2016

DECEMBER 2016

  1. Attend the 31st meeting of the NIBAF Board of Directors at NIBAF, Islamabad on December 30, 2016.

  2. Attended the Innovation Steering Committee meeting with Vice Chancellor at Lecture hall, HEC, Islamabad on December 22, 2016.

  3. Attended the meeting of the member of Steering Committee to get interviews of shortlisted candidates of different post for University of Central Asia of Pakistan (UCAP) at Mural Hall, HEC, Islamabad on December 20, 2016.

  4. Chaired the opening session of the National EoT meeting organized by FES at Avari Hotel, Lahore on December 17, 2016.

  5. Organized the 32nd Annual General Meeting/Conference of Pakistan Society of Development Economists, PIDE at Marriott from December 13-15, 2016.

  6. Media briefing about the 32nd Annual General Meeting/Conference of Pakistan Society of Development Economists, PIDE at ‘P’ Block Auditorium, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, Islamabad on December 9, 2016.

  7. Attended the National Conference on “Elements of National Power” organized jointly by HEC and Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform at Pak-China Friendship Center, Islamabad on December 8, 2016.

  8. Attended the meeting of the member of Steering Committee for shortlisting of different post for University of Central Asia of Pakistan (UCAP) at Mural Hall, HEC, Islamabad on December 2, 2016.

NOVEMBER 2016

  1. Lecture on “Reviving the Promise of Islamic Economics” at NUML, Islamabad on November 29, 2016.

  2. Attended the meeting of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP at Karachi on November 26, 2016.

  3. Keynote Speaker in a session in an International Academic Conference of AERC Karachi on “Transforming Economic Development: Policies and Strategies” on November 22, 2016 at AERC, Karachi.

  4. Panelist at a seminar on “Creating Capabilities for Growth” by the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) and International Growth Centre (IGC), Lahore at Seesh Mahal Hall, Serena Hotel, Islamabad.

  5. Chaired a Technical Session on Global Production Networks and Patterns in the 14thAnnual Conference on "Deeper Integration for Greater prosperity in South Asia" organized by South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI) held at Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal on 7-8 November 2016.

OCTOBER 2016

  1. Attended the meeting of National Steering and Coordination Committee (NSCC) of the project titled "Young Development Fellow (YDF) Programme" of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform in conference room, 3rd floor 'P' block, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad on October 25, 2016.

  2. Attended the event on the theme "Emerging Markets in the World Economy" organized by State Bank of Pakistan, at Marriott hotel, Islamabad on October 24, 2016.

  3. Given the Lecture on "Pakistan's Economy in the Domestic, Regional and Global Economic Context" at National Institute of Management, Park road, Chack Shahzad, Islamabad on October 24, 2016.

  4. Organized a workshop cum Conference on "Macro Models for Policy" at NIBAF, Islamabad on October 22, 2016.

  5. Oct 11-13: 11th ICIEF in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia -- "Reviving the Promise of Islamic Economics"

  6. Attended the 1st meeting of the Consortium of Vice Chancellor of Islamabad/Rawalpindi organised by Quaid-e-Azam University at Islamabad Club, Islamabad on October 04, 2016.

  7. Attended the dialogue on "Tackling Inequality" organised by Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) at Hotel Margala, Kashmir Highway, Islamabad on October 03, 2016.

  8. Attended the 10th meeting of the Governing Council of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics held in the Committee room of Finance Division, 4th floor, Q Block, Pak Secretariat Islamabad on October 01, 2016.

SEPTEMBER 2016

  1. Conference on “GEO Tagging of Households and Digital Mapping of Census blocks as a part of Census” organized by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics at Nazara Hall, Serena Hotel, Islamabad on September 02, 2016.

  2. Meeting of the Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordination Board of Finance Division held at committee room, 4th floor, ‘Q’ block, Islamabad on September 9, 2016.

  3. Keynote speaker along with three other distinguished speakers at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) event on “Barnstorming Research Ideas” at IPS near Chambers, I commercial center, MPCHS, E-11/3, Islamabad on September 21, 2016.

  4. Meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Board Room, 3rd floor, SBP Main Building, Karachi on September 24, 2016.

  5. First Technical Committee meeting regarding review of Pakistan Social & Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM) Questionnaire held in the Committee room of PBS, 2nd floor, Islamabad on September 29, 2016.

  6. Attended the debate on what choices made very early in a child’s life mean for their life-long career trajectories and how we can provide more equal opportunities for all Pakistanis through education during the launching ceremony by Alif Ailaan at Kohinoor hall, Marriott hotel, Islamabad on September 29, 2016.

  7. Consultative meeting with Vice Chancellor/Rector of HEI’s of Pakistan “Pak-US Knowledge Corridor”. A consultative session for Talent Faring and Counseling of Intending Candidates at Lecture Hall, HEC, Islamabad on September 7, 2016.

AUGUST 2016

  1. Attend CPEC-Sumit and Expo by Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform at Pak. China Friendship Center, Islamabad on Monday, August 29, 2016.

  2. Attend the meeting of the Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordination Board, Finance Division at Committee room, 4th floor, Q Block Islamabad on August 29, 2016.

  3. Attend the 30th meeting of NIBAF Board of Directors (BoD), Islamabad held at SBP BSC, Islamabad on August 29, 2016.

JULY 2016

  1. Attended the meeting of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP at Board room, 3rd floor, SBP Main Building Karachi through video link from Islamabad on July 30, 2016.

    1. Attended a talk on the book "Old World Empires", Oxford University Press, Karachi from Shalimar Plaza, Jinnah Avenue, 99 West, Blue Area, Islamabad on July 26, 2016.

    2. Chair the Technical Session 4: Census & Technology during Inter Expert Conference on holding of 6th Population and Housing Census organised by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on 26 July 2016 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad.

JUNE 2016

Speaker at the ICMA Pak. Post-Budget conference on "Game Changing Policies for Achieving High Growth" organized by ICMA at Serena Hotel, Islamabad held on June 5, 2016.

MAY 2016

  1. Attended the meeting of the Annual Plan Coordination Committee of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform in the Auditorium of 'P' Block, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad on May 28, 2016.

  2. Attended the Pre-Budget Seminar 2016-17 jointly organized by Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) and Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) at PIPS Campus, Sector F-5/2, Ataturk Ave. Islamabad on May 26, 2016.

    1. Meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP at Board room, 3rd floor, SBP main Building, Karachi through video link from Islamabad on May 21, 2016.

    2. Attended the 97th meeting of the National Accounts Committee (NAC) of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to review and examine the estimates of GDP and CFCF for the year 2013-14 to 2015-16 held in the committee room of PBS, 2nd floor, Statistics house, 21-Mauve Area, G-9/1, Islamabad on May 20, 2016.

    3. Attended the dinner reception to mark the Completion of 25 years of FES Work at Pakistan, also be an occasion to say farewell to Mr. Phillips Kappert and Welcome his Successor Mr. Rolf Paasch at FES, Islamabad on May 18, 2016.

    4. Guest speaker at Pre-budget seminar organized by QAU at DSS Lecture Hall, QAU, Islamabad on May 17, 2016.

    5. Attended a session "How to improve Teaching and Learning through Deep Analytics" at Lecture hall, HEC, H-9, Islamabad on May 16, 2016.

    6. Presentation on the PIDE at Awan-e-Sadr by PIDE on May 12, 2016.

    7. Attended the workshop on "Faculty Development Program: Prioritizing Areas" organized by HEC at Margala Hotel, Islamabad on May 12, 2016.

    8. Brief to Minister PD&R about the Proposed amendment to be made in PIDE Act 2010 in Minister office, Ministry of Planning Development and Reform, 'P' Block, Pak Secretariat on May 11, 2016.

    9. Chaired the session on "State of the Economy and Public Debt during the Pre-budget Seminar Organized by COMSAT Institute of Information Technology at Shamadan I&II, Serena Islamabad on May 03, 2016.

APRIL 2016

    1. Attended the 2nd session of second days of the conference of Islamic Ideological Council, Islamabad on April 27, 2016.

    2. Attended the meeting of Chairman HEC with Turkish Delegation at HEC, H-9, Islamabad on April 14, 2016.

    3. Closing remarks during the workshop on "Internal Quality Assurance Mechanism: Self Assessment Report Writing" organized by QEC, PIDE at PIDE on April 12, 2016.

    4. Attended the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP held at committee room, 3rd floor, SBP Karachi through video link from Islamabad on April 9, 2016.

    5. Attended the meeting of the Steering Committee to review the Project Establishment of CAREC University in the Conference room, 'P' Block Islamabad on April 5, 2016.

    6. Video-Talk on What is Development? at National Institute of Management, Islamabad on April 05, 2016.

MARCH 2016

    1. Speaker on "Monetary & Fiscal Policy" with the participants of 21st Mid Career management Course at National Institute of Management Academy Town, Peshawar on March 31, 2016.

  1. Attended the CDWP meeting chaired by Minister for Planning, Development & Reform/Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission held on 30th March, 2016 in the Auditorium of 'P' Block, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad.

  2. Attended the meeting of the Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordination Board in the Committee room of Finance Division, 4th floor, Block 'Q', Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad on March 23, 2016.

  3. Keynote speaker on “What do we need to unlearn to be an Entrepreneurs?” in the Symposium organized by Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi on March 22, 2016 at IBA Karachi.

  4. Attended the meeting with Vice Chancellors of Public Sectors HEIs (ICT region) at lecture hall, HEC, Islamabad on March 16, 2016.

  5. Presented a paper on “Markets and Society” at PIDE Nurturing Minds Seminar Series on March 16, 2016 at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).

  6. Attended the 29th meeting of NIBAF Board of Directors (BOD) in State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi through video conferencing in Islamabad on March 15, 2016.

  7. ICIBF 2016: Participated in the International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance at Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kindgom of Saudi Arabia from 4-8 March, 2016 and presented a paper on Islamic Version of Ice Land Plan for Monetary Reform.

  8. Attended the meeting to discuss PC-1 of Center for Excellence of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at PIDE in the Committee room, 2nd floor of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad on March 02, 2016.

FEBRUARY 2016

    1. Feb 21-22: ICIB 4th International Conferences on the theme “Islamic Economics, Finance, Entrepreneurial Development, and Public Policy for the Ummah’s Socio-economic Well-being” is being held on February 21-22, 2016 in collaboration with the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), the Madina Institute of Learning and Entrepreneurship (MILE), IRTI of IDB Group, Jeddah and BNM’s International Shariah Research Academy (ISRA) Malaysia. State Bank of Pakistan is also supporting us and the Governor / Deputy Governor (Islamic banking) will be delivering the keynote address in the conference.You are requested to make presentation on the abstract that you had sent earlier on the topic: Elimination of Interest and the Iceland Plan for Monetary Reform

    2. Give presentation at 4th International Conference on "Islamic Economics, Finance, Entrepreneurial Development, and Public Policy for the Ummah's Socio-economics Well-being" held on February 21, 2016 organized by IIUI, MILE, IPTI of IDB Group at IIU, Islamabad.

    3. Meeting of Tabulation Plan and edit specification for 6th Population and Housing Census 2016 in the Committee room of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Islamabad on February 9, 2016.

    4. Guest speaker on the topic of "Academic Writing for PhD Scholars" organized by Bahria University, Islamabad at LDC Hall, Bahria University, Islamabad on February 3, 2016.

    5. PIDE Nurturing Minds Seminar: Feb 3, 2016 -- Methodology of Polanyi's Great Transformation

JANUARY 2016:

    1. Attended the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of State Bank of Pakistan through video link from SBP, Islamabad on January 30, 2016.

    2. Attended the inaugural session of the conference organized by Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar on "Towards Financial Inclusion Development in Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance" and as keynote presenter and discussant in the policy dialogue at Pearl Continental Hotel, Peshawar on January 27, 2016.

    3. Attended the 17th meeting of the Senior Management Committee (SMC) of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, in the conference room,3 rd floor, 'P' block, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad on January 26, 2016.

    4. Attended the convocation of Institute of Business Studies at Pearl Continental Hotel (Islamabad Hotel), Islamabad on January 21, 2016.

    5. Attended as guest of honour at a mega academic event held at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore by IEFB Global Forum 2016 on Islamic Economics, Finance and Banking on January 20, 2016.

    6. Meeting at Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on January 11, 2016.

    7. 9th meeting of the Governing Council of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) in the Committee room of Finance Division, 4th floor, 'Q' block, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad on January 02, 2016.