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URBAN SECTOR POLICY AND MANAGEMENT UNIT, Planning and Development Department,

Government of the Punjab

Institutional Development Specialist

Lahore, Pakistan Mar 06 -

• Overseeing development policy lending in large cities of the Punjab province

• Drafting and vetting of proposals, agreements and MOUs which enable public private partnerships for urban service delivery

• Providing policy options to integrate the legal and regulatory framework governing cultural heritage, urban transport, waste management, land use and water and sanitation

• Incorporating sustainability and efficiency into all dimensions of Unit operations

• Chief editor of the Urban Gazette, published as an outreach tool by the Urban Unit

AFRIDI SHAH & MINALLAH (Advocates & Legal Consultants)

Associate

Lahore, Pakistan Sep 01–Jun 04

• Advised clients on non-contentious matters related to setting up, finance, joint ventures and operations

• Drafted and vetted petitions, agreements, MOUs and legislation for private and public sector clients

• Assisted senior counsel in appellate and original jurisdiction proceedings relating to commerce, taxation and human rights

• Assisted in the planning and delivery of seminars, conferences and training courses for members of the government, private sector and civil society in partnership with various stakeholders

SALAMAT INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Teaching Faculty –Lecturer in Law

Lahore, Pakistan Aug 03 – Jun 04

• Received excellent reviews from the students and supervisor where 75% of students received A’s while 25% received B’s

KINNAIRD COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

Teaching Faculty—Assistant Lecturer in Environmental Law

Lahore, Pakistan Sep 02 – Feb 04

• Lectured students of MSc. In Environmental Science

• Helped to organize and deliver the annual environmental law moot courts and provided technical assistance on procedural and substantive aspects of environmental law and policy

LAHORE CLEAN AIR COMMISSION

Researcher

Lahore, Pakistan

Apr 03 – Jun 04

• Assisted in the creation and coordination of a high level consultative forum of local and regional decision-makers constituted by the High Court to investigate and solve the growing problems of motorization and vehicular emissions in Lahore

• Conducted extensive research into international environmental policies and best practices relating to urban transport in order to facilitate informed and integrated environmental planning and management

• Responsible for managing communications with the media and international stakeholders in the urban transport sector

LAHORE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Researcher

Lahore, Pakistan

Jul 03 – Jun 04

• Assisted in the creation and coordination of a high level consultative forum of local and regional decision-makers constituted by the High Court to investigate and solve the social and environmental problems of solid waste management in Lahore

• Conducted extensive research into international environmental policies and best practices relating to waste management in order to facilitate informed and integrated environmental planning and management

• Assisted in the articulation and implementation of a waste management strategy that promoted public private partnerships

• Helped to conduct, supervise and audit EIAs carried out for the remediation of landfills in Lahore

• Campaigned for the regulation of healthcare waste and the strengthening of municipal management of the waste stream

• Responsible for managing communications with the media and international stakeholders in the waste management sector

CONSULTANCY AND REPORT WRITING *Significant only

• Review of the customary and statutory laws pertaining to natural resource management in the Northern Areas of Pakistan (The World Conservation Union-IUCN, 2004)

• South Asia Centre for Policy Studies(SACEPS), Taskforce on a Common Investment Strategy (CIS), Report on the legal and regulatory framework in Pakistan-(Centre for Policy Dialogue, 2003)

• Enabling Environment Initiative, Provincial reports on the consultations for reform of the regulatory framework governing NGOs in Pakistan. (Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy, 2002)

• The Cartelization of the Polyester Staple Fibre Manufacturers. (All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, 2002)

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• 1^st M.C.Mehta Foundation Environmental Law workshop. 26-30 Jun 2003, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

• Better Air Quality Workshop 15-19 Dec 2003, Manila, Philippines

• 4^th All Asia Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. 22-26 Mar 2004, Tiaong, Philippines

• Leapfrog Factor: Towards Clean Air in Asia, 30 Mar-1 Apr 2004, New Delhi, India

• Waste Not Asia 2004 meeting, 20-24 Jun 2004, Seoul, Korea

• Strategies for Integrated Development and Planning in Gbawe, West Ghana. 23 May 2005

• Clean Air for Asia training course. 24 May – 2 Jun, 2006, Bangkok, Thailand

• Interests: Aikido; Astronomy; Fine art; Gnomonics; History; Handwriting analysis, High technology; Internet

• Languages: English; Urdu

• Summer Internships:

Hassan & Hassan (Advocates & Legal Consultants), Lahore, Pakistan (1999);

Office of the Advocate General, Punjab (1998, 1999)

The Daily Nation (1996, 1997, 1998)

The Friday Times (1996, 1997)

ANZ Grindlays Bank, Lahore, Pakistan (1992, 1993, 1995)

ICI Soda Ash Khewra, Pakistan (1995)

• Affiliations

  Member, Punjab Bar Council

  Member, Pakistan Environmental Law Association (PELA)

  Local editor for Pakistan page, Clean Air Initiative-Asia

  Legal Advisor, Askari Commercial Bank Limited, Pakistan

  Legal Advisor, Clarity Telecom Incorporated, Pakistan

  Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, UK

  Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, UK

  Coordinator, Glocal Sustainable Development Network