The HKH sits at the peak and the Indus basin is at the core of the HKH which serves as lifeline to millions of people. My work through ICIMOD within the Indus basin helps to protect the pulse of the planet from the peak to the core.

What I like about working at ICIMOD is that it provides me with opportunities to work with people from diverse cultures, countries and professions internally and externally also with different indigenous communities of the HKH region. I enjoy interacting and working with people from different cultures and disciplines and I appreciate working with partners which provides many learning and enriching opportunities.

I’m passionate about working with grassroots level communities and particularly when it comes to working with mountain communities, I wish to do it for all my life. Since I was born and brought up in a mountain community, I always strive to work with these communities.

I hold a Masters’ degree in project management from KTH (Kungliga Tekniska högskolan) Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and a Master’s degree in business administration from Agriculture University in Peshawar, Pakistan.