Public Events/Conferences

Culture and Peace building, spoke at an event organized by the Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia USA where my book Delhi by Heart was launched as well.

Young Leaders from Pakistan, discussion organized by the Atlantic Council, Washington DC USA.

Spoke as 2-member panel on The Rise of Religious Intolerance in Pakistan: Implications for Democratic Development and Human Rights, a discussion organized by the National Endowment for Democracy, Washington DC USA.

South Asia: Human Rights and Development, a lecture delivered at a training class for State Department officials, at the Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA, USA.

Reporting in Conflict Zones, lectured at the University of Maryland School of Journalism, Washington DC USA.

Media, language and power, an event organized by the Society of Urdu Literature, Washington DC USA.

Lecture Culture and Conflict, at a graduate class at School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University (with Amb. Cynthia Schenieder).

Spoke at a panel discussion on After Peshawar: Domestic Security in Pakistan at the United States Institute of Peace, Washington DC, USA.

January 2015: Participated in a panel discussing focusing on Culture and Diplomacy after a theatrical presentation by Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, Georgetown University.

Guest lecture on ISIS, Islam, and the Crisis of Globalization at American University, Washington DC, USA.

Panel Discussant/speaker at National Press Club, Washington DC at the launch of World Press Freedom Index 2015 by Reporters Without Borders.

Presentation at the National Roundtable Consultation organised by Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Sangat Foundation and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Pakistan.

A talk given at the SAP event on Exploring the State of Gender Friendliness in Democratic Institutions, Lahore Pakistan.

A talk given at a learning event, “State of Constitutionalism in Pakistan”, Centre for Civic Education, Pakistan.

At the International Growth Conference organized by the Planning Commission of Pakistan.

Spoke and moderated a panel on environmental governance at the Inspiring Leadership for Sustainable Development, a conference by LEAD, Pakistan.

A presentation at a regional seminar on Social Protection Frameworks organized by UNICEF/Planning Commission, Bhurban, Pakistan.

A presentation made at theSouth Asian Regional Conference on Promoting Gender Responsive Democratic Governance in South Asia hosted by South-Asia Partnership, Nepal.

A talk given at the First International Social Media Summit, Karachi.

A presentation made at the Kerala Institute of Management, India during the annual conference of Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Governance and Public Administration.

A presentation made at South Asia for Human Rights (SAHR) Conference entitled The Challenges for South Asia: Human Rights & Democracy.

Presentation at the Regional Consultation on Access to Justice Assessments, UNDP Asia Pacific Regional Centre in Bangkok.

A presentation given to multi-donor moot in Islamabad, Pakistan.

A presentation made at the Sixth Annual Conference on the Management of Pakistan’s Economy.

presented at a capacity development workshop at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.

A presentation made at the Regional Management Team Meeting of SNV Asia (SNV- Netherlands Development Organisation) in Bangkok, Thailand as a guest speaker.