Asma Hassan

 

Asma Hassan has emerged as one of the most promising and energetic motivational writers from Lahore, whose first book Mayar-e-Zindagi, published in 2020, became a success story as it was lauded profusely by experts and high achievers of different fields. 

Having written prolifically on social issues, Mayar-e-Zindagi, brought out by Jumbo Publishing, showcased the collection of her articles published in various newspapers and magazines over the years. The book was launched with great fanfare at Karachi Press Club and her work was recognized by distinguished speakers for having motivated a large number people through her precise and crisp write-ups. 

She has been contributing for a number of leading newspapers and online platforms as her write-ups attract massive audience of all age groups. She is hailed as the voice of new generation as she takes up a number of current issues and advises solutions to lead more prosperous and purposeful life. 

She completed Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, in 2005 while she had done Bachelors in Education from the Virtual University in which leadership and management were her majors.

Mahmood Aslam

Mahmood Aslam is a well-known Pakistani actor, widely recognized for his versatile performances in television dramas. He has been a part of the Pakistani entertainment industry for many years, earning fame for his acting skills and strong screen presence. Known for his character roles, Aslam has portrayed a wide variety of characters, ranging from supporting roles to lead performances, often playing authoritative, humorous, or dramatic figures.

He has acted in numerous popular Pakistani television serials, where his ability to adapt to different roles and genres has made him a favorite among audiences. Aslam is particularly appreciated for his natural acting style, which adds depth and believability to the characters he plays.

Over the years, Mahmood Aslam has built a solid reputation as a reliable and talented actor, contributing to the success of many TV shows. His performances resonate with viewers, and he continues to be an important figure in Pakistan’s television industry.

Yousaf Hussain

Mr. Yousaf Hussain, President Faysal Bank has over 26 years of professional experience, primarily at ABN AMRO Bank where he held multiple senior managerial positions including those within the Corporate / Credit and Transaction Banking functions. He has been with Faysal Bank since August 2008, with a significant contribution to the franchise in his previous positions as Chief Risk Officer, Regional Corporate Banking Head-North and Head of Special Assets Management Group. His experience also includes a senior role with Samba Bank and earlier assignments with Mashreq Bank and Mobilink / Motorola. Mr. Yousaf has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and has done his MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Arif Lohar

Arif Lohar is a Punjabi folk singer from Pakistan. He usually sings accompanied by a native musical instrument resembling tongs.

He is the son of the renowned folk singer Alam Lohar, was a renowned Punjabi folk singer widely credited with popularizing the

Jugni style, which involves storytelling through song. Both father and son specialized in performing Sufi devotional music, including poetry and scripture set to traditional compositions.

He also starred in more than 45 pakistani movies.

Asim Buksh

Asim is the CEO of a dynamic, high end, luxury Retail Company, Buksh Group. With its inception in 1993, Buksh Group has repeatedly proven itself with sustained revenue and growth in changing markets. From fashion to sound and technology, jewelry and automation, the company has defined new directions which are both challenging and exciting.

Asim has made the strategic decision to venture into untapped markets in Pakistan and initiate projects which will generate Impact Investment in Pakistan. This includes the formation of Buksh Foundation, where he envisions reaching out to the ‘unbanked’ masses and providing them affordable financial services, which is a niche segment in the financial sector of Pakistan. Also, he initiated an Energy Company, under the Buksh Group banner, Buksh Energy Pvt. Ltd which will be works on the lines of the first ESCO in Pakistan, providing complete energy solutions to the commercial, industrial, domestic as well as agricultural clients. It specializes in the arena of renewable energy solutions. Asim has also been awarded the title of “Heroes of the Environment 2009″by TIME magazine for his efforts to make a difference by initiating a solar energy entrepreneurship in Pakistan.

Also, more recently he has initiated an Energy Company, Buksh Energy Pvt. Ltd which will be working on the lines of the first ESCO in Pakistan, providing complete energy solutions to the commercial, industrial, domestic as well as agricultural clients. It specializes in the arena of renewable energy.

Asim has also been awarded the title of “Heroes of the Environment 2009” by TIME magazine for his efforts to make a difference by initiating a solar energy.

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Mehmal Sarfraz

Mehmal Sarfraz is the regional Deputy Secretary General of South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA), an associated media body of SAARC and Joint General Secretary of South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), a platform committed to fight gender-based violence and promote women’s rights in SAARC countries. Previously, she has worked as the Executive Director of Vanguard Books, The Friday Times and Good Times magazine, as lead analyst in a project on child rights violations with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and UNICEF, as the Op-Ed Editor of Daily Times, as Programmes Officer/Principal Information Officer at SAFMA, and as Deputy Editor of The Post. She tweets at: @Mehmal

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Iftikhar Ahmad

Mr Iftikhar Ahmad, Senior Executive Vice President and Senior Anchorperson at BOL News has pursued the cause of truth and justice with a thoroughness and honesty that is unrivalled in the history of journalism in Pakistan. 

Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad began his career in journalism in 1982 and after working for various publications including Daily Aftab, Daily Pakistan and Weekly Istiqlal, joined Daily Jang as a reporter. Later he did special assignments and political reporting before becoming in-charge of Political page. In 1987 he started the tradition of non-political interviews, giving insight into lives of political and other famous personalities. He was then appointed Editor Jang forums, a print journalism debate forum where he conducted hundreds of debates on national and political issues, including sensitive issues like Private Shariat Bill and Kalabagh Dam. Later he also became Director of Elections, Geo Investigate and Special projects Jang Group. Since then he has covered around six elections, bringing minute to minute coverage of election to the audience.

Over the course of a remarkable career spanning more than thirty-two years, Mr Iftikhar has proved time and again his undying commitment to the pursuit of truth and justice. His decision to join BOL is a mutual honor and a momentous victory for BOL. 

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Roohi Haq

Roohi Haq was a primary school teacher and a teacher trainer with considerable experience of school /educational management, before taking up her present role as Director of Studies at Beaconhouse. The 16 years that she has been in this position have given her invaluable experience of implementing key academic initiatives including CPD and curriculum, and also of change management as she watched and experienced the growth of the organisation from a very small family of schools into the multinational that it is today.

Mrs Haq is passionate about education and considers herself a lifelong learner. She loves to study schools and how they can become centres of learning and excellence. She has helped and guided many teachers towards becoming accomplished professionals and believes the best attributes for this are patience and understanding.

She shows no signs of slowing down and is still keenly interested in using her vast experience in teaching and management for the benefit of all educators who uphold the key values namely: a love for learning; willingness to help people to succeed, commitment and honesty.

Mrs Haq has been the driving force behind all the professional development and curriculum research and development programmes that are the hallmarks of success for Beaconhouse as a leading international provider of education.

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Nighat Chaudhry

Born in Lahore and brought up in England Nighat has been a dancer from an early age as her skills were vividly visible when she was still a toddler. Later under the tutelage of legendry kathak dancer Naheed Siddque, she got herself groomed to perfection. Besides learning ballet and contemporary dance in London, Nighat also get herself trained in Kathak from the venerated institution of Kathak Kendra in Delhi, from Pandit Durga Lal of the Jaipur gharana. Today she is a force to reckon with, an institution to look forward to. With her newly founded NGO i.e. National Dance Foundations that she aims to preserve the dance heritage of our country. Under her belt two esteemed projects have already set in namely ?Classical Dances of Pakistan (Since Partition)?and ? Mountain Dances of Pakistan?. Best of luck , Nighat !!

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Mehr Tarar

Mahr Tarar, a graduate of West Virginia University, the 45-year-old Lahore-based journalist is mother of  a 13 year old boy. She is reported to be separated from her husband, a rich businessman based out of Bahrain. She used to work with a Pakistani daily, but quit recently. It’s reported that she now works with the group’s business channel. Another Lahore-based journo, who has worked with Mehr, describes her as “competitive”.

Did she know Shashi Tharoor? Well, in an interview to an Indian media publication, she said, “I met him in April last year for an interview in India. Then I met him in June in Dubai at a social gathering. Yes, I have been in touch with him once in a while on Twitter and email.”

Tarar had come to New Delhi in December last year to interview Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah. He told Hindustan Times that he agreed to the interview because there was a request from Tharoor’s office. However, on her December visit, she didn’t get to meet Tharoor who was in his constituency in Kerala.

Mehr has also told a publication that she kept in touch with the minister because she wanted to write a book on Kerala. “I used to send him my articles and he used to send me his comments, etc. But that was all,” she said.

 Another Indian media website reports that in her Pakistan newspaper column, My Corner,  dated October 20, 2013, she  wrote: “Whether they read my tweets or not is immaterial to the secret glee that at any given time I can gush over Amitabh Bachchan's latest movie, swoon over Channing Tatum's eyes, eulogise Nicholas Kristof's wisdom, retweet Imran Khan's wishes for Pakistan, smile reading Ronan Farrow's inimitable wry humour (his movie star looks are just an added bonus), be moved by Christiane Amanpour's heartfelt words on Syrian refugees, awww at SRK's love for life, or praise Shashi Tharoor for his very cool words (man, his voice is mesmerizing!).”

Interestingly, in the same column, she also hinted at the presence of a "special person" in her life without naming him: “...here's to that special one (you know who you are!) who makes Twitter an experience to cherish...forever. Thank you...,” reports the website.

Tarar was quite upset with the whole Twitter face-off, but what hurt her most was Pushkar calling her an “ISI agent”. On Thursday, Mehr told Hindustan Times, “Please tell Sunanda she can call me anything but not an ISI agent. My son is very upset.”

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Huzaima Bukhari

Huzaima Bukhari is based in Taxand Pakistan where she is a partner and Head of Research and Planning at Huzaima & Ikram, Pakistan’s leading independent firm of tax advisors. With 25 years’ experience of local and international tax, she develops innovative tax structures for companies engaged in cross-border e-business. She possesses a wealth of experience advising clients on joint ventures in Pakistan. A recent key transaction involved providing tax advice on a US$250 million contract for a joint venture between a leading Bangladeshi company and a Pakistani construction company. The two companies were building schools in earthquake-affected areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Areas of Expertise: 

International Tax, Joint Ventures and Cross-border e-business

http://www.huzaimaikram.com

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Sangeeta

Famous Pakistani film actor, film-maker and drama director Sangeeta was born as Perveen Rizvi on 14th June 1947 at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She has starred in huge number of hit movies like Society Girl and Mutti Bhar Chawal. Her directorial dramas include Pakvilla. Her first film was by Rehman, when he exposed her talent he given her a part of his film Kanghan. Sangeeta started her career in the film “Kankgan” in 1969 then began appearing in Lollywood Pakistani films. In the year 1969, Sangeeta also worked as a child star in the film Koh-e-Noor. Sangeeta directed her debute film in 1979, Society Girl. Her second film as director was Mujhay galay laga lo. 

She also directed the film Zeherilay. Sangeeta also appeared on Nachley season 2 as a guest judge. Nowadays she is working on TV dramas as well. She has been awarded several times Nigar Award for best actress, basr supporting actress and best director for her films. She is considered to be one of the best film actresses and now film directors of Pakistan.

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Bushra Rehman

Bushra Rehman is a writer , Politician ,columnist and author . She was born in August 28, 1946  at Bahawalpur. She is Member of National Assembly of Pakistan Muslim league on reserved seats for women .
She is author of many Novels .She is very popular writer in young generation of Pakistan.She is author of around 25 collections of short stories, novels, travelogues, and as newspaper columnist.

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Muneeb Farooq

Muneeb Farooq is a renowned Host/Anchor person of Geo News and currently hosting a current affair programme “Aapas Ki Baat” with well-known media person.journalist/editor Najam Sethi. He is a talented anchor/host of Geo News. Muneeb Farooq appears with Najam Sethi on Geo News popular talk show/current affair program “Aapas Ki Baat” in which he discusses current issues and most latest political news from Pakistan and all around the world. His way of talking and deliberating news and political issues with Najam Sethi has made Muneeb unmatched with other anchor/host.

Nigar Ahmad

Ms. Nigar Ahmad has worked tirelessly for nearly 25 years for the empowerment of Pakistani women, as Executive Director of the Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation. Under her stewardship, the Aurat (woman) Foundation has taken up a range of causes, from mobilizing women candidates for national and local government elections to generating debate across the country about women’s political and economic empowerment and issues relating to peace and democracy.

An academic and a social activist, she was a brilliant student who came top of her Masters of Economics year in Punjab University and went on to study economics at Cambridge University. She was also a Commonwealth Scholar. While pursuing a career in academia she taught economics for 16 years at the faculty of the Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad and was drawn into the struggle of Pakistani women against the anti-women policies of the military dictatorship headed by Zia-ul-Haq.

She was a member of the Women’s Action Forum for two years (1983–1985) before founding Aurat Foundation together with Shahla Zia. Nigar has researched the work of women in the informal sector, and organized national conferences for peasant women, as well as radio programmes to educate them on health and agricultural issues. She campaigned for the need to generate correct information on women’s work during the fifth National Census in 1998.

Nigar has contributed to shaping policy debates on women’s empowerment through her close involvement with bodies such as the National Commission on the Status of Women. She was a co-author of the report on Women’s Development Programmes for Pakistan’s Eighth Five Year Plan, and played a similar role with respect to the Sixth Five Year Plan. 

She was one of the 1000 women proposed for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. She is a nominee from Pakistan of the Global Sisterhood Network. As researcher, Nigar has extensively investigated the situation of grassroots women in Pakistan. She has also researched tenant-landlord struggles in Pakistan and co-authored a study on the life of rural women in Punjab.

Salim Bokhari

Salim Bokhari is presently working as Editor of TheNation. Salim Bokhari is a seasoned journalist and has seen it all in a career spanning more than four decades. He co-hosted Bolta Pakistan programme on Aaj TV. In his lengthy career, Bokhari was also associated with The Sun and The Muslim (both defunct), The News and The National. He has been a regular feature on several talk shows on television and is well -respected in the profession to which he has given his best years. He received President’s Pride of Performance Award in 2005 and the Best English Reporting Award of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society in 1984-85. He is a widely travelled journalist and has on his credit interviews of international personalities

Khalid Anum

Khalid Anum is a popular Pakistani TV artist as well as a musician and singer. Khalid Anum rose to fame with 'Peera Ho', a single he wrote for the popular drama of the 1990's, Mystery Theatre. Khalid Anum is also a popular actor as well, and has acted in several Pakistan drama serials. He has been in the Pakistani media industry for over two decades, so it can easily be said that he is one of the experienced heads.

His acting skills have not gone unnoticed, and he is considered to be a very famous media personality. Moreover, Khalid Anum is also a TV presenter as well, and has hosted several television shows.

Shaheen Atiq-ur-Rehman

Shaheen Atiq-ur-Rehman is a social worker and politician. She was born in April 1948 at Sialkot.
She obtained the degree of M.A (Administrative Sciences) in 1971 and that of LL.B. in 1975 from University of the Punjab, Lahore.
She also remained  Member, Punjab Assembly during 1985-88 and also functioned as Minister for Social Welfare & Women’s Development during 1985-87. She has returned to Punjab Assembly for the second term in General Elections 2002 against one of the seats reserved for women.
Shaeen atiq ur Rehman was awarded Communes Medal in 1998, by UNESCO in Paris for getting international recognition for her work in literacy.

Javed Choudhry

Born on January 1, 1968, Javed Choudhry is undoubtedly one of the most prominent journalists of Pakistan. Many domestic and international surveys have established that his column titled Zero Point is the most read column in Pakistan. A proof of his popularity is that ?Zero Point-I,? the first collection-book of his columns has been reprinted in 72 editions since 2000 while the second book, "Zero Point-II, published in 2005, has already gone through 37 editions. Both these books and also Zero Point-III and IV are the current best sellers in Pakistan, which is another acid test of Mr. Choudhry's popularity among the masses.

All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) declared him the Best Columnist in 1997 and 1998. The Government of Pakistan awarded him with an ?Excellency Award? in 1998 for his outstanding performance in national journalism. He has, over the years, emerged as one of the most popular opinion makers in Pakistan and has been contributing his intellects to the vernacular press. With his distinctive writing style, he has raised many issues of social, political and economic importance and succeeded in leaving a mark on the thinking of his readers.

He holds a master degree in Mass Communication from Islamia University, Bahawalpur (1991) and the university awarded him a gold medal for his excellent academic performance.

A career journalist, Javed Choudhry has held many positions in the national press. In 1997, he joined Daily Jang, as a columnist. In 2006, Javed Choudhry joined Daily Express and is one of the leading members of the daily newspaper's team of Columnists. He is also the anchor of a popular TV current affairs programme "Kal Tak". According to latest opinion poll surveys, the TV programme Kal Tak ranks among the top three current affairs programmes in Pakistan. He has also attended prestigious institutions like Columbia University and John Hopkins University for courses on Media Management, Creative Writing, and Opinion Building. Mr. Chaudhary is also a personal trainer and delivers lectures on talent discovery and modern media related fields. He is on the panel of many national universities to hone the leadership skills among the youth. Many apex national institutions, including National Police Academy and Civil Services Academy, regularly invite him for his lectures and analyses on matters of national and international importance. He likes to read, travel and socialize. Mr. Chaudhary is married with four children. He lives in Islamabad.

Ahmer Bilal Soofi

Mr. Ahmer Bilal Soofi did his graduation from Government College Lahore and his LLM from the University of Cambridge in 1988. He was enrolled as an Advocate of High Court in 1988 and as an Advocate of Supreme Court in 2000.

 

His areas of expertise include High Courts and Supreme Court litigation and also transactional work. Mr. Soofi has appeared in several cases before the Supreme Court of Pakistan having national importance. He has also advised Government of Pakistan on several important legal issues.