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Webinar Date : Friday, September 17, 2021 at 03:00 PM PST Webinar Moderator: Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque, VC, PIDE Webinar Speaker : Mr. Hashim J. Bakht, Finance Minister, Govt. of Punjab Mr. Zafar Masud, President & CEO, The Bank of Punjab Mr. Salim Raza, Former SBP, Governor & Member Mr. Kazim Saeed, Pakistan Agriculture Coalition Mr. Zafar ul Hassan, Chief Macro, Ministry of Planning Dr. Abedullah, Chief of Research, PIDE Mr. Sayem Ali, Chief Economist, The Bank of Punjab

Webinar Date : Saturday, Sep 11, 2021 at 08:00 PM Webinar Moderator: Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque, VC PIDE Webinar Speaker : Former Ambassador, Asif Durrani, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to UAE and Iran, Senior research fellow at IPRI. Brigadier Agha Ahmed Gul, SI(M), Retd, CEO BTTN (Balochistan Think Tank Network). Major General Muhammad Samrez Salik, HI (M), Retd, Former DG ISSRA National Defense University, Pakistan Army. Dr. Mir Sadaat Baloch, President Balochistan Council for Peace and Policy. Jeffery A Stacey, National Security and Development Consultant, Managing Partner, Geopolicity Consulting Group. Webinar Discussant : Fahd Husain, Resident Editor & Columnist for DAWN NEWS. Amer Zafar Durrani, CEO, Reenergia and Paidartawanai.

Webinar Date : Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 06:00 PM Webinar Moderator: Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque, VC, PIDE Webinar Speaker : Shehzad Ghias, Comedian & Podcaster Akbar Chaudry, Comedian & Musician Younis B. Azeem, Comedian & Writer Shehrzade Noor, Comedian & Activist Mavra Bari. Comedian, Sociologist & Writer Sehar Tariq. Comedian & Feminist   Comedy is a multi-million dollar industry the world over, with artists selling out arenas such as the TMobile, O2, and MGM Grand on a regular basis – events that hundreds of thousands attend to let loose, share a laugh, and just have a good time. In Pakistan, this phenomenon seems to have slowly been pushed out of the mainstream over the years, particularly after the political turmoil of the 1980s. This webinar aims to initiate a discussion on the potential of comedy as a driver of joy, shaper of culture, and catalyst for socioeconomic prosperity – and to debunk myths surrounding the topic, including the notion that those who en

Webinar Date : Friday, September 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM Webinar Moderator: Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque, VC, PIDE Webinar Panelists : Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, Former Secretary, ECP Sarwar Bari, Spokesperson, FAFEN Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, President/CEO, PILDAT Webinar Speaker : Senator, Shibli Faraz, Minister for Science & Technology, Govt. of Pakistan

Webinar Date : Monday, September 13, 2021 at 06:00 PM Webinar Moderator: Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque, VC, PIDE Webinar Speaker : Dr. Tariq H. Cheema, Country Representative, Alight Pakistan Dr. Zahid Majeed, Director Academic Planning, AIOU Mr. Abid Gill, Deputy Chief Advisor, JICA-AQAL Mr. Adnan Ahmed, Vice President Content & Fundraising, Teach the World Foundation

Webinar Date : Friday, Sep 03, 2021 at 11:00 AM Webinar Moderator: Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haque, VC, PIDE Webinar Speaker : Mr. Omer Jawed Ghani, CEO Trioca Ventures

Webinar on "Virtualizing Services In Pakistan" Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 09:00 PM   Speakers:  Faisal Haque, Virtualizing Services by offering Internet for All Khalid Raza, Network options for Universal Ahmed Shahid, Using 5G as last mile optionor Dr Suuhail Chughtai, Deploying Telemedicine in Pakistan lmran Qureshi, Virtual Education in Pakistan

Moderator: Dr Nadeem Ul Haque, VC, PIDE Registration Link: https://forms.gle/DBvj5GzMGDd1TWnf9  Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 07:00 PM (PST) In a significant move, the federal cabinet approved amendments in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Act in the name of central bank autonomy, price stability and accountability. The benefit of central bank independence is well documented in the literature. However, there is a dire need to evaluate several important questions: Why is autonomy so important? Should every institution be autonomous? Is Pakistan is prepared for the complete autonomy of the central bank? Can only SBP manage inflation given the constraints of the supply side and governance? What will be the implications for economic growth? What will be the implications for financial stability? How will the institution be accountable?

Moderator: Dr Nadeem ul Haque Chair: Abdul Razak Daood, Adviser for Commerce and Investment, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan Presenter:  Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Research Economist, PIDE Saddam Hussain, Research Economist, PIDE Discussant:  Gohar Ejaz, Patron-in-Chief, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association Khadija Malik Bari Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Administration, Islamabad Aqdas Afzal, Program Director, Social Development & Policy Program, Habib University.   The economic significance of the textile sector in Pakistan is undeniable. The sector contributes around 60% of the export earnings and provides employment opportunities for around 40% of the total labor force. In the textile sector, energy cost is the leading component in terms of conversion cost. Among all the factors that make the textile sector of Pakistan regionally un-competitive, energy tariff is at the core. The recent outshining performance of the textile sector can partially be attributed to the regionally com

Moderator:  Dr. Nadeem ul Haque (VC PIDE)   Guest Speaker: Ayesha Razzaque (Educationist/Researcher/Consultant)   Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 11:00 AM (PST) "Ayesha Razzaque has a doctorate and a Masters degree in Educational Administration from the College of Education, Michigan State University (MSU). She holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from UET Taxila. Ayesha benefits from 10+ years of experience supporting education development in a variety of social and political contexts, specifically in Pakistan and Afghanistan. She writes, op-ed pieces, regularly for the “The News International” and has been following and writing on the ‘Single National Curriculum’ since 2018."

Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 06:00 PM (PST) Guest Speaker: Mr. Najam Sethi, Author, Journalist, Political Commentator & Chairman of PSL Moderator: Dr. Nadeem ul Haq, Vice Chancellor, PIDE Cricket Leagues have become one of the raging phenomena across the globe. The existing scholarship asserts that such professional leagues provide profitable avenues for players, governments, boards, public and investors. Among the determinants of growth of sports industry are identified public interest, attraction of celebrities, sponsorship of multinational companies and returns on investment. Also, the revenues generated from sports constitute significant determinant of growth of sports industry. Following this tremendous growth in the sports industry on global front, cricket leagues are turning into more institutionalized and professionalized avenues for economic growth. Pakistan Super League (PSL) is the most visible manifestation of interest in the cricket league in the country. Set against the backdrop of burgeo

Monday, March 15, 2021 at 10:00 AM (PST)   Chair: Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation and Chairperson BISP.   Moderator:  Dr. Nadeem Ul Haq, VC, PIDE Speakers: Faisal Rifaq, CEO at Sehat Sahulat Program, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Shabnam Sarfraz, Member Social Sector, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiative, Government of Pakistan Mahmood Khalid, Health Economist, PIDE Sara Rizvi Jafree, Assistant Professor, Forman Christian College, Lahore Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC), Government of Pakistan, in alliance with Provincial Governments initiated a healthcare intervention titled the Sehat Sahulat Program. The objective of this program is to lead a path towards Universal Health Coverage in Pakistan and to grant easier access and free-of-cost healthcare services to the poor. The program, implemented in 91 districts of the count

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 07:00 PM (PST) Moderator: Dr. Nadeem ul Haque (VC PIDE) Speakers: Ms. Anum Malkani, Director Policy Advisory, Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP) Mr. Asad Beyg, Executive Director/Founder, Media Matters for Democracy & Media Lab Mr. Aftab Alam, Media Law Specialist & Policy Expert Mr. Bilal Gilani, Executive Director, Gallup Pakistan Dr Huma Baqai, Media Analyst &Anchorperson     Media plays a critical role as opinion-shaper in Pakistan. The burgeoning forms of media in the form of electronic, print, and social media, shape national narratives about politics, society and culture. Also, with respect to economy, the role is becoming more pronounced when factors such as commercialization, advertisements, political economy, TRPs, media as an avenue for culture industry, and digitization are brought into light. In the light of this debate, the current webinar is an attempt to: 1. Understand Pakistan’s media economy (Media industry numbers in revenue

Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 07:00 PM (PST) Speakers: Dr. Azra Raza (Cancer Specialist and Researcher) Dr. Samia Altaf (Public Health Specialist)   Moderator: Dr. Nadeem ul Haque (VC PIDE)   Dr. Azra Raza is the Chan Soon-Shiong Professor of Medicine and Director of the MDS Center at Columbia University in New York. Previously, she was the Chief of Hematology-Oncology and the Gladys Smith Martin Professor of Oncology at the University of Massachusetts. She is considered an international authority on pre-leukemia (MDS) and acute leukemia. Dr. Raza has published her original clinical and basic research comprising over 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts in high profile journals like Nature, New England Journal of Medicine, Cell, Molecular Cell, Cancer Research, Blood, Leukemia. She has published >1000 abstracts, dozens of book chapters and edited a book devoted to MDS. She is a sought after speaker in scientific circles and the recipient of numerous awards including The Hope Award in Cancer Research 2012

Moderator:  Dr. Durre Nayab, Joint Director PIDE   Book Author:  Dr. Anita M. Weiss   Discussants Raza Rumi, Policy analyst Saba Gul Khattak, Political scientist Yaqoob Khan Bangash, Historian This book identifies and analyzes the impact of the various ways in which local people are responding, taking stands, recapturing their culture, and saying ‘stop’ to the violent extremism that has manifested over the past decade (even longer) in Pakistan. Local groups throughout Pakistan are engaging in various kinds of social negotiations and actions to lessen the violence that has plagued the country since the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan which let loose a barrage of violence that overflowed into its borders. In so many ways, Pakistanis are engaging in powerful actions that transform how people think about their own society, impeding extremists’ rants while acting on ‘envisioning alternative futures’. This book, hence, focuses on finding the sparks of hope that local people are creating to counter violen

Our particular focus areas will be: 1-Should the use of SROs be only confined to formulation of procedures for implementing a tax law/laws? 2-If the SROs allowing tax concessions were eliminated, would it not hurt those sectors which are currently benefiting from them? 3-Is it true that SROs are a source of promoting a culture of rent-seeking? 4- Can we find any positive results of SROs in any area like promotion of any specific industries, lowering the burden of taxation on social sectors or boosting exports? 5-We would love to see examples of useful and harmful SROs? Economic impact of industry wise concessions, specific user concessions? Their impact on domestic industry? 6- Does SRO culture make genuine commercial importers and SMEs uncompetitive?   Moderator: Dr Nadeem ul Haq (VC. PIDE) Panelists/Speakers:  Ikram ul Haque (Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Managing partner Huzaima & Ikram) Robina Ather (Chairperson, National Tariff Commission) Manzoor Ahmad (Ex Ambassador, WTO) Gonzalo.J

Webinar on "Pakistan's Trade Potential and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership" Moderator: Dr. Nadeem ul Haque (VC PIDE)   Panelist:  Ms Anabel Gonzales Dr. Manzoor Ahmed Dr Hassan Khawar

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM (PST) Moderator: Dr. Nadeem ul Haque (VC PIDE) Panelists: Salim Raza Dr Arshad Zaman Sikander Khan Istaqbal Mehdi Tasneem Noorani This is the first webinar of the series focusing on the issues attached with the ‘State Owner Enterprises’, or the ‘Public Sector Enterprises’.  Management of Public Enterprises (PEs/ SOEs) globally is a challenging task. Large number of countries both developing and developed, have confronted serious issues in improving the performance of their public enterprises. There have been several experiences of bringing these enterprises at par with their “counterparts in private sector”. However, there were more failures than successes. Keeping in view the low level of operational efficiency and magnitude of complexities Prime Minister of Britain Margaret Thatcher in the 1970s promoted a program to privatize. Subsequently, during the next few decades privatization policy was adopted by large number of countries. Some of them have been success

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM (PST) Moderator Dr. Nadeem ul Haque (VC PIDE) Panelists 1. Arif Hasan 2. Dr. Naveed Iftikhar 3. Samna Sadaf Khan   Pakistan currently houses some of the largest cities in the world. It has about 20 cities with populations of above a million. Karachi and Lahore are among the twenty-five mega cities in the world. This rapid urbanization is accompanied by congestion, pollution, mobility issues, shortage of housing and other utilities and sprawl. Pakistan also has 40 percent of its urban population living in slums. There is clear shortage of urban public spaces, libraries, office and commercial spaces, and sustainable urban transportation. Our cities are not inclusive either. People living in slums, and street hawkers face a constant threat of eviction. Urban planning in Pakistan has not kept pace with the changes brought about by rapid urbanisation. Pakistani cities lack the vigour and dynamism of a modern, productive, competitive cities. Future of the countries are

Tuesday, January 19, 2020 at 7:00 PM (PST)   Moderator:  Dr. Nadeem ul Haque (VC PIDE)   Panelists 1. Nadeem Khurshid 2. Dr. Nausheen H. Anwar 3. Dr. Murtaza Haider All major cities in Pakistan are in the process of reviewing and updating their master plans. Our cities spend resources and time developing masterplans to lock themselves and their cities into a predetermined path of growth and lifestyles. When life does not adjust to these preordained plans for their life, cities and their residents end up in years of strife with encroachments happening involving lawsuits and law enforcement. Cities try to grow and modernize but planners go to the extent of destroying buildings with court injunctions only because they are a couple of feet taller or longer than allowed by stringent regulations. Yet the push for master-planning continues across Pakistan hoping to keep cities frozen for long periods of time from 15-30 years. Having seen a boom after the second world war, master plans are increasingly seen as