Provincial capitals compete: Peshawar ranked fastest growing city

Report measures the level of competition between the four provincial capitals and the Federal Capital

PESHAWAR: Peshawar is among the least competitive cities in Pakistan, yet the fastest growing city according to a report titled “Cities as Drivers of Growth” published by Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) Institute. The report launched here at the City University Peshawar measures the level of competition between the four provincial capitals and the Federal Capital. Islamabad was ranked 1st, Lahore 2nd, Karachi 3rd, Peshawar 4th and Quetta 5th respectively. The report presents an informed comparative analysis of the competitiveness of Pakistani cities with quantitative city-based data. The report based the level of competitiveness on three pillars, namely economic dynamism, infrastructure efficiency, livability aspects. There are 13 sub-pillars and a total of 41 indicators. The main objective of the report is to collect, compile and update information and data at the local level from Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, Quetta and Karachi to create the Metropolitan Competitiveness Index (MCI) for each.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 27^th, 2018.