Pakistan
Accountability Lab Pakistan is thrilled to announce the launch of the Integrity Icon campaign 2024! This year, the campaign will be dedicated to civil service champions who have made significant achievements in the field of climate change. Join us in recognizing and elevating the incredible efforts of Pakistan’s civil servants who are leading the way in addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Submit your nominations by 31 August 2024.
Last year we celebrated an outstanding cohort of Integrity Icons. They were: Dr. Shaukat Hayat, Deputy Managing Director at the Merged Areas Education Foundation Ex-FATA, boasts a distinguished 26-year career in education. Jameel Ahmed Baloch, Deputy Commissioner Pishin, brings nine years of diverse experience in the Government of Balochistan. Muddassir Riaz Malik, supervising Departmental Affairs in Punjab, Lahore, entered the government sector through the Central Superior Services (CSS) and has accumulated 19 years of invaluable experience. Dr. Sania Hameed Pasha, Assistant Commissioner of Saddar Zone in Islamabad, contributes significantly to juvenile offender rehabilitation and policy impact. Finally, Javed Sonharo Jiskani, Deputy Inspector General at the DIGP Office in the Larkana Range, stands recognized for exceptional contributions with prestigious awards.
Accountability Lab is building a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. We train, mentor and resource citizens in creative ways to strengthen systems of accountability and unleash positive social and economic change.
Since 2012, we’ve worked across Liberia, Nepal, Mali, Nigeria and Pakistan, making governance work for people everywhere. We now operate in other countries too, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Niger, Mexico, DRC, and Somaliland.
A lack of integrity – which leads to corruption, inequality and insecurity – is a global challenge. Ordinary citizens often feel helpless in the face of graft and mismanagement. There is a need to encourage champions of integrity, which ultimately builds public trust. We ‘name and fame’ public servants who display exemplary integrity and make heroes out of ordinary people doing the right thing.
The value of Integrity Icon is the process, not the outcome. It is a way to create meaningful conversations about what it means to be a public servant and shines a light on the role of ordinary people in strengthening institutions in a society such as ours. It also encourages us to think about what is needed to build an open, inclusive and accountable societies.
Meet the 5 Pakistan Integrity Icon Winners
Dr Shaukat Hayat Peshawar
Jameel Ahmed Baloch
Muddassir Riaz Malik
Dr Sanya Hameed Pasha
Javed Sonharo Jiskani
Our Judges
Dr. Zafar Iqbal
Dr. Iqbal is a Media and Communications Studies professor at the institute and Dean at International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Pakistan. He has worked in the civil service of Pakistan in various capacities during his seven years stint. He has also served as an Assistant Director in the Special Investigation Cell and Anti-Narcotics Force Academy. Dr. Iqbal is a Chevening Fellow at the University of Oxford. He holds a post-doctorate from the University of Southern California and the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. He joined Accountability Lab Pakistan as one of its board members.
Faiza Farooq
Faiza Farooq is a litigator and advocate. He is serving as the Director of the Peace & Justice Network(PJN) – a civil society network working to promote human rights and social justice for underrepresented people across Pakistan. She is also the Director of the Female Governed Dispute Resolution Centre (FGDRC), a coalition of female attorneys and retired judges working to provide gender-responsive alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Faiza supports women in various ways, including offering them pro-bono legal services and training for young female attorneys on conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Farva Rashid Minhas
Farva Rashid Minhas has worked in the humanitarian and social development sector for over 10 years. She is the Unit Coordinator for women empowerment at The Asia Foundation, where she is leading the project to strengthen local government and community networks to reduce violence against vulnerable groups. She worked on various projects focusing on good governance, the rule of law, and human rights. She has worked on projects supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and USAID, U.S. Department of State.
Mukhtar Paras Shah
Mukhtar Paras is a qualified governance and development professional with more than 20 years of work experience in national and international organizations. He has carried out various operational and administrative tasks, including country programming and operational policy dialogue. He has been part of the economic and regional diplomacy with some key Asian countries as the focal point for the Joint Ministerial Commissions between Pakistan and Qatar, Korea, Japan, and Singapore.
Humayun Shuja
Humayun Shuja is an entrepreneur, the Director of Entrepreneurship Development at Preston University in Islamabad, and the co-founder of Mohenjoz. He graduated in Business Administration in 1995 and has extensive experience spanning over 23 years. He was a franchise holder of Pakistan’s leading streetwear and fashion brands, Outfitters, Juniors, and Cross Roads.
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