Shahira Khan is a development and policy professional with experience at the World Bank Group, Inter-American Development Bank and leading research organisations. She has managed strategic planning, governance reforms and cross-border dialogues. Shahira holds master’s degrees in Public Administration (Columbia University) and Economics & Finance (Lahore School of Economics); she is passionate about debt, macroeconomics and advancing solutions at the nexus of digitalisation and climate.
May 07, 2026
Pakistan’s economic challenge is not a shortage of labour. It is a shortage of productivity. While the country remains demographically expansionary, the slowly declining fertility rate means that the current youth bulge represents a narrowing window. In this piece, Ahmed Khan and Shahira Khan from the Punjab Skills Development Fund opine on a path forward.
Nov 11, 2025
Debt-for-climate swaps are no longer boutique transactions, but are being pitched as a central tool to help countries break free from the vicious cycle of debt distress and climate vulnerability. Can the G77+China succeed in making them more than symbolic, clever deals on the margins?
Oct 24, 2025
As Pakistan confronts urgent development imperatives, the fiscal burden of debt servicing leaves little space for action. Can debt swaps provide a path forward to transform crisis into opportunity?