Gender & Development in Pakistan

Gender research areas:

  1. Gender roles in economic and social relations and the impact on development
  2. The gendered impact of economic changes on labour market opportunities and inequalities in access to economic resources
  3. Patriarchy, culture and violence
  4. Analysis of policies and institutions on women’s empowerment.

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Print Media

Innovation, growth action plan launched in agri sector

Published in The News on May 18, 2025 LAHORE : On the directions of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, a consultative meeting was held here at Pasco Head office under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain to finalise the “National Innovation and Growth Action Plan in the Agricultural Sector.” […]

Print Media

The Poverty Illusion: When Numbers Distort Reality

By Nasir Iqbal Published in pide.org.pk Publication Year : 2025 Last week, sensational headlines rattled Pakistan’s development discourse: poverty has surged, nearly half the population is now classified as poor, and extreme poverty has tripled. According to the World Bank’s revised estimates, poverty under the $4.20 per day line has jumped from 39.8% to 44.7%, while extreme[…]