Faculty Profile


Dr. Ruqia Ismail

 

  rismail@numl.edu.pk

  061-9330459

PhD Economics
MBA Marketing


National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad, Multan Campus.

Assistant Professor                            2025-Present

Head Anti-Harrasment Cell             2022-Presnet

Lecturer Economics                          2017- 2025 Economics
Coordinator Economics Department 2020-2025

National College of Business administration and Economics NCBA&E, Multan.

Lecturer Economics (POSTGRADUATE) 2013-2017

Govt. Emerson College, Multan.

CTI (College Teacher Intern)           2012-2013
Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan. Visiting Faculty (Economics)
University of Education, Multan. Visiting Faculty (Economics)

      • RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

      • Bhutta, Z. M., Shaheen, R., Sajjad, I., & Yasmeen, N. (2026). From de-risking to reskilling: A conceptual framework linking workforce agility and firm resilience in a fragmenting global economy. Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences, 7(4), 50-56. https://doi.org/10.55737/qjss.vii-iv.26581
      • Ummar, R., Shaheen, R., Sajjad, I., & Khan, M. A. (2025). Reframing work motivation: An interdisciplinary model of autonomy, purpose alignment, and global voice. Review of Applied Management and Social Sciences, 8(3), 1219-1226.
      • Yasin, M. A., Yasmin, F., Shaheen, R., & Amin, S. (2024). Exploring historical patterns of urban migration in Pakistan: Origins and drivers. Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences, 5(2), 325-336. https://doi.org/10.55737/qjss.751235379
      • Shaheen, R., Yasin, A., Yasmin, F., & Anwar, R. (2023). Addressing financial and administrative challenges in public sector health programs: A review of Pakistan’s health care system. Journal of Human Dynamics, 1(2), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.55627/jhd.001.02.0712
      • Yasin, A., Shaheen, R., Hasan, M., & Yasmin, F. (2023). Case study analysis of educational policies, resource distribution, and prevailing inequities in Pakistan. Journal of Human Dynamics, 1(1), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.55627/jhd.001.01.0698
      • Yasin, A., Shaheen, R., & Yasmeen, N. (2023). Examining the historical trends in the relationship between external economic aid and economic growth dynamics in Pakistan. Perennial Journal of History, 4(2), 256-282. https://doi.org/10.52700/pjh.v4i2.169
      • Mahwish, S., Shaheen, R., & Nasim, I. (2022). The impact of foreign remittances on child labor in Pakistan: A time series analysis. Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies, 5(1), 337-351.
      • Nadeem, M., Masood, S., Shaheen, R., Jehangir, F. N., & Bilal, S. M. (2022). Environmental deterioration or environmental sustainability? Evidence of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 19(3), 1052-1062. https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/11338
      • Rehman, M. A. ur, Shaheen, R., & Munir, F. (2021). Impact of trade openness on economic growth in emerging economies: A panel data analysis. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 9(2), 210-216. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2021.0902.01127
      • Safdar, N., Shaheen, R., Yasmin, F., & Afzal, N. (2021). Pakistan’s growth empirics and foreign direct investment: An assessment of the role of domestic financial sector. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 7(2), 365-375. https://doi.org/10.26710/jafee.v7i2.1714
      • Shaheen, R., Salahuddin, T., Shahzad, A., & Qaim, S. (2021). Understanding pathways from socioeconomic indicators to effect of COVID-19 lockdown via structural equation modeling (SEM). International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, 12(1), 282-292. http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJDRBC/article/view/35530
      • Shaheen, R., Yasmin, N., & Iqbal, S. (2021). Advancing the role of population for sustainable economic development: An investigation of the national perspectives. Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 5(3), 142-150.
      • Shaheen, R., Yasmin, N., Safdar, N., Yasmin, F., & Khatoon, S. (2021). Education, poverty, and unemployment: A way forward to promote sustainable economic growth in Pakistan. The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 27(6), 74-85. https://www.cibgp.com/index.php/1323-6903/article/view/2165
      • Bahoo, R., Nasim, I., Shaheen, R., & Javed, M. L. (2020). A confirmatory factor analysis of interpersonal teacher behaviour scale: Validation of the Urdu translation of secondary school students’ perspectives. Review of Economics and Development Studies, 6(3), 715-725.
      • Shaheen, R., Chaudhry, I. S., & Ramzan, M. (2020). Climate change, farmers’ adaptation capacity and crops production: A disaggregated micro-level study from Southern Punjab, Pakistan. International Journal of Management Research and Emerging Sciences, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.56536/ijmres.v10i2.81
      • Yasmin, F., Shaheen, R., Yasin, A., & Naseer, S. (2020). An analysis of causal relationship between economic growth and unemployment: Evidence from Pakistan. Annals of Social Sciences and Perspective, 1(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.52700/assap.v1i1.14
      • Ali, H., Khan, S. N., Yasmin, F., & Shaheen, R. (2019). Foreign direct investment and sustainable long run economic growth nexus: A case study of Pakistan. Global Business Management Review, 11(1), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.32890/gbmr2019.11.1.9307
      • Chaudhry, I. S., Ismail, R., Farooq, F., & Murtaza, G. (2015). Monetary policy and its inflationary pressure in Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, 53(2), 251-268.
      • Shaheen, R., Shabir, G., Faridi, M. Z., & Yasmin, F. (2015). Determinants of female employment status in Pakistan: A case of Sahiwal district. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 9(2), 418-437.
        • Generative AI for HR programme, LUMS Learning Institute, 5-6 September 2026.
        • Certificate of Appreciation as Resource Person/Speaker for Digital Literacy and Economic Awareness Workshops, PUAN Project and U.S. Mission in Pakistan, 27 August 2026.
        • ISPR Hilal Talks 2025, ISPR Directorate, Rawalpindi, 26-31 May 2025 (certificate for significant performance).
        • Certificate of Appreciation, Webinar on the Role of Technology in Economic Development, December 2021.
        • Certificate of Appreciation, Seminar on Food Price Unrest in Developing Countries, November 2021.
        • Two-day workshop on applied economics using software (EViews, STATA, AMOS/SPSS, R, OxMetrics), Department of Economics, The Women University Multan with ORIC, May 2018.
        • Certificate of Participation, Women Empowerment: A Catalyst for Economic & Social Development, March 2018.
        • NUML Supervisor’s Training, July 2017.
        • Seminar on research writing (APA Manual), December 2016
        • Organizer: 1st International Conference, NUML Islamabad, 2-4 December 2025. Theme: Building Sustainable Cities: Balancing Profit, People, and Planet.
        • Paper presented: Women’s empowerment and its implications on economic growth. 5th International Conference (EISD-2025), The Women University Multan, 3-5 December 2025.
        • Paper presented: Thematic analysis of women’s empowerment in literature and workplace policies. 8th International Education Conference, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 24-25 June 2025.
        • Paper presented: Women’s empowerment and its implications on economic growth. 4th International Conference (EISD-2024), The Women University Multan, 12 & 14 December 2024.
        • Paper presented: Strategic HRM, economic growth and linguistic integration for sustainable development. 4th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business, Economics and Environment, IUB Bahawalpur, 14 June 2024.
        • Paper presented: Women’s empowerment and its implications on economic growth. 3rd International Conference (EISD-2023), The Women University Multan, 14-15 December 2023.
        • Oral presentation (peer-reviewed, accepted): An empirical analysis of dual sector inflation in Pakistan. 3rd International Conference on Business, Economics & Management (ICBEM 2019), Sukkur IBA University, 2-3 March 2019.
        • Paper presented: 1st International Interdisciplinary Conference, Bahawalpur, 4-5 March 2019. Theme: Sustainable Social Development: Current Practices, New Challenges and Opportunities.
        • Paper presented: 3rd International Research Conference on Economics, Business and Social Sciences, School of Economics, BZU Multan, 12-13 December 2018. Theme: Sustainable Economy, Business and Society in Emerging Economies in the Age of Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Economics, Marketing, Managment Sciences

Education

PhD Economics
MBA Marketing

Experience


National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad, Multan Campus.

Assistant Professor                            2025-Present

Head Anti-Harrasment Cell             2022-Presnet

Lecturer Economics                          2017- 2025 Economics
Coordinator Economics Department 2020-2025

National College of Business administration and Economics NCBA&E, Multan.

Lecturer Economics (POSTGRADUATE) 2013-2017

Govt. Emerson College, Multan.

CTI (College Teacher Intern)           2012-2013
Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan. Visiting Faculty (Economics)
University of Education, Multan. Visiting Faculty (Economics)

Publications

      • RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

      • Bhutta, Z. M., Shaheen, R., Sajjad, I., & Yasmeen, N. (2026). From de-risking to reskilling: A conceptual framework linking workforce agility and firm resilience in a fragmenting global economy. Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences, 7(4), 50-56. https://doi.org/10.55737/qjss.vii-iv.26581
      • Ummar, R., Shaheen, R., Sajjad, I., & Khan, M. A. (2025). Reframing work motivation: An interdisciplinary model of autonomy, purpose alignment, and global voice. Review of Applied Management and Social Sciences, 8(3), 1219-1226.
      • Yasin, M. A., Yasmin, F., Shaheen, R., & Amin, S. (2024). Exploring historical patterns of urban migration in Pakistan: Origins and drivers. Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences, 5(2), 325-336. https://doi.org/10.55737/qjss.751235379
      • Shaheen, R., Yasin, A., Yasmin, F., & Anwar, R. (2023). Addressing financial and administrative challenges in public sector health programs: A review of Pakistan’s health care system. Journal of Human Dynamics, 1(2), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.55627/jhd.001.02.0712
      • Yasin, A., Shaheen, R., Hasan, M., & Yasmin, F. (2023). Case study analysis of educational policies, resource distribution, and prevailing inequities in Pakistan. Journal of Human Dynamics, 1(1), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.55627/jhd.001.01.0698
      • Yasin, A., Shaheen, R., & Yasmeen, N. (2023). Examining the historical trends in the relationship between external economic aid and economic growth dynamics in Pakistan. Perennial Journal of History, 4(2), 256-282. https://doi.org/10.52700/pjh.v4i2.169
      • Mahwish, S., Shaheen, R., & Nasim, I. (2022). The impact of foreign remittances on child labor in Pakistan: A time series analysis. Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies, 5(1), 337-351.
      • Nadeem, M., Masood, S., Shaheen, R., Jehangir, F. N., & Bilal, S. M. (2022). Environmental deterioration or environmental sustainability? Evidence of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 19(3), 1052-1062. https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/11338
      • Rehman, M. A. ur, Shaheen, R., & Munir, F. (2021). Impact of trade openness on economic growth in emerging economies: A panel data analysis. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 9(2), 210-216. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2021.0902.01127
      • Safdar, N., Shaheen, R., Yasmin, F., & Afzal, N. (2021). Pakistan’s growth empirics and foreign direct investment: An assessment of the role of domestic financial sector. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 7(2), 365-375. https://doi.org/10.26710/jafee.v7i2.1714
      • Shaheen, R., Salahuddin, T., Shahzad, A., & Qaim, S. (2021). Understanding pathways from socioeconomic indicators to effect of COVID-19 lockdown via structural equation modeling (SEM). International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, 12(1), 282-292. http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJDRBC/article/view/35530
      • Shaheen, R., Yasmin, N., & Iqbal, S. (2021). Advancing the role of population for sustainable economic development: An investigation of the national perspectives. Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 5(3), 142-150.
      • Shaheen, R., Yasmin, N., Safdar, N., Yasmin, F., & Khatoon, S. (2021). Education, poverty, and unemployment: A way forward to promote sustainable economic growth in Pakistan. The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 27(6), 74-85. https://www.cibgp.com/index.php/1323-6903/article/view/2165
      • Bahoo, R., Nasim, I., Shaheen, R., & Javed, M. L. (2020). A confirmatory factor analysis of interpersonal teacher behaviour scale: Validation of the Urdu translation of secondary school students’ perspectives. Review of Economics and Development Studies, 6(3), 715-725.
      • Shaheen, R., Chaudhry, I. S., & Ramzan, M. (2020). Climate change, farmers’ adaptation capacity and crops production: A disaggregated micro-level study from Southern Punjab, Pakistan. International Journal of Management Research and Emerging Sciences, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.56536/ijmres.v10i2.81
      • Yasmin, F., Shaheen, R., Yasin, A., & Naseer, S. (2020). An analysis of causal relationship between economic growth and unemployment: Evidence from Pakistan. Annals of Social Sciences and Perspective, 1(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.52700/assap.v1i1.14
      • Ali, H., Khan, S. N., Yasmin, F., & Shaheen, R. (2019). Foreign direct investment and sustainable long run economic growth nexus: A case study of Pakistan. Global Business Management Review, 11(1), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.32890/gbmr2019.11.1.9307
      • Chaudhry, I. S., Ismail, R., Farooq, F., & Murtaza, G. (2015). Monetary policy and its inflationary pressure in Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, 53(2), 251-268.
      • Shaheen, R., Shabir, G., Faridi, M. Z., & Yasmin, F. (2015). Determinants of female employment status in Pakistan: A case of Sahiwal district. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 9(2), 418-437.
        • Generative AI for HR programme, LUMS Learning Institute, 5-6 September 2026.
        • Certificate of Appreciation as Resource Person/Speaker for Digital Literacy and Economic Awareness Workshops, PUAN Project and U.S. Mission in Pakistan, 27 August 2026.
        • ISPR Hilal Talks 2025, ISPR Directorate, Rawalpindi, 26-31 May 2025 (certificate for significant performance).
        • Certificate of Appreciation, Webinar on the Role of Technology in Economic Development, December 2021.
        • Certificate of Appreciation, Seminar on Food Price Unrest in Developing Countries, November 2021.
        • Two-day workshop on applied economics using software (EViews, STATA, AMOS/SPSS, R, OxMetrics), Department of Economics, The Women University Multan with ORIC, May 2018.
        • Certificate of Participation, Women Empowerment: A Catalyst for Economic & Social Development, March 2018.
        • NUML Supervisor’s Training, July 2017.
        • Seminar on research writing (APA Manual), December 2016
        • Organizer: 1st International Conference, NUML Islamabad, 2-4 December 2025. Theme: Building Sustainable Cities: Balancing Profit, People, and Planet.
        • Paper presented: Women’s empowerment and its implications on economic growth. 5th International Conference (EISD-2025), The Women University Multan, 3-5 December 2025.
        • Paper presented: Thematic analysis of women’s empowerment in literature and workplace policies. 8th International Education Conference, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 24-25 June 2025.
        • Paper presented: Women’s empowerment and its implications on economic growth. 4th International Conference (EISD-2024), The Women University Multan, 12 & 14 December 2024.
        • Paper presented: Strategic HRM, economic growth and linguistic integration for sustainable development. 4th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business, Economics and Environment, IUB Bahawalpur, 14 June 2024.
        • Paper presented: Women’s empowerment and its implications on economic growth. 3rd International Conference (EISD-2023), The Women University Multan, 14-15 December 2023.
        • Oral presentation (peer-reviewed, accepted): An empirical analysis of dual sector inflation in Pakistan. 3rd International Conference on Business, Economics & Management (ICBEM 2019), Sukkur IBA University, 2-3 March 2019.
        • Paper presented: 1st International Interdisciplinary Conference, Bahawalpur, 4-5 March 2019. Theme: Sustainable Social Development: Current Practices, New Challenges and Opportunities.
        • Paper presented: 3rd International Research Conference on Economics, Business and Social Sciences, School of Economics, BZU Multan, 12-13 December 2018. Theme: Sustainable Economy, Business and Society in Emerging Economies in the Age of Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Interests

Economics, Marketing, Managment Sciences