Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief

Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Managing Editor

Uzma T. Haroon, Director SDC Unit, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Associate Managing Editor

Romila Qamar, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

ADVISORY BOARD

International

Dr Arnaldo Pellini, Overseas Development Institute, Tampere, Finland

Dr Bishnu Raj Upreti, Nepal Centre for Contemporary Research, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr Fahad Saeed, Climate Analytics, Germany

Dr Sajid Kazmi, School of Business, Solent University, UK

Prof. Dr Ulrike Müller-Böker, University of Zurich, Switzerland

National

Dr Vaqar Ahmed, National Team Lead – Independent Evaluation for Aawaz II, FCDO, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr Babar Shahbaz, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Dr Humaira Ishfaq, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr Iqrar Ahmed Khan, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Dr Kiran Ahmed, Centre of Excellence in Gender Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

Dr Saima Hamid, Vice Chancellor, Fatima Jinnah Women's University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam, Academician/ Policy Practitioner/ Expert on Governance and Rule of Law-Advocate High Court, Pakistan

Prof. Dr Maqbool H. Sial, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Quantitative Methods, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Dr Azad Haider, Senior Economist, Economics & Statistics Unit, Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Canada

Dr Afshan Huma, Chairperson/ In-charge, Educational Planning, Policy Studies and Leadership, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr M. Azhar Hussain, Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark

Dr Tahir Jamil, Asst. Professor/ In-charge Departmental Journal, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Prof. Dr Faisal Mehmood Mirza, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gujrat, Pakistan.

SECTION EDITORS:

Dr Shafqat Munir, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr Sajid Amin, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr Fareeha Armaghan, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr Khalid Waleed, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr Waseem Janjua, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

Senior Editor Research and Publications

Muhammad Saleem Khilji, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Senior Content Editor

Sarah Siddiq Aneel, Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan

Web Coordinator

Manzoor Ahmad, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Graphics Designer

Umair Hassan, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Acknowledgments

The Editorial Board extends its gratitude to Tayyaba Hanif Maken, Coordinator of the Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) Unit, for handling numerous formalities of the Journal. Appreciation is also due to Ali Aamer and Adnan Hassan for their roles in formatting, designing, and overseeing the publication of the Journal’s volumes, and Manzoor Ahmad for consistently updating the web pages.
The Editorial Board further acknowledges Imrana Niazi's contributions as Managing Associate Editor for the volumes published from 2017 to 2022.