Dr. Kalsoom Zulfqar joined Economics depart- ment as lecturer in 1997. She received her Doc- torate degree from University of the Punjab. Her research is mainly focused on poverty inequali- ty and inclusive economic growth. She received her Master of Philosophy in Economics from the same University in 2007. She also holds double master’s degree, one from University of the Pun- jab, Pakistan and the second one from Carleton University Canada. She is frst class throughout and also the awardee of president merit scholar- ship, and HEC indigenous scholarship for PhD. Dr. Kalsoom has a rich teaching and research experience spanning over a period of 21 years at graduate and post-gradu- ate level.
She has also supervised large number of research projects at master’s level. She has also participated in several teacher training sessions at Carleton University Canada and various international and national conferences. She has published her work with national and international journals and has numerous publications at her credit. She is member and incharge of various academic bodies of Punjab University and Economics Department. Her main areas of interest include Macroeconomics, Economic growth, International Economics and Development Economics.