April 08, 2016: Seminar on “Pakistan’s Soft Power”. Welcome Remarks: Ambassador Masood Khan, Director General ISSI. Keynote speaker: Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Chairman, HEC. Inaugural Address: Honourable Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs.
Session I
First Session on “Pakistan’s Soft Power: Constructing a Narrative”. Chairperson: Ambassador Masood Khan, Director General ISSI. Speakers: Ms. Marvi Memon, MNA and Chairperson BISP; Mr. Faisal Mushtaq, CEO, Roots Millennium; Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gilani, President, GALLUP; Mr. Asghar Nadeem Syed, Writer; Mr. Zahid Hussain, Journalist; Mr. Tahir Mahmood, Chief Editor, Hilal Magazine; Dr. Najam Abbas, East-West Centre, Hawaii; Javaria Tareen, UNHCR.
Session II
Second Session on “Pakistan’s Soft Power: Effective Projection”. Chair: Dr. Shireen M. Mazari, MNA and DG SSII. Speakers: Rana Athar Javed, DG, Pakistan House; Uxi Mufti, former ED, Lok Virsa; Farhat Asif, President, IPDS; Touqeer Nasir, Former ED, NAG; Shabnam Riaz, News Anchor PTV World; Junaid Sirat Ahmad, UMT, Lahore; Mario Esteban, Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute, Madrid.
Session III
April 08: Third Session on “Pakistan’s Soft Power: Next Steps”. Chair: Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman BOG, ISSI. Speakers: Samina Waqar, PTV; Waheed Hussain , Roz TV; Raza Khan, PTV; Omer Sohail, NDU; Arhama Siddiqa, ISSI; Shamsa Khalil, NDU; Ume Farwa, ISS; Amna Javed, QAU; Farheen Ali Khan, TMUC. Concluding Remarks: Ambassador Masood Khan, DG, ISSI.