School of Economics and Social Sciences - IBA Karachi

21/09/2026

01/09/2026

📢 Call for Papers | Pakistan Legal History Workshop

School of Economics and Social Sciences, in collaboration with the American Society for Legal History, invites abstracts for workshop "Rethinking Pakistan through Legal History."

📅 December 18–19, 2026
📍 IBA Karachi
⏳ Submission deadline: September 30, 2026

For further details: https://www.iba.edu.pk/sess/workshops.php

We welcome submissions from scholars across law, history, political science, sociology, and allied disciplines.

18/08/2026

SESS warmly welcomed its incoming students and their parents from the Department of Economics and the Department of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts at the Welcome Day!

It was a pleasure to introduce our new students to the SESS community — our faculty, programs, and the journey ahead.

Welcome to the SESS family!

18/08/2026

SESS is delighted to share that Dr. Muhammad Shameel Khan, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts, has authored "Navigating Inhibitions & Liberations: Using Poetry as a Group Conductor's Compass in Pakistan," published in the British Journal of Psychotherapy.

Read: https://lnkd.in/d_KrznTU

06/08/2026

We're pleased to share that Dr. Ghamz-E-Ali Siyal has published a paper, "Valuing Neighbourhood Soundscapes in Urban Housing Markets: Evidence from Karachi," in the Pakistan Development Review (PDR), Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.

This is the output of a project supported by the SESS-IBA Competitive Research Grant (CRG).

Read the full paper here: https://thepdr.pk/index.php/pdr/article/view/3322/3054

28/07/2026

We are pleased to share that Ms. Hajrah Rahman has authored a paper on the therapeutic frame and relationality within Pakistan's socio-cultural context, published in the British Journal of Psychotherapy.

Read full paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjp.70031

24/07/2026

We're delighted to share that Dr. Faiz Ur Rehman has been awarded a research grant from the ReCIPE initiative (Centre for Economic Policy Research - CEPR) for his project "Can Effective Elected Institutions Build Trust in a Post-Conflict State? Evidence from Elected Village Councils in Ex-FATA."

Congratulations to Dr. Faiz on this well-deserved!

16/06/2026

Last Chance — Deadline Tomorrow!

Round 2 admissions for our MS Graduate Programs are closing on Wednesday, 17th June 2026.
SESS is offering MS programs in:
📌 Economics
📌 General Psychology
📌 Development Studies
📌 Journalism

🔗 Apply now: https://onlineadmission.iba.edu.pk/admissions/register

16/06/2026