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East-West Center Alumni from Pakistan East-West Center Alumni from Pakistan (Positions and titles are from the time of participation) Zaffar Abbas, Editor, Dawn Media Group Burhan Abbas Nasreen Abbasi, Research Demographer, Pakistan Institute of Development Economy Sadia Abbasi, Reporter Current Affairs, Pakistan Television Roohi Abdullah Syeda Abdullah, Director, Dr. Essa’s Diagnostic Laboratories Muhammad Zeeshan Adhi, Lecturer & Senior Associate (Barrister), SM Government Law College & Khalid Anwer & Co. Sarwar Afaq, Student, University of Engineering & Technology Ali Afaqi, Producer, Writer, Director, FILMSAZ Productions Muhammad Afzal Ayesha Agha, Visiting Fellow, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Furqan Ahmad, Research Assistant, Ion Jamil Mohsin Mansion Naveed Rana Ahmad, Senior Investigative Correspondent, Geo English; ISN Security Watch Manzoor Ahmad Waqar Ahmad, Joint Editor, Daily Chand Swat/RANNA Swat Faateh ud din Ahmad, Data Analyst/Programmer, National Institute of Population Studies Farrukh Ahmad, Director, University of Karachi Maqbool Ahmad, Statistical Officer, Federal Bureau of Statistics Rafiq Ahmad, Director, University of Punjab Salma Ahmad, Lecturer, University of Punjab Basharat Ahmad, Lecturer, Islamia University Zubair Ahmad Sitara Ahmad Iqbal Ahmad, Director (HRD), National Institute of Population Studies Shabbir Ahmad, Producer (News & Current Affairs), Geo News Syed Ahmad, Resident Editor, Daily Khyber, Urdu Manzoor Ahmad, Professor, University of Karachi Syed Ahmad, Director General (Retired), Federal Bureau of Statistics, F-6/4 Mohammad Ahmad, Principal Engineer, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Shahzada Zulfiqar Ali Ahmadzee, Bureau Chief/Correspondent, Pakistan Today/Agence France Presse Tauseef Ahmed, Pathfinder International Muhammad Imran Ahmed, Station Head Karachi, Samaa TV Mazhar Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Quaid-E-Azam University Feroz Ahmed, Algoma College Riazuddin Ahmed Ghulam Ahmed, Director, Federal Bureau of Statistics Viqar Ahmed, Director of Studies, Pakistan Administrative Staff College Fasih Ahmed, Assistant News Editor, Daily Times Mushtaq Ahmed, Statistical Officer, Federal Bureau of Statistics Shaukat Ahmed, Adviser, Atomic Energy Agricultural Research Center Rana Akhlaq, Assistant Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Ministry of Food & Agriculture Qudssia Akhlaque, Senior Correspondent, Dawn Group Newspapers Javid Akram, Chief Census Commissioner, Population Census Organization Iqbal Alam, Chief of Research, Pakistan Institute of Development Economy Talat Alauddin, Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economy Abdul Alawi, Professor of Psychology, University of the Panjab Syed Ali, Assistant Director, Census & Registration Organization Raza Ali, visiting faculty, Institute of Law, Sindh University Ashiq Ali, General Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources Shafqat Ali Farzand Ali, Deputy Director, State Bank of Pakistan Mahboob Ali, Correspondent, Independent Media Corp., GEO TV Network Chaudhary Ali, Mission Environmental Engineer, U.S. Agency for International Development Syed Ali, Research Demographer, Quaide Azam University Campus Babar Ali, Advisor, Packages Limited Asad Ali, Chief Reporter, The Statesman Daily Karamat Ali, Professor, Bahauddin Zakariya University Mina Ali, Lecturer, Quaid-i Azam University, Islamabad Ghulam Allana Zafar Altaf, Chairman, Government of the Punjab Abdul Alvi Pervaiz Amir, Agricultural Economist, Winrock International Muhammad Anjum, Director Research, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council Muhammad Anwar, Professor, University of the Punjab Muhammad Anwar-Ul-Haq, Professor, University of Agriculture Mohammed Arain, Head, Atomic Energy Agricultural Research Center Muhammad Arif, Field Operations Manager, Population Council Muhammad Arshad Najia Ashar, Anchor/Producer, Geo Television Network Umair Ashfaq, Student, LUMS Muhammad Ashraf, Research Officer, Population Council - Islamabad Munawar Ashraf, Chief Consultant, Engineering and Project Services Feriyal Aslam Mohammad Aslam, Senior Scientific Officer, Pakistan Agriculatural Research Council (PARC) Asrarullah, General Director, Geological Survey of Pakistan Ayazuddin, Associate Fellow, Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) Muhammad Ayub, Deputy Editor, The News International Mohammad Azam, Associate Professor & Chairman, University of Karachi Farooq Azam, Manager, Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Mohammad Azhar, Staff Demographer, Pakistan Institute of Development Economy Rais Azhar, Senior Contracts Advisor, Engro Fertilizers Ltd Wasim Azhar, Dean Malik Aziz, Resident Editor, Daily Jang Seema Aziz, Lead Trainer/Team Leader, Technical Management Assistance Agency Daniyal Aziz, Advisor (GINI), Governance Institutes Network International Mariana Baabar, Diplomatic Correspondent, The News Alnasir Babul, Programme Veterinarian, Khan Rural Support Programme Lubna Baig, Assistant Professor, Baqai University Asif Bajwa, Administrator (Mayor), Municipal Corporation Zain Bakir, Student, LUMS Gul Baloch, Professor, Sindh Agricultural University Tandojam Saeed Bangash, Deputy Director, Capital Development Authority Rubina Baseer, Planner, NESPAK/ National Engineering Service Ltd. Asma Bashir, Program Officer, SAHIL Psyche Batool, Producer, Current Affairs Department, Pakistan Television Zaheer Bhatti, Director International Relations, Pakistan Television Corporation Limited Robina Bhatti, University of Hawaii at Manoa Mansoor-Ul-Hassan Bhatti, Associate Fellow, National Institute of Population Studies Amanullah Bhatti, Fellow, National Institute of Population Studies Yasmin Bibi, Director Programmes, PEACE Balochistan Jodhah Bokhari, Women and Water Network Coordinator, Hisaar Foundation Razia Bondrey, Editor, The Herald, Haroon House Muhammad Burki, News Reporter/Producer, PTV News Atif Butt, Ruhr University Bochum Muhammad Chaudhary, Professor, Quaid-I-Azam University Laiq Chaudhary, Mission Environmental Engineer, USAID Mohammed Chaudhri, Professor and Chairman, University of Karachi Muhammad Chaudhry, Joint Census Commissioner, Government of Pakistan Taj Chaudhry Nazir Chaudhry, Senior Technical Manager, National Fertilizer Marketing Limited Omaira Chaudhry Fateh Chaudhry, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Shoukat Chaudhry, Professor/Chairman, University of Agriculture M Chaudry Riaz Chaudry Umar Cheema, Investigative Journalist, The News International Ahmed Choudri, Principal Invstigator & Project Director, Water & Power Development Authority Mueen Dar, Deputy Chief (Industries & Commerce), Government of Pakistan Parveen Daskawie, Gordon College Majid Ehsan, Computer Expert, Pakistan Medical Research Council Nasreen Elahi, Programme Officer, UNICEF Mahboob Elahi, Director General (Env.), Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development Arjumand Faisel, Chief Executive, Arjumand & Associates Faiz Faiz, Consultant Cultural Affairs, Government of Pakistan Arifa Farid, Professor & Chairperson, University of Karachi Yasmin Farooqi Mohammad Farooqui, Research Demographer, Pakistan Institute of Development Economy Z.D. Faruqui, Chief, Training Section, Pakistan Institute of Development Economy Fazal Ullah, Associate Producer News, Geo Television Network S. Gardezi, Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Urban Affairs Syed Gardezi, Marketing Manager, Dawood Corp. Ltd Muzaffar Ghaffaar, President, Leaf Literacy Group, etc. Abdul Ghafoor, Director, Academy of Educational Planning & Management Asif Ghani S Ghaus Aisha Ghaznavi Mohammad Ghouri Muhammad Ghufran, Research Associate, Quaid-i-Azam University Ijaz Gilani, Assistant Professor, Quaid-I-Azam University Safiullah Gul, KPK & FATA Bureau Chief, Dunya News Network Tayyaba Gul, Project Officer, Directorate of Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of IPC Sabeeha Hafeez, Assistant Professor, Karachi University Muhammad Hafeez, University of the Punjab MD. Hafez Ghulam Haider, Deputy Chief, Planning and Development Division Absar Haider, Chief Reporter, The Nation Mukhtar Halimie, Director, Plant Protection Institute Javed Hamid, Director, Lahore University of Management Sciences Chaudhry Hanif, Commissioner Minor Crops, Ministry of Food & Agriculture Shahina Hanif, Assistant Manager, Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Center Ithasham ul Haq, Director, News Samaa TV Riazul Haq, Director, Ministry of Industries Riyazul Haque Anjum Haque, Executive Director, Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) Ikram-ul Haque, General Manager, National Fertilizer Marketing Limited Abdul Haque, Professor and Chairman, University of Sind Minhaj Haque, Senior Program Manager, Population Council Uzma Haroon, Conference Coordinator, Sustainable Development Policy Institute Saghir Hasan, Secretary, State Statistical Office of Mongolia Arif Hasan, Architect, Architect & Development Consultant Ashfa Hashmi, Study Coordinator Officer, Population Council, Pakistan Nargis Hashmi, Producer (TV), Pakistan Television Moneeza Hashmi, General Relations Manager (International Relations), Eye Television Network Ltd. Asma Hashmi, Associate Professor, Department of Art, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Syed Hassan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan Saiyed Hoda, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labor & Manpower Saima Huma Muhammad Huq, Chairman, University Grants Commission Syed Husain, Federal Secretary, Government, Ministry of States & Frontier Regions Aziz Husain, Chief Executive, AZFAM Technologies (Private) Ltd Syed Husain, University of Karachi Mushtaq Hussain, Deputy Director, Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Tariq Hussain, Programme Economist,
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