April 22: Seminar on “Poverty Alleviation and National Security”. Welcome Remarks: Ambassador Masood Khan, Director General, ISSI. Chief Guest: Ms. Marvi Memon, MNA and Chairperson BISP. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Hafiz A Pasha (Senior Economist). Speakers: Mr. Saleem Ranjha (Secretary BISP). Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir (Director and Chairman Taleem Foundation); Dr. Rashid Bajwa (CEO National Rural Support Programme NRSP); Dr. Abid Sulehri (Executive Director SDPI); Dr. AshfaqHasan Khan ( Dean S3H NUST); Ms. Tahira Abdullah (Human Rights Activist); Waheed Hussain (Project Director Media); Areeba Arif (ISSI)l; Ahmed Saffee (ISSI); Mr. Shaheer Ellahi (Ass Prof. Development Studies , Bahria University); Mr. M Zahoor Awan (Pakistan Worker’s Federation); Dr. Maqsudul Hasan Nuri (HOD International Relations NUML). Concluding Remarks: Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman Board of Governors, ISSI.