Who is who in Islamabad

Working for UNESCO Islamabad office as Communication and Information Expert, Phyza Jameel is working in Pakistan, with the mandate; to contribute towards ” freedom of expression” and ” access to information”. issues. Currently she is implementing a program on “Safety of Journalists and Impunity issues in Pakistan” as part of UN Action Plan. She had been a Broadcast journalist in her earlier life, and has studied in National College of Arts, Stanford University and Central European University.

She once dreamed of pursuing a career as an interior designer. She became an Art of Living teacher and loves seeing people recognise the beauty within - an interior designer in the true sense! Born on the 6th of May, in Pindi , Pakistan , Shahnaz Minallah comes from a long line of Sufi saints from the ‘Kakakhel’ tribe. It resulted in her having a deep spiritual background, significant in shaping a divine outlook. She spent her childhood years with her parents on their tea estate in Bangladesh , where she was first home-schooled by her mother, and then, later, was sent to a convent school, where she was educated by nuns. The partition of East and West Pakistan brought Shahnaz and her family back to Pakistan , leaving behind their well-established life and belongings to begin a new life. She graduated in Law and Political Science, married and gave birth to two children, Sharmine and Sharez. Her married life was accompanied with plenty of travel. She eventually settled in Islamab

MS. RAHAT KAUNAIN HASSAN , is the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) since July 26, 2010. Under her leadership, CCP has gained international repute for achieving substantive progress in competition law enforcement in a short span of time. Earlier, Ms. Hassan served CCP as Member (Legal and Office of Fair Trading) since its establishment in November 2007. Ms. Hassan received LL.M. degree from King's College, London . She has been associated with, and has been a partner at, some of the finest civil and commercial law firms in Pakistan . In 2001, Ms. Hassan was appointed General Counsel/Executive Director at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). Soon after the conclusion of her tenure at SECP, Ms. Hassan established her own law firm, handling civil and commercial litigation and regulatory work. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Office of Fair Trading within CCP and has authored numerous position papers, guideline

Mr. Tariq Malik was appointed as Chairman of National Database Management Authority (NADRA) by the Government of Pakistan on 11th July 2012 while he was already serving in the organization as Deputy Chairman. Four years ago, Mr. Malik was voted to the strategic management role as Deputy Chairman by the board members of NADRA after successfully leading the Network Directorate of NADRA as General Manager. He also led NADRA Technologies Limited (NTL) in the capacity of the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Malik brings 20 years of experience in areas of strategic project management of Technology, system analysis & design, software development and business process re-engineering. This also includes strategic management experience in implementing high profile citizen centric technology solutions in Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Bangladesh, United States of America, Canada, Germany and Bahrain. He is well-known in the project and technology management sector as a successful Chief Informati

Nobel peace prize nominee and former federal minister of Pakistan, Julius Salik, 57 year old is currently promoting his mission of world peace.   Understanding what he stands for doesn’t take much effort. He simply put, works for love and peace. He leaves no scope for ambiguity about his end-results. And in whatever he does, he strikes out a new path never following a trodden path. Salik plans to do just that. He names his home ‘The Black House’. Which explains the “Black House.” “Where does light shine?  In darkness, isn’t it?” he asks. Which further explains why he had camels in his living room. That was his way of protest against the complacency of the authorities in disconnecting the electricity to the slum areas of Islamabad. He used a hand-fan, read by candle-light and heard the radio using battery cells. All he wanted was the authorities to realize the pain, the poor children in the slums had to undergo.   Salik burnt his belongings to press upon the authorities who d

Mushahid Hussain Sayed has the distinction of becoming the youngest editor of a national English daily  The Muslim  (now defunct). He achieved this honor at the age of 29 in 1982. As a specialist on international political and strategic issues, he has lectured widely and his articles have been published in various national and international publications including  The New York Times ,  The Washington Post ,  International Herald Tribune , and  Middle East International . He has authored three books. Mushahid Hussain has a Master's degree from the School of Foreign Service in Georgetown University at Washington. While studying in the US, he was President of the Pakistan Students Association and was awarded a Congressional Internship to work in the United States Congress. In Pakistan, he studied at the FC College in Lahore, from where he received a BA. After completion of studies in the United States, he returned to Pakistan and became Member, Directing Staff of the country’s pr

Farah Saadia  (born on 8 November) is a Pakistani television actress and presenter, whose career started as a side role in a TV drama serial,  Bandhan .Farah played a second lead role but had a very strong character which left her in the hearts of millions of her fans. The character was named  Dil Baji  and for a long time people would call her that. In recent years Farah has been the host of a morning show with a private channel ATV. The show is a mix of different segments, basically inviting a guest for a light interview. Each segment has a live telephone call and features prominent personalities, fitness, self grooming and fashion tips, jewelry designs, delicious recipes and more. Farah has two sons Abdullah and Abdur-rehman.