Saira Ahmed is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Director of Sustainability & Environment at the Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST) in Islamabad, Pakistan. A seasoned researcher, she has collaborated extensively with the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) since 2012, specializing in Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modeling and micro-simulations to analyze fiscal policy and macroeconomic shifts. Her notable research includes leading PEP-backed studies on Pakistan’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery and the long-term impacts of public infrastructure investments on national growth