1. Assistant Professor, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, 2018-Present
2. Research Coordinator, Rural Support Programs Network, Islamabad, 2017-2018
3. Lecturer, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, 2015-2017
4. Research Officer, SAARC HRD Center, Islamabad, 2005-2014
5. Research Assistant, Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad, 2002-2004

1. Prioritizing Economic Agenda in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Lessons drawn on the Discourse Analysis of its Relations with the US, China and the European Union, 2015-2020, Higher Education Commission, NRPU, 2023- on going
2. Mustafa, A., Akhtar, Z. M., & Sohail, M. (2022). The Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade on Imports of China with Partner Countries. Journal of Development and Social Sciences, 3(2), 819-831.
3. Rural Poverty Reduction: Reasons and Remedies, Pakistan and Gulf Economist (PAGE), May 2022
4. Retrograding Industrial Sector in Pakistan: Causes and Remedies, PAGE, March 2022
5. Islamic Finance: A Vital Source of Financing, PAGE, April, 2022
6. Poverty Alleviation: Pakistan’s Experience, PAGE, April 2022
7. Solid Waste Management for Environment Conversation: how Pakistan can Achieve SDG 13, PAGE, November 2021
8. Mustafa, A., Padda, I. U. H., & Safdar, S. (2020). Estimating the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade in WTO Regime: The Case of Pakistan. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 6(2), 194-218.
9. Mustafa, A., Mukhtar, S., Padda, I. U. H., & Safdar, S. (2020). WTO Agreements on SPS and TBT: Implications for Imports of South Asia. ASIAN Journal of International Peace & Security (AJIPS), 4(1), 259-274.
10. Non-tariff barriers in trade for protectionism, Weekly Pakistan and Gulf Economist, November 7, 2018
11. Impact of technical non-tariff measures on Pakistan exports, Pakistan Development Review, 2018

1. International Trade
2. Regionalism
3. Human Resource Development
4. Microeconomics

Education

1. PhD Economcis, Federal Urdu University of Art, Science and Technology, Islamabad, 2022
2. MPhil International Development Studies, Iqra University, Islamabad, 2014
3. MSc Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad, 2002
4. BSc (H) Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad, 2001

Experience

1. Assistant Professor, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, 2018-Present
2. Research Coordinator, Rural Support Programs Network, Islamabad, 2017-2018
3. Lecturer, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, 2015-2017
4. Research Officer, SAARC HRD Center, Islamabad, 2005-2014
5. Research Assistant, Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad, 2002-2004

Publications

1. Prioritizing Economic Agenda in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Lessons drawn on the Discourse Analysis of its Relations with the US, China and the European Union, 2015-2020, Higher Education Commission, NRPU, 2023- on going
2. Mustafa, A., Akhtar, Z. M., & Sohail, M. (2022). The Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade on Imports of China with Partner Countries. Journal of Development and Social Sciences, 3(2), 819-831.
3. Rural Poverty Reduction: Reasons and Remedies, Pakistan and Gulf Economist (PAGE), May 2022
4. Retrograding Industrial Sector in Pakistan: Causes and Remedies, PAGE, March 2022
5. Islamic Finance: A Vital Source of Financing, PAGE, April, 2022
6. Poverty Alleviation: Pakistan’s Experience, PAGE, April 2022
7. Solid Waste Management for Environment Conversation: how Pakistan can Achieve SDG 13, PAGE, November 2021
8. Mustafa, A., Padda, I. U. H., & Safdar, S. (2020). Estimating the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade in WTO Regime: The Case of Pakistan. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 6(2), 194-218.
9. Mustafa, A., Mukhtar, S., Padda, I. U. H., & Safdar, S. (2020). WTO Agreements on SPS and TBT: Implications for Imports of South Asia. ASIAN Journal of International Peace & Security (AJIPS), 4(1), 259-274.
10. Non-tariff barriers in trade for protectionism, Weekly Pakistan and Gulf Economist, November 7, 2018
11. Impact of technical non-tariff measures on Pakistan exports, Pakistan Development Review, 2018

Interests

1. International Trade
2. Regionalism
3. Human Resource Development
4. Microeconomics