{"id":1265,"date":"2020-08-19T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.ovatheme.com\/egovt\/?page_id=1265"},"modified":"2023-09-14T07:33:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T07:33:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?page_id=1265","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1265\" class=\"elementor elementor-1265\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1349af6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1349af6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0f3361\" data-id=\"a0f3361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddeed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"2ddeed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title second_font\">THE KARAKORAM INITIATIVE <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf58e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bf58e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Karakoram Initiative is a Washington DC based advocacy and policy platform. It aims to leverage the potential and influence of South Asian, especially Pakistani-origin academics, policy specialists, industry experts based in Pakistan, and those part of the diaspora in the United States to assist policymaking, and address issues that Pakistan, and the broader South Asian regions tends to face.<\/p><p>Among other objectives, this platform will act as a thought leader in repositioning the relationship between Pakistan and the United States in view of the fast changing political, economic, and technological imperatives in the global and national contexts.<\/p><p>The Karakoram Initiative will explore the opportunities that may help reshape the bilateral and regional trajectories of development; identify potential avenues of cooperation and foster constructive engagement through research, public and policy engagement, and innovative, multimedia productions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eebf40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eebf40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e809a2\" data-id=\"9e809a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2af1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"ee2af1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title second_font\">Aims and Objectives<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f596a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f596a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Serve as a policy institute which would contribute towards research, knowledge production and transfer to support effective and evidence-based policymaking focusing on Pakistan. Provide solutions to Pakistan\u2019s longstanding internal and external problems.<\/li><li>Leverage the expertise and influence within Pakistani and South Asian diaspora for the development of research and knowledge, contributing to and feeding policymaking processes in the US and in Pakistan.<\/li><li>Foster policy dialogue for enhanced economic cooperation between the US and Pakistan, with the goal of bolstering trade and investment across key sectors such as information technology, clean energy, education, etc.<\/li><li>Engage with Pakistan policymakers and US policymakers; providing them with substantial., robust, and evidence-based research and advocacy services \u2013 to be leveraged as effective tools for a larger role in facilitating and achieving regional cooperation and integration within South Asia.<\/li><li>Connect Pakistani diaspora with emerging, ongoing innovations and developments in Pakistan \u2013 establishing and providing a channel for knowledge exchange and transfer and exploring investment opportunities.<\/li><li>Ensure that information on Pakistan is presented fairly, highlighting areas that mainstream media often tends to ignore with respect to economic and societal developments.<\/li><li>Present the findings of Pakistan-US centric research prepared and formulated by world-leaders in academia for policymakers across US and Pakistan in a manner that is accessible and consumable; such that it may contribute towards meaningful discussion and debate in Pakistan.<\/li><li>Establish a robust network of human and knowledge transfer that may perpetuate the creation and exchange of ideas, necessary for the realization of development goals and objectives.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aae223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aae223\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62e094c\" data-id=\"62e094c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d8363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"48d8363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8c9ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"ba8c9ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title second_font\">THE INSPIRATION<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec3758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec3758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This policy platform drives its name and inspiration from the \u201cKarakoram\u201d mountain range in South Asia, extending across the borders of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan. It is one of the most prominent and challenging mountain ranges in the world and is often referred to as the \u201croof of the world\u201d due to its towering peaks and rugged terrain. Serving both as a gateway and a natural fortress for Pakistan to Central Asia and rest of the world, it holds significant geographical and cultural symbolism for the country.<\/p><p>\u201cKarakoram\u201d is a symbol of Pakistan\u2019s diverse geography, its historical connections to ancient trade routes, its mountaineering legacy, and the communities that call this rugged region home. It represents a blend of nature\u2019s grandeur and the resilience of human cultures in the face of challenging environments Like the range it draws its inspiration from, The Karakoram Initiative, embodies Pakistan\u2019s resilience, the richness of its history and culture, the importance of its geopolitical positioning, and symbolizes hope in the country\u2019s future and its potential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-084be45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"084be45\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0becef3\" data-id=\"0becef3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2837ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"2837ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title second_font\">Leadership<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title \">The news about recent activities for needed peoples.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e0d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_team\" data-id=\"c0e0d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"archive_team elementor-team three_column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items elementor-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content_info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?team=haroon-khawaja\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/haroon.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Haroon Khawaja\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-info-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p class=\"fullbio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?team=haroon-khawaja\">FULL BIO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-instagram\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?team=haroon-khawaja\" class=\"name second_font\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHaroon Khawaja\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p class=\"job_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPatron, The Karakoram Initiative\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-------------------------------------------------------->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content_experts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p class=\"expertise_head\">About<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expertise_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident & CEO Maverick Hotels, Founding Chairman The PakPur Foundation, Patron All Pakistan Business Forum, Former Advisor to Prime Minister Pakistan and Chief Minister Punjab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t  <p class=\"expertise_head\">Expertise<\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<p class=\"expertise_content\">\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernance, Instituional Reforms, Investment Policy, Economy    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p class=\"expertise_head\">Latest<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <hr><\/hr>\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<p class=\"expertise_content\">\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post_ul\">                                                      \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=540\">Life After The IMF: Pakistan's Path To Self-Reliance <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                                                                         \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=543\">Looking Inwards For A Solution <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                   <\/ul>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-------------------------------------------------------->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items elementor-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content_info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?team=raza-ahmad-rumi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/razarumi.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Raza Ahmad Rumi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-info-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p class=\"fullbio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?team=raza-ahmad-rumi\">FULL BIO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa 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University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t  <p class=\"expertise_head\">Expertise<\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<p class=\"expertise_content\">\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurrent Affairs, Politics, Political Economy, Development    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p class=\"expertise_head\">Latest<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <hr><\/hr>\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<p class=\"expertise_content\">\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post_ul\">                                                      \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=542\">The Post-Musharraf Hybrid Experiment Is Approaching Its Logical End <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                                                                         \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=545\">The Generals' Dilemma <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                   <\/ul>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-------------------------------------------------------->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items elementor-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content_info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?team=ahmed-nauraiz-rana\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1577469239208-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Ahmed Nauraiz Rana\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-info-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p class=\"fullbio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?team=ahmed-nauraiz-rana\">FULL BIO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab 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class=\"expertise_head\">About<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expertise_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomist World Bank Group, Director New Wave Global, Ex-Policy Advisor Govt. of Punjab (PAK), Ex-Economic Advisor Ontario Ministry of Economic Growth and Development\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t  <p class=\"expertise_head\">Expertise<\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<p class=\"expertise_content\">\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomy, Political Economy, Private Sector Development, Investment Climate    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p class=\"expertise_head\">Latest<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <hr><\/hr>\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<p class=\"expertise_content\">\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post_ul\">                                                      \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=547\">The Imminent Economic Crisis: Underlying Causes And Triggers <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                                                                         \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=550\">Default Or IMF: No Easy Way Out For Pakistan's Economy <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                                                                         \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=6968\">Pakistan's Ongoing Political Chaos and Economic Crisis <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                                                                         \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=7228\">The Operational Strategy to Control Pakistan\u2019s Population Growth Rate <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                                                                         \n                                                                                                            <li class=\"post_tit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/karakoraminitiative.org\/?p=7308\">Private Sector Solutions For Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan <\/a><\/li> \n                                                        \n                                                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