COMMISSION
HIGHER
3 International
rd
Social Sciences
Conference
13-14 th
STATE AND SOCIETY OF PAKISTAN:
CHALLENGES
MAY2015
AND
OPPORTUNITIES
HEC Auditorium
Islamabad
SUB-THEMES
Theories and methods: Emerging trends in social sciences.
Arts, humanities and sciences: Blurring boundaries.
Developing institutional capacity for promoting social sciences.
Socio-economic development and education in Pakistan.
Social transformation and conflict in the region.
Civil society and neo-liberal state.
National integration and ethno-linguistic contestations.
Democratic governance and development.
Security paradoxex, regional and global power politics.
Media and cyber space: Alternative venues for contesting discourses.
Folklore and the quest for identity.
Booklet of the Program
Introduction, Concept Paper,
Speeches & Papers Presentation
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
H-9, ISLAMABAD
PAKISTAN.
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN.
Tel: 0092-51 90402116
Email: ssconference@upesh.edu.pk
Web: www.hec.gov.pk
Tel: 0092-91 9216751
Email: ssconference@upesh.edu.pk
Web: upesh.edu.pk
INTRODUCTION OF THE CONFERENCE
The Social Sciences cover diverse aspects of society and have
a wide range of content studied under different disciplines. It is
important to state the significance of the diverse disciplines
within Social Sciences by not only highlighting their increasing
relevance in today's context, but also by pointing to their
indispensability in laying the foundations of an analytical and
creative mindset. This will also help in investigating the otherwise
complex social problems of countries such as
Pakistan.
Despite enormous international attention (since 9/11), this
unfortunate state (Pakistan) is distraught by weak democratic
institutions, praetorian state apparatuses, conservative sociocultural ethos, exclusive and contending religious ideologies,
increasing social stratification, infiltrating globalization, identity
related contestations, exploitative economic structures and
agencies, vulnerable security structures and competing global
power interests. However, despite all these challenges
Pakistan has shown resilience through its fight against one of
the toughest conflicts of the modern time and by
demonstrating economic growth; civil society activism;
expanding popular activism; rising of dissident voices and
encountering hegemonic discourses through virtual spaces
(i.e. social media).
A regular and meaningful discourse among scholars of various
disciplines of the social sciences is essential to forge an
intellectually coherent and action-oriented research agenda.
Only then it will be possible to address the complexity of
Pakistan. In line with the above understanding HEC's
Committee for Development of Social Sciences and
Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP) in collaboration with
University of Peshawar has organized a Two-Day
International Conference on 13-14 May 2015.
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3rd Social Sciences Conference
State and Society of Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities
Introduction
The social sciences cover diverse aspects of society and have a wide range of content studied under the different
disciplines such as Anthropology, Economics, Education, History, International Relations, Gender Studies, Law,
Media, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work and Sociology, to name just a few. The
major disciplines under the umbrella of social sciences have distinct methodologies that often justify the
preservation of academic boundaries. However, at the same time the demarcations between the disciplines need
to be opened up and a plurality of approaches may be applied to understand this overlapping phenomenon. Such
opening up should also blur the categorical boundaries between various faculties such as humanities, Arts,
natural, physical and social sciences. It is important to reinstate the significance of the social sciences by not only
highlighting their increasing relevance in today’s context, but also by pointing to their indispensability in laying
the foundations of an analytical and creative mindset.
Unfortunately, research in social sciences in Pakistan is still far behind other disciplines. Lack of financial
resources, social and cultural constraints, transportation, and sometimes faculty’s own handicaps hold back the
students from undertaking even small research projects. However, in general, lack of interest and less
encouraging environment for research in social sciences, as evident from a meagre output of research papers
published in professional journals in the country or abroad, discourage the academicians from aggressively
pursuing even those research projects that can bring external resources to the universities. Career of a researcher
is less attractive for many reasons for example lack of incentives and alternatives coupled with the low value
attached to the social sciences. Another explanation given by social scientists for the current state of research in
social sciences in the country is the absence of a culture that promotes sharing and discussing the themes of
common interest through frequent academic and research interactions through substantive seminars and
conferences. This lack of research culture has been associated with the intolerance prevailing in society, as well as
lack of exchange of ideas, freedom of expression and indigenous research.
By and large the state and society of Pakistan have paid dearly for their neglect of the social sciences. The
cumulative impact of this neglect is felt in terms of the declining quality of the state apparatus and depleting
social values. Without a vibrant rational tradition in the social sciences, the theoretical perspectives and empirical
research upon which sound national and regional level policymaking ought to rest is inadequate. A regular and
meaningful discourse among scholars of various disciplines of the social sciences is essential to forge an
intellectually coherent and action-oriented research agenda.
To address these issues, Higher Education Commission (HEC) formed the Committee for Development of Social
Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP) in 2003. The Committee has put forward many plans, as well as
held meetings and organized conferences, to discuss the state of social sciences in Pakistan. One of the major
issues commonly referred to is the lack of such empirical data that truly analyze the Pakistani state and society.
Currently, the committee under the leadership of Dr. Nilofer Shaikh, Vice Chancellor, Preston University, Karachi
is striving to develop social sciences in Pakistan.
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To achieve this objective, HEC’s Committee for Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan
(CDSSHP) – in collaboration with University of Peshawar – plans to organize an International Conference on
‘Promotion of Social Science Research in Pakistani Universities’ involving social scientists from within and
outside the country in May 2015.
Thematic Focus:
The theme of this year’s conference is ‘State and Society of Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities’. This theme
is influenced by an understanding that the socio-economic and political conditions of Pakistan are precarious.
Despite enormous international attention (since 9/11), this unfortunate state is distraught by weak democratic
institutions, praetorian state apparatuses, conservative socio-cultural ethos, exclusive and contending religious
ideologies, increasing social stratification, infiltrating globalization, identity related contestations, exploitative
economic structures and agencies, vulnerable security structures and competing global power interests.
However, despite all these challenges Pakistan has shown resilience through its fight against one of the toughest
conflicts of the modern time. Moreover, continuous economic growth, active civil society, expanding popular
activism, rising of subversive voices and encountering hegemonic discourses through virtual spaces (i.e. social
media), are few instances that demonstrate vibrancy and flux in Pakistani society. This understanding of the
situation in Pakistan reflects the challenges as well as opportunities that require academic attention. There is a
need to look deeper into this phenomenon and generate a debate that will not only help developing a more
nuanced understanding of the complexity of Pakistan but also help finding appropriate ways and means to
confront these challenges.
Within the broader theme a set of sub-themes are identified below. These sub-themes are representative of
diverse and wider scope of the social sciences. They also demonstrate the need to see various social problems
through inter-disciplinary approaches.
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Theories and methods: emerging trends in social science.
Arts, Humanities and Sciences: Blurring boundaries.
Developing Institutional Capacity: Young Social Sciences Faculty
Socioeconomic development and Education in Pakistan
Social transformation and conflict in the region.
Civil Society and Neo-liberal State.
National integration and ethno-linguistic contestations.
Democratic Governance and Development.
Security paradoxes, regional and global power politics.
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Objectives
The objectives of the Conference are:
a)
Developing and promoting an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary/trans-disciplinary approach to study the
society in Pakistan;
b)
Forging a common research agenda to meet the contemporary social, economic, political, cultural and
environmental challenges faced by the Pakistani society and identify solutions;
c)
Examining latest methodological tools, conceptual paradigms and techniques to address the challenging
research issues facing Pakistan;
d)
Building the capacity of young faculty members and PhD/MPhil students to conduct qualitative and
quantitative social science research;
e)
Providing an opportunity for academicians and professionals from different field of the social sciences to
come together and generate an academic discourse; and
f)
To facilitate networking among the scholars working in various institutions of Pakistan and abroad.
g)
To suggest policy measures to the government for a sound research based policy foundation.
Significance of the Conference:
The Conference will provide an academic platform to participants so that they do rigorous brainstorming
and explore possibilities of collaboration in interdisciplinary research initiatives that could address the
contemporary issues of the Pakistani society. The conference will facilitate the organizers in develop a framework
on how to revitalize social science research in Pakistan; and to ensure that university students are graduated with
adequate competence in social sciences research. This can also be an opportunity for researchers using existing
support mechanisms to provide a feedback to sponsors. It will also examine HEC’s efforts to promote social
sciences research in universities in the country under the umbrella of the CDSSHP, which has identified different
priority areas for conducting research. Moreover, the Conference can provide an opportunity to institutions
engaged in research in Pakistan (such as Planning Commission, Population Council, Federal Bureau of Statistics,
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, etc.) to highlight their accomplishments, constraints and plans for
the future.
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Day 01
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Inaugural Session
Registration
08:30-09:00
Guests to be Seated
09:00-09:30
Arrival of Chief Guest
09:30-9:40
National Anthem
9:40-10:00
Recitation from the Holy Quran
10:00 – 10:05
Address by Prof. Dr. M. Rasul Jan
Vice Chancellor University of Peshawar
10:05 -10:15
Welcome by Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad
Chairman
Higher Education Commission, Islamabad
(Patron-in-Chief of the Conference-HEC)
10:15-10:20
Address of the Chief Guest: Mr. Ahsan Iqbal
(Federal Minister for Planning & Development, Islamabad)
10:35 - 11:05
Distribution of Shields and Certificates to Chief Guests
11:05 – 11:10
Photo Session
11:10 – 11:20
Refreshments, (Hi-Tea)
11:20-11:50
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gillani
Social Scientist/ Expert
Gallop, Pakistan
11:50 – 12:10
Day-01
May 13, 2015
st
1 Session-A - Theme: Socioeconomic Development and
Education in Pakistan
Chair/Discussant:
Dr. Ishrat Hussain
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(Parallel) 1st Session-B- Theme: Media and Cyber Space:
Alternative Venues for Contesting Discourses
Chair/Discussant:
Mr. Javed Jabbar
Former Federal Minister of Information
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Dean & Director
Institute of Business AdministrationKarachi / Prof. Dr. Itizaz Ahmed, Former
Dean, Faculty of
Social Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University
Islamabad,
Pakistan./ (Alternate ?)
Government of Pakistan/Intellectual and Scholar
Dr. Altaf Ullah Khan (alternative)
Chair, Deptt. Of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
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SPEAKER
Speaker 01:
Mr. Amir Jamal
School of Social Work
St. Thomas University
Fredericton
New Brunswick
CANADA
Speaker 02:
Ms. Noreen Naseer
Lecturer
Department of Political
Science
University of Peshawar
Pakistan
PAPER
Gender, education and
development:
Involving men in
gender justice Overcoming barriers to
girls’ education in the
pashtun tribes of
northern Pakistan
FATA woman’s
voiceless/invisible
entity: Victim of state
structure and cultural
system
Speaker 03:
Mr. Rashid Saleem
University of Education
Lahore, Pakistan
Role of technical
education in
socio-economic
development of
Pakistan: an HR
perspective
Q&A
Chair’s comments
TIME
12:3012:45
12:4501:00
01:0001:15
SPEAKER
Speaker 01:
Mr. Ali Babur
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Government Post Graduate
College
Jaranwala
Pakistan
Speaker 02:
Ms. Ayisha Khurshid
Ph.D., Scholar
Institute of English/American
Studies
Karl Franzens University of
Graz
Austria
Speaker 03:
M. Zahid
Assistant Professor
Center for Media and
Communication Studies
University of Gujrat
Pakistan
PAPER
Critical discourse
analysis of
persuasive tools
in private schools’
admissionadvertisements
Multiperspective
narratives about
Peshawar
massacre: An
analysis of
American, Indian
and Pakistani
medias
Dynamics of
mobile phone’s
political usage in
Pakistan:
Examining
relationship of
selective
exposure and
political
polarization
01:15Q&A
01:30
01:30Chair’s comments
01:40
Prayers/Lunch Break: 01:40 – 2:50 p.m.
TIME
12:3012:45
12:4501:00
01:0001:15
01:1501:30
01:3001:40
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2nd Session-A – Theme: Civil Society and Neo-liberal State +
Democratic Governance and
Development
Chair/Discussant:
Chair: Prof. Dr. Hasan Askari Rizvi
Professor Emeritus
Department of Political Science
University of the Punjab, Lahore, PAKISTAN.
SPEAKER
PAPER
TIME
Speaker 01:
Neither tragedy 02:40Mr. Raza Naeem
nor farce: The
02:55
Assistant Professor
contradictions of
School of Governance and Society
bourgeois
University of Management &
democracy in
Technology Lahore, PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN
Speaker 02:
Mr. Syed Wasif Azim
Ph.D., Scholar
University of Peshawar,
PAKISTAN.
Social networks
and
democratization
process in
Pakistan: An
analysis of family
connections and
voting behavior
in Charsadda
Khyber
Pakhtunhwa
Speaker 03:
Limited access
Mr. Awais Ahmed Khuhro
order and
University of Illinois at Urbanaviolence:
Champaign
Pakistan’s
Illinois
development
USA
dilemma
Integrating
Regional Diversity
in Pakistan for
Socioeconomic
Speaker 04:
Development-Hig
her Education
Institutes (HEIs) a
Unifying Force
Q&A
Chair’s comments
02:5503:10
(Parallel) 2nd Session-B – Theme: Social Transformation
and Conflict in the Region + Security Paradoxes, Regional
and Global Power Politics
Chair/Discussant: Prof. Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Qureshi
Head, Department Peace & Conflict Studies
National University of Modern Languages
Islamabad, PAKISTAN.
SPEAKER
Speaker 01
Aslam Pervez Memon
Vice Chancellor
University of Sufism and
Modern Sciences
Jamshoro
PAKISTAN
Speaker 02:
Mr. Murad Ali
Assistant Professor
Development Studies
University of Malakand
PAKISTAN
PAPER
Eradicating
extremism: An
alternative
approach
TIME
02:3002:45
Aid as a tool of 02:45foreign policy or 03:00
development?
The political and
developmental
implications of
post-9/11 US aid
to Pakistan
Speaker 03:
Resolving
03:10- Syed Shahid Bukhari
Balochistan
03:25 Assistant Professor
conflict: A human
Department of Political Science needs approach
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Multan,PAKISTAN
Speaker 04:
Post-2014
Prof. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed
Chaudhery,
03:25- Head of the Deptt. Of Peace
03:40 and Conflict Studies, National
Defense University, Islamabad,
PAKISTAN.
03:0003:15
03:4004:00
04:0004:15
03:3003:50
Q&A
Chair’s comments
03:1503:30
03:5004:05
Tea/Coffee
04:15-04:50
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Day 02
Thursday, May 14, 2015 Registration: 08:30 – 09:00 a.m.
1st Session-A - Theme: Folklore and the Quest for
Identity
Chair/Discussant:
Prof. Dr. Rafique Mughal,
Former Director General, Deptt. Of Archeology,
Government of PAKISTAN/Prof. of Heritage and Culture,
University of Bostan, USA.
1st Session-B - Theme: Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences: Blurring Boundaries +
Developing institutional Capacity for
Promoting Social Sciences
Chair/Discussant:
Prof. Dr. Syed Khwaja Alqama
Vice Chancellor
Bahaud Din Zakaria University, Multan
PAKISTAN
SPEAKER
Speaker 01:
Mr. Noor-ul-Basar Aman
Lecturer
University of Malakand
Pakistan
Speaker 02:
Mr. Ali Ammar
Ph.D., Scholar
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Multan, Pakistan
PAPER
Love and
peace in
pashto
tappa
09:0009:15
Forlklore
and the
quest for
identity
09:1509:30
Speaker 03:
Mr. Rao Nadeem Alam
Department of Anthropology
Quaid-e-Azam University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Folklore as
intangible
cultural
heritage
09:3009:45
Speaker 04:
Ms. Naghma Khan
L.L.B., Student
Gurugobind Singh
Indraprastha University
New Delhi, India
My
folklore,
my
identity:
In the
context of
Pakistan
09:4510:00
SPEAKER
Speaker 01:
Ms. Azra Asghar
Ali
Chairperson
Department of
Gender Studies
Bahauddin
Zakariya
University
Multan, Pakistan
Speaker 02:
Dr. BR Nikku
Senior Lecturer
School of Social
Sciences
University of
Sains, Malaysia
Speaker 03:
Mr. Nasir Abbas
Syed
Lecturer
Department of
English
Lasbela
University
Pakistan
Speaker 04:
Ms. Tayyaba Zarif
Department of
Education
Shaheed Benazir
Bhutto University
Benazirabad,
Pakistan
PAPER
Orientalism
and feminist
discourses: A
study of
colonial and
post-colonial
Muslim
women with
reference to
Pakistan
Social Work in
South Asia:
Pathways for
strengthening
social work in
Pakistan
09:00
– 09:15
09:15
-09:30
Trends in
linguistic
research in
Pakistan
09:30
– 09:45
Trends in
social research
& dealing with
plagiarism: A
research
supervisors’
perspective
09:45
– 10:00
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Q&A
Chair comments
10:00 10:20
10:2010:35
Chair/Discussant: Prof. Dr. Aliya H. Khan
Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
PAKISTAN
SPEAKER
PAPER
Education and
socioeconomic
development:
Finding the way
forward
Role of social
protection in poverty
reduction in Pakistan:
A quantitative
approach
The inclusive
economic growth
index: A new
measurement of
Pakistan
development
Evaluating Upper
Sindh As a cultural
heritage tourism
destination Identifying
opportunities and
challenges
Q&A
Chair comments
10:00 –
10:20
10:20 –
10:35
Tea Break 10:35-11:00
2nd Session-B – Theme: Media and Cyber Space:
Alternative Venues for Contesting Discourses
Chair/Discussant:
Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddique
Vice Chancellor
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad,
PAKISTAN
SPEAKER
PAPER
2nd Session-A – Theme: Socioeconomic
Development and Education in Pakistan
Speaker 01:
Ms. Nazima Elahi
Assistant Professor
Business and
Economics
Foundation
University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Speaker 02:
Ahmed Razaul
Mustafa
Ph.D., Scholar
Department Of
Economics
University Karachi,
Pakistan
Speaker 03:
Adiqa Kausar Kiani
M.Phil Scholar
Department of
Economics
Federal Urdu
University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Speaker 04:
Ms. Sadia Khurram
Iqra University
Karachi, Pakistan
Q&A
11:00
11:15
11:15
11:30
11:30
11:45
Speaker 01:
Ms. Nadia Saleem
Lecturer
Department of Mass
Communication
Virtual University
Pakistan
Impact of social
networking
sites on social
capital (A study
of university
students in
Lahore city)
11:00 11:15
Speaker 02:
Ms. Ayesha Mirza
Virtual University
Lahore, Pakistan
Role of social
media in
enhancing
pretension
among youth
11:15 –
11:30
Speaker 03:
Ms. Saba Sadiq
Department of Mass
Communication
Virtual University
Pakistan
Role of social
media in
creating
political
awareness
among youth in
Pakistan
11:30 –
11:45
11:45
12:00
Q&A
11:45 12:20
12:00
12:20
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Chair comments
12:20
12:35
Prayers/ Lunch Break
12:35 - 01:30
3rd Session-A – Theme: Theories and Methods: Emerging
Trends in Social Sciences
Chair/Discussant:
Prof. Dr. Moonis Ahmar,
Meritorious Professor/Dean, Faculty of Arts
University of Karachi, Pakistan.(Alternate ?)
SPEAKER
PAPER
Speaker 01:
The place of
Christopher Candland
emotions in
Wellesley College
social science
USA
research
Speaker 02:
Mr. Jamil Asghar
Assistant Professor
Linguistics
NUML
Pakistan
Speaker 03:
Mr. Sultan Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Karakoram International
University
Pakistan
Speaker 04:
Syed Faisal Hyder Shah and
BR NIkku
School of Social Sciences
University Sains
Malaysia
Q&A
The scientific
bias, the plight
of social
sciences and a
wholesale
truncation of
knowledge
The dialectics of
negotiating
disaster risks:
Ethnographic
narratives from
Central
Karakoram
National Park
(CKNP)
Teaching
community
organization in
South Asia:
Evidence from
Pakistan and
Nepal
01:3001:45
01:4502:00
02:0002:15
02:1502:30
02:3002:50
Chair comments
12:20 12:35
3rd Session-B – Theme: National Integration and
Ethno-linguistic Contestations+ Civil Society and
Neo-liberal State
Chair/Discussant:
Prof. Dr. Tahir Amin, Director
National Institute of Pakistan Studies
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, PAKISTAN
SPEAKER
PAPER
Speaker 01:
Nomadic life
Joseph Schovanec
versus
01:30EHEES
Globalization?
01:45
Paris, France
Forgotten parts of
the borderland
and their future,
the case of
Baluchistan
Speaker 02:
State-civil society
Anwar Shaheen
relations in
01:45
Assistant Professor
Pakistan and
-02:00
Pakistan Study Center
distributive
University of Karachi
justice: The story
of recent decade
Speaker 03:
Syed Owais
Ph.D., Scholar
University of Warwick
UK
Locked into the
rhetoric of
change:
Identifying
organisational
paths of
development
NGOs in Pakistan
Speaker 04:
Dr. Avishek Ray
Cultural Studies
Trent University
On the da’wah
argument:
Modularity in
Pakistan’s cultural
nationalism
Q&A
02:00
-02:15
02:15
-02:30
02:3002:50
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Chair comments
02:5003:05
Tea Break
03:05-03:30
Chair comments
02:5003:05
Concluding Session
Recitation from the Holy Quran
Rapporteur
Mr. Ross Masood Hussain
Ex DMG and Foreign Office Official/Analyst, Islamabad, Pakistan
Rapporteur:
Dr. Samina Nadeem
Professor in English Literature, COMSAT, Islamabad, PAKISTAN
Concluding Address by
Dr. Adnan Sarwar
Convener 3rd international Social Sciences
Dean of Social Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar.
Welcome by
Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akhbar Kundi
Member Academics/
Executive Director (Add.)
Higher Education Commission
Islamabad
Distribution of Shields and Certificates to chief guest by
Prof. Dr. Muktar Ahmed
Chairman
Higher Education Commission
Islamabad
Address of the Guest of Honour
Engr. Baligh ur Rehman
Federal Minister of State for Education
Islamabad, PAKISTAN
Vote of Thanks
Mr. Fida Hussain
Director General Academics
Higher Education Commission
Islamabad
03:30-03:35
03:35-04:00
04:00-04:30
04:30-04:40
04:40-04:50
04:50-5:00
05:00-05:15
05:15-05:25
Photo Session
05:25-05:35
Tea / Refreshments
05:35-06:00
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Conference Organizer
Coordination Committee
1. Dr Mukhtar Ahmed
2. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Khundi
Chairman , HEC
Patron in Chief
4. Dr. Adnan Sarwar
Executive Director, Academics
, HEC
Director General, Academics,
HEC
Dean Social Sciences UOP
5. Mr. Arshad Kamran
Director General, Services
6. Mr. Anwar Amjad
Director General I.T, HEC
7. Ms. Gayyur Fatima
Director Academics, HEC
8. Dr. Saleem ullah Sahoo
Director Academics , HEC
9. Dr. Ishrat Lodhi,
Director Academics, HEC
10. Ms. Aayesha Ikram
Director, Publication, HEC
11. Mrs Shamim Shami
Director, Quality Assurance,
HEC
Deputy Director, Academics,
Focal Person
HEC
Chief -Coordinator
Department of Political
Science, University of
Peshawar, Peshawar
Associate Professor,
Department of Gender Studies,
University of Peshawar,
Peshawar
Assistant Professor, Department
of Political Science, University
of Peshawar, Peshawar
Lecturer, Department of IR,
University of Peshawar, Peshawar
3. Mr. Fida Hussain
12. Dr. Tahir Ali Shah
13. Dr. Abdul Rauf
14. Dr. Anoosh khan
15. Dr. Ayub Jan
16. Mr. Muhammad Faheem
17.
Mr. Imran Sajid
18. Rizwan Shoukat
19. Raja Ahmed Nadeem
Patron
Secretary
Convener
Lecturer Department of Social
Work, University of Peshawar,
Peshawar
Deputy Director, Academics
HEC
Deputy Director, Media &
Publication, HEC
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20. Mr. Raiz ul Haq
21. Mr. Abid Wahab
22. Mr. Wasim khaliq Dad
23.
Mr. Muhammad Faisal
Assistant Director, Academics,
HEC
Assistant Director, Academics
HEC
Deputy Director Media, HEC
Superintendent, Academic,
HEC
24. Mr. Abdul Shakoor Channa
APS , Academics, HEC
25. Mr. Javaid Iqbal
APS, Academics, HEC
26. Ms. Nudrat Nida
CO, Academics, HEC
27. Mr. Arsalan Nadeem
D.E.O Academics
28. Mr. Malik Adnan
L.D.C. Academics
29. Stage Secretary
Ms. Anoosh Khan
Accommodation, Lunch, Security
Committee
30. Mr.Hatam Khan
31. Nazakat Ali
Coordinator
Assistant Director, Services,
HEC
Stenographer Services, HEC
Transport Arrangements
32. Mr. Naiz Channa
Assistant Director, Services, HEC
Reception / Registration
Committee
33. Mr. Muhammad Faisal
Superintendent, Academic, HEC
34. Ms. Nudrat Nida
CO, Academics, HEC
35. Mr. Arsalan Nadeem
D.E.O Academics, HEC
36. Ms. Rabbia Kamal
D.E.O Academics, HEC
37. Mr. Malik Adnan
L.D.C Academics, HEC
Finance, TA/DA and Honorarium
Committee
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38. Mr. Zahid Abdullah
39. Mr. Muhammad Younais
40. Mr. Abid Wahab
Assistant Director Finance,
HEC
Assistant Director, Audit, HEC
Assistant Director, Academics
HEC
Media Coverage & Printing Material
Committee
41. Mr. Qazi Zahid Raza
Press Manager, HEC
42. Mr. Abdul Shakoor Channa
APS
Hall Management and Decoration
Committee
43. Mrs Shamim Shami
Director Statistics, HEC
44. Mr. Tahir Waheed
Sub-Engineer Service, HEC
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