetary policy transmission, and the economic implications of structural imbalances.
Read ArticleThe Nation · 2020-24
Regular contributions on regional development, spatial inequality, urban planning policy, and Pakistan's development challenges.
Read ArticleFriday Times · 2020-24
Analysis of Pakistan's economic governance challenges, reform imperatives, and the political economy of structural adjustment.
Read ArticleUNDP Dev. Advocate · 2017
Invited policy commentary on urban economic development and spatial planning, published in UNDP's Development Advocate Pakistan magazine.
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Japan
2014
Presented research at the Asian Development Bank Institute and Asian Growth Research Institute Joint Workshop, Tokyo. International peer review of South Asian macroeconomic research.
Islamabad, Pakistan
2016
Paper presented: Determinants of GDP Fluctuations in Selected South Asian Countries. Subsequently published in the Pakistan Development Review.
Saudi Arabia
2023–Present
Represents the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu at industry conferences and economic forums across Saudi Arabia on behalf of Parsons Corporation.
Pakistan
2018–2023
Multiple national conferences and seminars representing CASS, The Urban Unit, and policy roundtables organized by government and development organizations.
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Registered author on MPRA/RePEC with indexed working papers; GRIN Verlag published books; ResearchGate full publication list.
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