Projects

Advisory and planning projects

Economic analysis for spatial strategies, industrial cities, special economic zones and development programmes, commissioned by governments and international development partners.

Punjab, Pakistan · 2017–2047

Punjab Spatial Strategy 2017-2047

I worked on the Punjab Spatial Strategy (PSS)—a province-wide spatial planning framework developed to embed a spatial dimension into Punjab’s development process, strengthen integrated spatial planning,…

Client
World Bank | Government of Punjab
Role
Sr. Urban Economist | Team Lead
Value
US$60M

Saudi Arabia · 2025

Population Disaggregation Model for a Saudi Industrial City Using LandScan & Satellite Imagery

A 100-metre population grid for a Saudi industrial city, built from LandScan data, satellite imagery and machine-learning building footprints to guide infrastructure and service planning.

Client
A Saudi industrial authority
Role
Principal Economic Planner

Saudi Arabia · 2024

Industrial City Special Economic Zone Pre-Feasibility Study, Saudi Arabia

Pre-feasibility study for a new special economic zone inside an established Saudi industrial city: market analysis, zone benchmarking, incentive design, labour and infrastructure needs.

Client
A Saudi industrial authority
Role
Principal Economic Planner

Saudi Arabia · 2024–2025

Industrial City Economic Plan, Saudi Arabia

A 20-year economic plan for a Saudi industrial city: baseline diagnostics, sector competitiveness, labour market analysis and a phased diversification roadmap.

Client
A Saudi industrial authority
Role
Principal Economic Planner

Punjab, Pakistan · 2021–2022

Punjab Planning & Policy Support Programme

Urban Economist on a PKR 200 million provincial programme to strengthen evidence-based urban and regional planning in Punjab — developing economic diagnostic tools, investment appraisal frameworks,…

Client
Government of Punjab
Role
Urban Economist
Value
PKR 200 million

Faisalabad, Pakistan · 2020

Urban Platform for Local Economic Development (LED) — Faisalabad

Team Lead on a UNDP assignment to design an Urban Platform for Local Economic Development in Faisalabad — combining rapid economic diagnostics, actor mapping, and institutional…

Client
UNDP Pakistan
Role
Team Lead

Lahore, Pakistan · 2020–2021

Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project

Urban Economist on Punjab's landmark Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project — leading economic rationale, market feasibility, land value uplift analysis, and fiscal impact modelling to inform…

Client
Government of Punjab
Role
Urban Economist

Punjab, Pakistan · 2019–2020

Punjab Skills Mapping Exercise 2019–20

Economist and Deputy Project Director on TEVTA's Punjab-wide skills mapping exercise — conducting employer demand surveys, labour market gap analysis, and GIS-based skills mapping to align…

Client
TEVTA, Government of Punjab
Role
Economist & Deputy Project Director

Punjab, Pakistan · 2019

ISPA Core Diagnostic Assessment (CODI) of Social Protection Programs in Punjab

Team Lead on a GIZ-commissioned ISPA Core Diagnostic Assessment (CODI) of Punjab's social protection programmes — delivering an internationally benchmarked evaluation of coverage, targeting, governance, and…

Client
GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)
Role
Team Lead

Punjab, Pakistan · 2018

Rural Roads Planning & Prioritisation Model for Punjab

Transport Economist on a DFID/UK Aid assignment to develop a rural roads planning and prioritisation model for Punjab — embedding economic impact, market access, and poverty-weighted…

Client
DFID / UK Aid
Role
Transport Economist

Punjab, Pakistan · From 2016

Regional & City Economic Development Strategies: Gujranwala · Faisalabad · Sargodha · Bahawalpur

Regional economist across four Punjab city and regional economic strategies — Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, and Bahawalpur — delivering sector diagnostics, economic baselines, and development strategy frameworks…

Client
Various Government Clients
Role
Urban/Regional Economist — Socio-Economic Components Lead

Pakistan · From 2015

Master Plans: Quetta · Cholistan Region · Murree City Redevelopment · Bahawalpur

Specialist economic advisory across four city and regional master plans — Quetta, Cholistan, Murree, and Bahawalpur — providing socio-economic analysis, economic profiling, and development scenario inputs…

Client
Various Government Clients
Role
Urban/Regional Economist — Socio-Economic Components Lead

Punjab, Pakistan · 2012–2014

Census of Small and Cottage Industries in Punjab 2012–14

Labour Economist and Project Lead on Punjab's first province-wide census of small and cottage industries — designing and executing a 24-month, PKR 166 million enumeration that…

Client
Government of Punjab
Role
Labour Economist & Project Lead / Deputy Project Director

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