A Cry for Justice : Empirical Insights from Balochistan

Dr Kaiser Bengali is an economist with over 35 years of experience in teaching, research, and policy advisory. He has a Master’s in Economics from the Boston University, USA, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Karachi, Pakistan. He has been associated with prestigious institutions in Pakistan such as the AERC, University of Karachi, SDPI, SZABIST, PILER, and was Managing Director of the SPDC, Karachi.

Dr Bengali’s international academic and consultancy experience includes work at the Institut Universitaire d’Etudes du Developpment, University of Geneva, Switzerland, and the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, and with international organizations in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, and Kenya.

He has also held a number of government positions and has served as Head of the Chief Minister’s Policy Reform Unit, Government of Balochistan; and Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh for Planning and Development.  He was the first head of the  BISP (Benazir Income Support Programme) and also designed the programme.  He was also Sindh’s representative on the 7th NFC, which gave a successful Award, and is now Balochistan’s representative on the 9th NFC.

Kaiser Bengali has several research publications in national and international journals and is the author/editor of eight books on subjects ranging from unemployment, inequality and poverty, to education, water, gender, and urban and regional development.