Policy Advice

The Centre’s staff regularly provides advisory services to the Government of Pakistan, provincial governments, local government agencies and international donor agencies through participation in Task Forces, Working Groups, Advisory Committees and Commissions constituted for policy formulation. In addition to this the AERC staff serve as regular members of Board of Governors of Academic Institutions.

Task Forces
Board of Governors

Task Forces

Task Forces:

Research Advisory Committee, Pakistan Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute
Technical Advisory Committee for Social Safety Nets, Government of Pakistan
Board of Directors, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
Board of Directors, Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation
Task Force on Youth and Urban Development, Government of Pakistan
Technical Committee, Federal Bureau of Statistics
Task Force on Urban Development, Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan
Advisory Group on Women’s Empowerment and the Medium Term Development Framework, Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan
Prime Minister’s Task Force on Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation
Working Group on Resource Mobilization, Ministry of Planning and Development
Working Group on Industrial Development, Ministry of Planning and Development
Working Group on MDG Indicators, INGAD
Working Group on Balance of Payment for the Tenth Five Year Plan, Government of Pakistan
Committee constituted by the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Economic Affairs and Statistics
Committee on Promotion of Social Sciences, constituted by the Higher Education Commission
Member Public Management Expenditure Group, Government of Pakistan
Macroeconomic Framework Group, constituted by the Government of Pakistan to prepare an Economic Reforms Package
Taskforce on Provision of Urban Services and Poverty Alleviation, Government of Pakistan
Taskforce on Transport Strategy, Government of Pakistan
Taskforce on Economic Revival of Sindh, Government of Sindh

Board of Governors

Board of Governors:

Board of Graduate Studies, Aga Khan University
Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi
Board of Editors, Lahore School of Management
Board of Editors, Institute of Bankers in Pakistan
Committee for Curriculum Design, Institute of Chartered Accountants
Economics Curriculum Advisory Board, PAF Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology
Board of Governors, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
Board of Governors, Institute of Business Administration Karachi, as nominee of Higher Education Commission
Board of Governors, Hamdard University Karachi, as nominee of Higher Education Commission
Board of Governors, Institute of Business Management, as nominee of Higher Education Commission