Newspaper Column
2026
Youth Unemployment in Pakistan: A Demographic Time Bomb
Paradigm Shift
Pakistan's youth bulge, with two-thirds of the population under 30, risks becoming a social burden rather than a demographic dividend due to…
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.
Paradigm Shift
Pakistan's youth bulge, with two-thirds of the population under 30, risks becoming a social burden rather than a demographic dividend due to…
Minute Mirror
Digital exports offer Pakistan a viable but fragile growth path — sustainable only with serious investment in infrastructure, talent, and enabling policy.
Minute Mirror
Pakistan's crumbling infrastructure imposes a hidden but massive tax on businesses and households, suppressing competitiveness and economic potential.
Paradigm Shift
Pakistan's urban centres, plagued by poor governance, outdated zoning laws, and inadequate public transport, are actively hindering economic growth and productivity. The…
Minute Mirror
Pakistan has repeatedly missed major technological transitions. The AI revolution demands a deliberate readiness strategy before the window closes again.
Stratheia
Punjab's sweeping traffic, emissions, and vehicle-fitness reforms are the most ambitious provincial governance intervention in Pakistan in a generation. Dr. Mohey-ud-din analyses…
Paradigm Shift
Pakistan's economic crisis is driven less by fiscal instability and more by a collapsing talent base, marked by mass brain drain, weak…
Minute Mirror
Corruption in Pakistan is not merely a governance failure — it is a structural economic tax that suppresses investment, distorts markets, and…
Minute Mirror
Pakistan's MNC exodus reflects deep structural failures in policy consistency and regulatory environment, with serious implications for future investment attraction.
Stratheia
Pakistan's long-dominant geopolitical worldview — built around deterrence and military balance — is being challenged by an era of corridor-based integration, supply-chain…
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