The Population Research Centre (PRC) at @sess_iba is primarily aimed at providing world-class research on population issues.
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📢 Join the PRC @ibakhiofficial @sess_iba for a webinar on Women’s Mobility and Labour Supply with Dr. Robert Garlick, economist at @EmoryUniversity
📅 Nov 3, 2026 | 🕠 5:30 PM PKT
Zoom ID: 814 1245 8270
Passcode: 497859
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Join us for the #webinar
Demographic Progression in Pakistan with Dr. Asim Bashir @AsimBashirKhan1 Development Economist and Public Finance Expert.
📅 September 29, 2026
🕓 4:00–5:00 PM (PST)
📍 Online via Zoom
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At the intersection of population, migration and gender, Neelma Faraz, Research Associate at PRC, examines the often-overlooked experiences of Afghan women amid Pakistan’s mass returns. 1/2
My latest piece is out in GlobalDev.
I write about Afghans facing mass returns from Pakistan — and what gets overlooked when return policies are considered only through the lens of documentation and security, rather than protection and lived realities.
@sess_iba @ibakhiofficial
Join us for the launch of the State of Pakistan’s #Economy 2026–27, “Stagnation to Sustainability: Charting Pathways for a Transforming Economy.”
📅 Sept 2 | 🕒 3–5 PM
📍 IBA Main Campus
#Pakistan #EconomicDevelopment #IBA #Sustainability
Understanding the Economy. Shaping the Conversation.
IBA Invites you to the launch of the State of the Economy 2026–27, bringing together distinguished voices from academia and industry to explore Pakistan’s economic outlook, key challenges, and opportunities for sustainable growth organized by CBER at IBA-SESS. With Dr. Khadija Bari, Associate Professor, SESS, moderating the discussion alongside Mr. Zafar Masud, President & CEO, Bank of Punjab, and Ms. Nadia Seth, CEO, SMEDA.
#IBA #SESS #StateOfTheEconomy #BankOfPunjab #SMEDA #Leadership #Excellence #Impact
Different countries face different population challenges. The solution is the same: evidence-based policy.
On #WorldPopulationDay, PRC @ IBA Karachi remains committed to research that informs better decisions for people and development.
#PopulationMatters
When universal #health coverage falls short, progress on SDG 3 slows too. Ensuring that everyone can access quality healthcare without financial hardship is not just a health priority—it's a #development imperative.
#SustainableDevelopment #UHC
#SDG3 #Pakistan #SDR2026
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ALT Pakistan's Status on the report highlighted in RED Color
A country's greatest asset is its people.
Team PRC has contributed a chapter to The State of Pakistan's Economy Report 2026–27, examining how population growth, human capital formation, and fiscal sustainability are deeply interconnected.
Research Insights on Pakistan's Evolving Economy
IBA's School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS) presents the State of Pakistan's Economy Supplement 2026, published in DAWN under the theme "Stagnation to Sustainability: Charting Pathways for a Transforming Economy."
The annual publication brings together research-based perspectives from SESS faculty on key national issues, including economic growth, taxation, fiscal policy, trade, poverty, climate resilience, population, and sustainable development. It also showcases the School's academic and research excellence while featuring the Call for Papers for CBERCON26, to be held on November 16–17, 2026.
Read the Supplement: iba.edu.pk/News/stagnation-t…
#IBAKarachi #SESS #StateOfPakistansEconomy #Research #Economics #CBERCON26 #Leadership #Excellence #Impact
Because investing in education, health, and people isn't just social policy—it's economic policy.
#HumanCapital #PakistanEconomy #DevelopmentEconomics #PRC #IBAKarachi
Per-capita income just rose to $1,901 — a record on paper. But #Pakistan adds ~4-5 million people every year. The #FY27 budget's Rs15.3tn tax target lands on a young, fast-growing population where most aren't even in the tax net. The denominator keeps winning.
#PakistanBudget
We’re pleased to share the latest edition of the Population Bulletin, along with news from the Office of PRC the issue featues insights on human capital stagnation and youth employment challenges based on the #LFS 2024-25
The Bulletin can be accessed at: prc.iba.edu.pk/populationbul…
The Population Research Centre is organizing a one-day #workshop on “Causal Inference” for IBA scholars and students. The session will be conducted by Dr. Salman Khalid (@salmankh93). From correlation to causation, learn what truly matters.
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@ibakarachi @ClubIba
Join us on Thursday April 02 at 5pm PKT for an insightful #Webinar
Dr. Saumya Tripathi & Dr. Sameena Azhar will talk about 'Unpaid #care work among #women in #SouthAsia'
@sess_iba @ibakhiofficial @khadija_bari9 @FordhamNYC
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Join us on Thursday April 02 at 5pm PKT for an insightful #Webinar
Dr. Saumya Tripathi & Dr. Sameena Azhar will talk about 'Unpaid #care work among #women in #SouthAsia'
@sess_iba @ibakhiofficial @khadija_bari9 @FordhamNYC
@lalarukhejaz
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Advancing Climate Action Through Local Governance
IBA hosted a session on Climate Finance as part of Climate Week Karachi. The discussion brought together Khurram Shehzad (Advisor to the Finance Minister), Khalid Waleed (SDPI), Kashif Ali (Transparency International Pakistan), Zubair Channa (Secretary Environment, Sindh), Ali Tauqeer Sheikh (Climate Finance Expert), and Naveed Bhutto (Maternal & Child Nutrition Expert, Sindh), emphasizing that local governments are central to effective climate action and resilience building, organized by the Centre for Business and Economic Research (CBER) and Transparency International Pakistan, with support from the Climate Action Center.
#IBAKarachi #SESS #ClimateWeekKarachi #TransparencyInternationalPakistan #ClimateFinance #LocalGovernance #Sustainability #PolicyDialogue #Impact
With one of the highest dependency ratios in the region, Pakistan faces growing pressure on its working-age population to support children and older adults.
#Demography #demographybits #Pakistan #population #demographictransition
