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Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq
Chief Mentor
Ambassador (R) Sadiq, an officer of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, has wide-ranging experience in diplomacy. During his diplomatic career, he has served in a...
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Ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan
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Ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistan’s former Ambassador to Afghanistan, is a career diplomat with a vast experience in Afghan affairs. He has also served as...
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Amb. Abrar Hussain
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Ambassador (r) Syed Abrar Hussain is a senior diplomat, author, and Pakistan’s former special secretary, ministry of foreign affairs. Amb. Syed Abrar Hussain has served...
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Ambassador (R) Asif Durrani
Former Diplomat
Ambassador (R) Asif Ali Khan Durrani is the former Ambassador of Pakistan to Iran. Amb. Durrani holds a master's degree from the University of Balochistan...
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Ambassador (R) Ghalib Iqbal
Former Diplomat
Ambassador (R) Ghalib Iqbal is a career diplomat who has served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to France. He is a former naval officer and an engineering...
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Barrister Dr. Muhammad Ali Saif
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Barrister Dr. Muhammad Ali Saif is a former Senator and a Pakistani politician. Mr Saif holds an LLM in International Law from The University of...
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Prof Dr Shabana Fayyaz
HoD – Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid e Azam University
Dr Shabana is a renowned academic and policy practitioner of Paistan. She holds PhD (Doctor of Philosophy from University of Birmingham, UK. She also authored...
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Dr Salma Malik
Assistant Professor, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid e Azam University
Dr. Salma Malik is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad Pakistan. She specializes in the areas of...
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Dr Shahid Afridi
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Dr. Shahid Ahmed Afridi specializes in irregular warfare, insurgency and counterinsurgency, de-radicalization and peace building. Dr. Shahid did his PhD in International Relations from University...
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Dr Khuram Iqbal
Head of Department International Relations, NDU, Islamabad.
Dr. Khuram Iqbal is Associate Professor at Department of International Relations, National Defence University, Islamabad. He is expert in counter-terrorism and an enthusiastic researcher, who...
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Nizamuddin Salarzai
Senior Manager at ABM Group - Political activist from the Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
Nizam hails from Bajaur, a border area on Afghanistan and Pakistan from the Erstwhile FATA> Nizam holds a Post Graduate degree in Public Administration and...
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Amina Khan
Director Centre for Middle East and Africa (CMEA), Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad.
Amina Khan is Director Centre for Middle East & Africa (CMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI), Islamabad, where she oversees research and advocacy-related...
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Dr Nafees Ur Rehman Durrani
Member Board of Mentors, PAYF
Dr. Nafees ur Rehman Durrani is a Germany based academic and researcher with experience of teaching at various Pakistani and German universities. He frequently writes...
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Sajid Khattak
PhD Scholar/ Expert on Afghan Affairs
Sajid is a PhD scholar and a Lecturer at National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad. He is an expert on Afghan Affairs and regularly...
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Umar Sheraz
Senior Research Officer
Centre for Policy Studies, COMSATS Islamabad
Umar Sheraz has been building experience for the past dozen years in NGOs, Think Tanks, international and Pakistani universities, as well as in other organizations....
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Ahsan Hamid Durrani
CEO Emerging Policy Makers Institute
Ahsan Hamid Durrani is a development sector professional and Public Policy specialist based in Islamabad. With an MPhil in Governance & Public Policy as his...
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Nasim Zehra
Senior Journalist- National Security Specialist
Nasim Zehra is a national security specialist and a prominent journalist. As a columnist, television host, and teacher with extensive experience in the field of...
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Hassan Khan
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Mr. Hassan Khan is the Director of Khyber TV. He is a journalist and an analyst with a special interest in Pak-Afghan affairs. He also...
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Tahir Khan
Senior Journalist
Tahir Khan is an experienced Pashto freelance journalist. He has worked with BBC Pashto, Khyber TV and Maghreb TV. He is also considered an expert...
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Taimur Shamil
FP Expert, Host/Anchor @ PTV World
Taimur Shamil is a PhD scholar and a Broadcast Journalist. He is a foreign policy analyst and hosts a talkshow on PTV. He is pursuing...
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Iftikhar Firdous
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Mr. Iftikhar Firdous is a journalist, psycholinguist, and researcher. He has been the editor of two major news outlets in Pakistan; Dawn and The Express...
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Sana Jamal
Gulf News Correspondent for Pakistan
Sana Jamal is Islamabad-based journalist, currently working as Pakistan correspondent for Gulf News (UAE), covering range of subjects including foreign affairs, security to human rights,...
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