Newspaper Column
2026
Exporting Labour or Exporting Potential?
Stratheia
Pakistan's record remittances of USD 38.3 billion mask a deeper structural failure: labour export without a plan for human-capital return. Dr. Mohey-ud-din…
Op-eds, newspaper columns, keynotes, conference contributions, and thought leadership on economic policy, governance, and development across Pakistan, the GCC, and South Asia.
This archive collects Dr. Mohey-ud-din's published op-eds, newspaper columns, policy commentary, and keynote addresses on spatial economics, Pakistan's macroeconomic reform agenda, GCC industrial development, and Vision 2030 strategy. Contributions span outlets including Dawn, Business Recorder, The Friday Times, Stratheia, and Pakistan Today, as well as academic conferences and think tank forums.
Stratheia
Pakistan's record remittances of USD 38.3 billion mask a deeper structural failure: labour export without a plan for human-capital return. Dr. Mohey-ud-din…
Minute Mirror
Pakistan's IPP capacity payment model drives up electricity costs and undermines economic competitiveness. A structural overhaul is overdue.
Paradigm Shift
Pakistan is navigating a complex geoeconomic landscape as it seeks to diversify its strategic alliances amid tightening Chinese export controls on critical…
Stratheia
The Indus Waters Treaty was written in hydraulic engineering before climate change made it a food security document. Dr. Mohey-ud-din maps three…
Minute Mirror
Pakistan's export stagnation stems from supply-side capacity failures, not weak demand. Structural constraints demand urgent policy action.
Minute Mirror
Net billing in Pakistan may offer prosumer benefits while unfairly redistributing tariff burdens to poorer households.
Stratheia
The May 2025 Indo-Pak military exchange demonstrated that restraint and narrative clarity are now strategic assets as consequential as firepower. Dr. Mohey-ud-din…
Minute Mirror
Pakistan's urban growth is not translating into productivity gains — a structural failure that undermines long-term development prospects.
Paradigm Shift
The debate over creating new provinces in Pakistan often resurfaces as a solution to regional disparities. However, the underlying issue lies in…
Minute Mirror
Elite capture systematically derails Pakistan's reform agenda, protecting vested interests at the cost of inclusive economic growth.
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