Policy & Opinion

Agenda For International Development

• Understanding the citizenship implications of targeted social welfare expansion in the Global South
• Making the State Local: The Politics of Decentralized Governance in Pakistan

USAID

• Grassroots Reform in the Global South, (with Patrick Heller, Andrew Shrank et al)

The World Bank

• Enhancing labor market conditions for vulnerable groups (with Cem Mete, Lead Economist World Bank)

LUMS Live Session

• Designing Safety Nets in the Context of an Outbreak (event details)

Blog Posts:

• Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre (LUMS): Can Cash Transfers Increase Women’s Grassroots Political Participation? Survey Evidence From Pakistan
• The Changing Demand for Welfare in Rural Pakistan (Ideas For India)
• BISP, Citizenship and Rights Claims in Pakistan (Collective for Social Science Research Blog)
• Why Caste and Social Exclusion Need to be Addressed in Policy Making in Pakistan (World Bank, End Poverty in South Asia Blog)

Op-eds

• Dawn newspaper: Rethinking Pakistan’s welfare systems after Covid-19