Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sabir
ProfessorResearch Interest
Applied Economics, Transportation, Operations and Supply Chain, Environment, Logistics
Proflie Summary
Dr. Muhammad Sabir is a Professor of Economics at GIK Institute, Pakistan, with over 14 years of academic and research experience. Specialising in applied economics, transportation, and supply chain management, he has published over 30 research articles.
Previously, he served as Professor and Head of Research at NUST Business School and spent nine years with the Planning Commission of Pakistan. Dr. Sabir holds a PhD from Vrije University Amsterdam, funded by an HEC scholarship, alongside degrees from the University of Karachi and the University of Peshawar. He was recognised as GIK’s Best Teacher in 2016.
Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
M.A.S., Applied Economics Research Center (AERC), University of Karachi, Pakistan
M.A. Economics, Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Master of Operations & Supply Chain Management, Virtual University of Pakistan, Pakistan
Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD), Virtual University of Pakistan, Pakistan
Rahman, I., Sabir, M., Ali, Y., & Khan, S. (2026). Strategic market selection for exports–a case study of Pakistan’s salt exports. Review of International Business and Strategy, 36(3), 309-346.
Ali, Y., Sabir, M., Danish, M., & Riaz, M. J. (2025). Impact of the political government’s short-term policies on renewable energy megaprojects in Pakistan: a fuzzy critical path analysis. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 1-24.
Ali, Y., Durrani, A. O., & Sabir, M. (2024). Ramadan and road traffic crashes nexus: A multi-professional perspective. Journal of Road Safety, 35(4), 30-41.
F De Felice, A. Uddin., Y. Ali., M Sabir., A Petrillo. (2023), Circular Economy and its Implementation in Cement Industry: A Case Point in Pakistan, Science of The Total Environment 898, 165605
Ali, Y., Khan, J., & Sabir, M. (2023). Political protests and their impacts on interdependent infrastructure systems. International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, 19(3), 211-230.
Y Ali, M Sabir, P Amjad, W Najam, M Shafiq. (2023), Ports War: Determining Gwadar and Chabahar Ports Trade Attractiveness Using Multi Criteria Decision Analysis
Iranian Journal of Management Studies: 10.22059/IJMS.2023.332673.674803
Ali, Y., Khan, D. U., Sabir, M., & Jaisinghani, A. (2022). A cost-benefit analysis of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. Transnational Corporations Review, 1-13.
Sabir, M., Ali, Y., Ali, A., Khan, J., & Rehman, Z. U. (2022). The choice between organic and inorganic farming: Lessons from Pakistan. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(5), 429-436.
Ali, Y., Sabir, M., Abubaker, A., Saad, H., & Ali, S. B. (2022). Improving inland freight logistic efficiencies: Is there any ideal modal spilt?. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10(2), 777-784.
Ali, Y., & Sabir, M. (2022). Mode-route choice decisions: a case study of CPEC investment in Pakistan railways. Zeszyty Naukowe. Transport/Politechnika Śląska, (115).
Irfan, E., Ali, Y., & Sabir, M. (2022). Analysing role of businesses’ investment in digital literacy: A case of Pakistan. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 176, 121484.
ur Rehman, O., Ali, Y., & Sabir, M. (2022). Risk assessment and mitigation for electric power sectors: A developing country's perspective. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, 36, 100507.
Sabir, M., Ali, Y., Khan, I., & Salman, A. (2022). Plants species selection for afforestation: A case study of the Billion Tree Tsunami Project of Pakistan. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 41(6), 537-549.
Ali, Y., Ahmad, M., Sabir, M., & Shah, S. A. (2021). Regional development through energy infrastructure: a comparison and optimization of Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) & Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipelines. Operational Research in Engineering Sciences: Theory and Applications, 4(3), 82-106.
Sabir, M., & Ali, Y. (2021). Urban Traffic Congestion Revisited: A Traveler's Perspective. Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 16(4), 34-54.
Ali, Y., Rahman, A., Lala, S., & Sabir, M. (2021). Economic viability of foreign investment in public transport of Pakistan–orange line metro train in focus. Transnational Corporations Review, 13(3), 321-333.
Ali, Y., Bilal, M., & Sabir, M. (2021). Impacts of transport strike on Pakistan economy: An inoperability Input-Output model (IIOM) approach. Research in Transportation Economics, 90, 100860.
Ali, Y., Pretaroli, R., Sabir, M., Socci, C., & Severini, F. (2020). Structural changes in carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK): An emission multiplier product matrix (EMPM) approach. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 25, 1545-1564.
Ali, Y., Saleem, S. B., & Sabir, M. (2020). Structural decomposition analysis to investigate the changes in energy consumption in Pakistan. Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, 33, 1497-1515.
Ali, Y., Saad, T. B., Sabir, M., Muhammad, N., Salman, A., & Zeb, K. (2020). Integration of green supply chain management practices in construction supply chain of CPEC. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 31(1), 185-200.
Ali, Y., Sabir, M., Bilal, M., Ali, M., & Khan, A. A. (2020). Economic viability of foreign investment in railways: a case study of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The Engineering Economist, 65(2), 158-175.
Ali, Y., Sabir, M., & Muhammad, N. (2019). A comparative input-output analysis of the construction sector in three developing economies of South Asia. Construction Management and Economics, 37(11), 643-658.
Ali, Y., Ciaschini, M., Socci, C., Pretaroli, R., & Sabir, M. (2019). Identifying the sources of structural changes in CO 2 emissions in Italy. Economia Politica, 36, 509-526.
M. Sabir (2021) Accelerating Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas via Improved Transportation and Communication: A Way Forward in Religion, Economics, and Politics in FATA-KP The Enduring Challenges of Merged Tribal Districts Northwestern Pakistan, Edt., TI Shad, SHS Soherwordi, New York Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York 2021 https://ixtheo.de/Record/1772526940
A Shahnaz, S Ayaz, M Sabir., (2021), Assessing the Potential for Food Self-Sufficiency on Fragmented Farms in FATA, in Religion, Economics, and Politics in FATA-KP The Enduring Challenges of Merged Tribal Districts Northwestern Pakistan, Edt., TI Shad, SHS Soherwordi, New York Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York 2021 https://ixtheo.de/Record/1772526940
Sabir, M., Koetse, M., Van Ommeren, J., & Rietveld, P. (2010). Weather and travel time of public transport trips. Integrated transport: from policy to practice, 275.
