Staff Reporter
Iqbal Institute of Policy Studies (IIPS) launched an advisory board to provide thoughtful leadership and strategic oversight for IIPS as it moves forward. Launch event and inaugural session of the Board held in Islamabad attended by people from academia, government and industry.
The Iqbal Institute is driving research and policymaking through collaboration between government, academia & the private sector.
The over-arching vision of the Institute extends to the development and promulgation of a comprehensive vision for Pakistan 2030, covering multiple sectors of opportunity for the economic and social growth of the nation.
The IIPS Advisory Board operates to realize the vision of the Institute and is headed by Lt. Gen. Muhammad Haroon Aslam (R) in the capacity of President. Advisory board consists of seasoned professionals from different fields of life including Tariq Ikram (Sitara-e-Imtiaz), a former minister for state and chief executive trade development authority, Doctor Asif Naqvi, International associate director of Royal College of physicians and surgeons UK, Rear Admiral (R) Saleem Akhtar, a former DG Bahria University Islamabad, Dr. Shujat Ali, former federal secretary, Dr Zafar Qadir and chairman Taleem Foundation.