| S #. |
Proposed title of the Seminar |
Tentative Date |
Expected Resource Persons |
Proposed by |
Remarks/
Responsibilitie |
| 1 |
Sanitation and Hygiene in Pakistan (including a documentary screening) |
26.01.09 |
- Mr Mohammad Khalil Awan, Ministry of Environment
- Ms Tanya Khan, Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN)
- Mr Imran Yusuf Shami, Plan International
- Mr Tariq Masood Malik and Mr Mohammad Jahangir, Water Experts
- Mr Faisal Gorchani, SDPI (Moderator)
|
Mr Faisal Gorchani |
Organized |
| 2 |
Brick Kilns, Workers and Environment: Current Situation and Way Forward |
02.02.09 |
- Dr Saba Gul Khattak, Visiting Research Fellow, SDPI
- Syed Mahmood Nasir, Visiting Research Associate, SDPI
|
Dr Saba Gul Khattak |
Organized |
| 3 |
'The Energy Guzzling Transport Sector: Whither the National Transport Policy |
09.02.09 |
- Dr. A. H. Nayyar
- Mr Faisal Gorchani (Moderator)
|
Dr. A. H. Nayyar |
Organized |
| 4 |
Global Environmental Governance |
16.02.09 |
- Dr. Adil Najam, The Frederick S. Pardee Professor for Global Public Policy
|
Dr. M. A. Khwaja
Dr Abid Q. Suleri |
Advocacy Unit |
| 5 |
'Is the military doing enough to protect us from terrorism and the Taliban?' or'Is Peshawar falling to the Taliban? |
23.02.09 |
- SDPI Swat-based employees
- Mr. Latif Afridi, President Peshawar High Court Bar Association
- A former MNA from Khyber Agency
- Mr. Mukhtar Bacha
|
Dr. A. H. Nayyar |
Mr Talimand Khan |
| 6 |
Can the State be Effective in Industrial Development
Strategies for Growth and Poverty Reduction' |
02.03.09 |
- Mr Zubair Faisal Abbasi, SDPI
|
Mr Zubair Faisal Abbasi |
Ms Mehnaz Ajmal |
| 7 |
Access to safe drinking water through Nadi Filters in remote rural area - Jati, Sindh: A case study |
09.03.09 |
- Mr A. Khurshid Bhattai, AHD, Hyderabad
- Dr. Mahmood A. Khwaja, SDPI
|
Dr. M.A. Khwaja |
Ms Kiran Habib |
| 8 |
'Climate Change: An Institutional Perspective -
Issues and Challenges' |
16.03.09 |
- Mr Zubair Faisal Abbasi, SDPI
|
Mr Zubair Faisal Abbasi |
Mr Zubair Faisal Abbasi |
| 9 |
Balochistan Crisis |
23.03.09 |
- Baloch parliamentarians from various political parties
- Activists
- Scholars
|
Dr. A. H. Nayyar |
Dr. A. H. Nayyar
Mr Faisal Gorchani |
| 10 |
The history of trade union/unionism and the role of political parties.
|
30.03.09 |
- Mr Asim sajad Akhtar PRM (moderator)
- Mr Azad Qadri, Pak telecom labor union
- Mr Fazal Wahid, Pakistan Railway,
- Mr Khalid Bhatti and Zahoor khan
|
Mr Talimand Khan |
Mr Talimand Khan |
| 11 |
Economics of Climate change |
06.04.09 |
- Mr Shakeel Ahmad Ramay, SDPI
|
Mr Shakeel Ramay |
Mr Shakeel Ramay |
| Special Seminar |
| 12 |
Panel discussion on the situation of Swat entitled “Violence In the Name of Religion and Extremism”
(On the occasion of Pakistani Women Day) |
12 Feb 2009 |
Session I: 09:30-13:00 Welcoming Remarks By Nasreen Azhar Overview of the Conflict in Swat Mr. Shaukat Sharar, Social Activist, Swat
State of Education
Mr Zia Uddin, Private Schools Association, Swat
Livelihood Issues
Mr. Zahid Khan, Hotels Association, Swat
Women & Conflict
Ms. Sabra Shakir, Former-MPA
Message from Mohammad Afzal Khan Militancy and Religion Ms. Shehnaz Wazir Ali, Chairperson, Higher Education Commission Plenary Discussion
Session moderated by
Mr Aimal Khan Session 2: 4:00-16:0Overview of the Conflict in Swat Mr. Behroz Khan, Senior Journalist, Peshawar
A representatives form SwatGender Perspective Dr. Rubina Saigol
Problems of IDPs
Eng. Shaukat Ullah, MNA from Bajaur
Violence in Swat & Provincial Government Responsibilities
Ms. Bushra Gohar, MNA, ANP
Violence in Swat & Federal Government Responsibilities
Dr. Farooq Khan, Prominent Religious Scholar
Plenary Discussion
Session moderated by
Ms. Shabana Arif |
SDPI colleagues |
Advocacy Unit will organize it in collaboration with Insani Haqooq Itehad (IHI), an umbrella organization of Rawalpindi-Islamabad based right-based organizations |
