REGISTRATION   (0900 – 0930)

INAUGURAL SESSION (0930 – 1000)

• RASTA PROGRESS REPORT
  Faheem Jehangir
  Project Director RASTA
• RASTA CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS 
  Nadeem Ul Haque
  RAC Chairman/Vice-Chancellor PIDE

I. EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE (1000 – 1200)

• ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS (API) MANUFACTURING: CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN
  Kazi Afaq Ahmed (Institute of Business Management, Karachi) (Paper , Policy Brief )
• PRIORITIZING STRATEGIC RESOURCES: MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
  Mir Muhammad Shah (Sukkur IBA University) ( Paper, Policy Brief ) 
• 18TH AMENDMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION: A CASE OF DEVOLUTION GONE AWRY
  Aamer Raza (University of Peshawar) ( Paper , Policy Brief )

DISCUSSANT: RAFIULLAH KAKAR
Member, Social Sector, Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives

II. EXPORTS                 (1215 – 1315)

• THE ART OF EXPORTING HALAL BEEF: A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN
  Shahzad Kouser (COMSATS University, Islamabad) ( Paper ,  Policy Brief )

• UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF PAKISTAN’S IT INDUSTRY: BUILDING FOR MASSIVE SOFTWARE EXPORT GROWTH
  Naveed Arshad (LUMS, Lahore) ( Paper ,  Policy Brief )

DISCUSSANT: ZAFAR UL HASAN
Joint Chief Economist, Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives

Lunch Break 1315 – 1400

RASTA SHOWCASE-I: ENERGY            (1400 – 1430)

IMPROVING EFFICIENCY IN ELECTRICITY BILLING SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN 

AFIA MALIK
Senior Research Economist, PIDE Islamabad

III. INVESTMENT                          (1430 – 1600)

• DECODING THE EAST ASIAN SUCCESS AND UNLEASHING FDI’S POTENTIAL TO BOOST LOCAL LEARNING: DEVELOPING A POLICY ROADMAP FOR PAKISTAN
  Syed Twangar Hussain Kazmi (Torque Communities, Islamabad) ( Paper ,  Policy Brief )

• DECAPITALIZATION IN THE PAKISTAN STOCK EXCHANGE
  Abdul Wahid (NUML, Islamabad) ( Paper ,  Policy Brief )

• AN ASSESSMENT OF PAKISTAN’S CORPORATE INVESTMENT CYCLES AND POLITICAL UNPREDICTABILITY (2000-2022)
  Nabila Aftab (University of Peshawar) ( Paper ,  Policy Brief )

DISCUSSANT: AHMED WAQAR QASIM
Senior Research Economist, PIDE

IV. FOOD & AGRICULTURE       1000 – 1200

• IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON PRODUCTION OF OLIVE IN PAKISTAN
  Khair Muhammad Kakar (UET Khuzdar) ( Paper, Policy Brief)

• THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF WHEAT SUBSIDY AND FOOD SECURITY IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN
  Saranjam Muhammad Baig (Karakoram International University, Gilgit) ( Paper, Policy Brief)

• TAXING THE RENTAL INCOME IN AGRICULTURE: ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATE OPTIONS
  Irfan Ahmad Baig (MNS University of Agriculture, Multan) ( Paper, Policy Brief)

DISCUSSANT: NAEEM UZ ZAFAR
Chief Statistician, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Tea Break 1200 – 1215

RASTA SHOWCASE-II: PPHS                       1215 – 1300

PAKISTAN PANEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY (PPHS) 2024 ROUND

DURRE NAYAB
Director Research, PIDE Islamabad 

Lunch Break 1300 – 1345

V. FISCAL MANAGEMENT             1345 – 1615

• THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND FLAWS WITHIN; A CASE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ITS PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES
  Ayezza Sattar (Ministry of Science & Technology, Islamabad)  ( Paper, Policy Brief)

• GOVERNING PUBLIC SECTOR PROJECTS IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN: A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
  Asadullah Khan (Karakoram International University, Gilgit)  ( Paper, Policy Brief)

• DOCUMENTATION SIMPLIFICATION VIA TAX E-FILING: EXAMINING BARRIERS TO ADOPTION AND CONTINUANCE INTENTION OF USING E-FILING BY TAXPAYERS IN PAKISTAN
  Sobia Khurram (University of the Punjab, Lahore) ( Paper, Policy Brief)

• ANALYSIS OF TAX EXPENDITURES IN PAKISTAN
  Muhammad Nadeem Sarwar (FAST National University, Islamabad) ( Paper, Policy Brief)

DISCUSSANT: ATHER MAQSOOD AHMED
Professor, National University of Science & Technology 

CLOSING SESSION  1630

LESSONS, WAY FORWARD & VOTE OF THANKS

NADEEM UL HAQUE
Chairman RAC, RASTA / Vice-Chancellor PIDE