The idea of writing notes for Cambridge O-level Economics came to me in 2003, when, having
already taught for a year, I realized that no single economics book available in the local and
international markets covered all the topics with the depth and perspective required by the CIE
syllabus. Both students and teachers had to consult 3 to 4 different books to find all the material that
they needed—private candidates and new teachers had it even worse. Furthermore, it was really
difficult for students to keep having to refer through different books when the exams were close and
they were starved for time. I took on the challenge and decided to write a comprehensive text that
explicitly followed the syllabus and exam pattern of the CIE. A year and a half later, in the middle of
2004, I had finally written and published O-level economics notes. Part of them had been handwritten, and part of them had been typed. Soon, word of their usefulness spread, and they were
bought all over Pakistan.
