Hafiz Ghulam Mujaddad has done his MPhil. in Econom- ics from University of the Punjab. He possesses a through- out rst class academic career. Prior to joining University of the Punjab, he served PERI (Punjab Economic Research Institute) as Associate Research Fellow for two years and produced quality research reports and policy briefs. A core area of his research encompasses CPEC and Industrial Economics. He has presented research papers at di erent international conferences. He has also published research papers in HEC recognized journals. Presently he is pursuing his Ph.D. from University of the Punjab, Lahore. He is also serving as a Coordi- nator for Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Economics (PGDAE) programme.