PRESS FOR

PEACE
Giving Voice to the Voiceless

OUR TEAM

Tanvir Latif
Patron-in-Chief
Press for Peace team have been honoured by Mrs
Tanvir Latif, renowned educationist and social
worker, by her acceptance of the appointment as
the Patron-in-Chief of Press for Peace (PFP). She is
a seasoned educationist and has contributed
greatly to incorporate the notion of Kashmirit
(Kashmiriness) in curriculum for elementary
education, introducing local geography, art,
culture and political history. She has been
honoured for her great services at different levels.
Currently, she is associated with a US sponsored
project Revitalizing, Innovating, Strengthening
Education (RISE) which aims the modernization of
educational structure in Kashmir. Earlier, she has
also contributed significantly for the promotion of
women literacy.
PFP, through its constitution, has given right to
none other but Mrs Tanvir Latif to be honorary life
member of the organisation.
No stranger to charity, she began her career as an
educationist but soon turned to be an education
social worker. We are humbled by her continuous
patronage of the activities of Press for Peace (PFP).
We respect her commitment to social work. Due to
her loving and affectionate character for PFP
family, she is recognized as ‘The Mother of the
PFP’. We salute her.

Contact details:

Central Plate
Opposite Girls High School,
Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
Cell: 0092 301-8505872

POLICY AND RESEARCH

WING

Zafar Iqbal
Executive Director
Zafar Iqbal, founder of Press for Peace (PFP), is a
peace and human rights activist. He did his MA
 (Media & Globalization) from Nottingham Trent
University, UK. He earned his post Gradation in
Mass Communication from the University of
Punjab, Pakistan. He started his career as a
journalist. He has been a passionate and ardent
supporter of change in his social and political
milieu. Highlighting the miseries of marginalized
and voiceless elements of society, promoting
peace and supporting various issues of human
concern have been the major areas of Zafar’s
contributions while working for a number of
national and local dailies and media organisations.
As a journalist, he has specifically been interested
in peace and security with special perspective on
South Asia, press freedom, globalization and
environmental issues. He has been in Switzerland,
Norway and United Kingdom to disseminate
philosophy and approach of his organisation. Zafar
has also attended a number of international
courses, seminars, workshops and conferences,
where presenting himself as an activist and social
mobilizer he highlighted violations of human rights
and many other issues of human concern. He has
been threatened many a times by extremist outfits
for ‘collaborating’ international human rights
groups and media persons. His role as a social
worker after the catastrophic earthquake in 2005
was widely appreciated and acknowledged by
different organisations, groups and agencies at
local and international level. Since the inception of
Press for Peace in 1999, he has devoted himself to
the work of his organisation.

Contact Details:
J&K
Press for Peace (PFP)
Bank Road, Muzaffarabad
Jammu and Kashmir
Ph: 0092 5822 445457
Email: pressforpeace@gmail.com ,
zafarjournalist@gmial.com

UK:
Fretwell Street
Nottingham
England
Cell: 0044 7837931805
Eva Maria Teja Mayer
Director Europe
Eva Maria Teja Mayer is a devoted peace advocate,
down-to-earth believer in human values and
human rights activist. She was born in 1962 in
Vienna, Austria. She is an active member of Press
for Peace (PFP) since 2006. She is a prolific writer,
researcher and free-lance journalist. She has
extensively studied ancient history and antiquity,
archaeology, oriental and western cultures and
different religions of the world. She has been in
constant contact with eastern societies and ever
been determined to go through the intricacies of
Sufism and spiritualism. She has a lot of literary,
social and educational work in her credit. She is
qualified in alternative healing techniques, energy
work and psychology ( Reiki etc.). Eva has worked
on various assignments in Austria and Germany.
As a special initiative, she undertook an in-depth
study of the Indian culture and society as well as
Indian Healing Methods. She has been in Czech
Republic, Croatia, Serbia and Romania to
participate in various activities. She was awarded
Mira Lobe Scholarship in 2005 for Children and
youth literature. She was also awarded the Activist
of the Year Award by Press for Peace (PFP) in 2008.
As a social worker and peace activist, she has
bestowed her love to the people of Jammu and
Kashmir, especially the people of quake-hit areas
in Pakistan Administrated Kashmir and
demonstrated her unflinching adoration for the
noble cause of working for the welfare of ailing
humanity.
She visited the quake-hit areas of Kashmir in 2006
to find intimate overview of the situation and upon
return wrote a book "A New Morning for Munir: A
tale from Kashmir", which is a story about youth
responsibility, friendship, brotherhood and faith in
Allah.

Contact details:
Lapigasse
15/4-5,A-1020
Viana,Austria(Europe)
Ph. ++43(0)1 33 27 490
Cell: ++43(0)664 523 1171
Email: eva@evamariateja.com
evamariateja@yahoo.de
www.evamariateja.com

Ejaz Ur-Rehman
Director UK
Ejaz Ur-Rehman is an ardent and enthusiastic
conservationist. He is a vivacious member of Press
for Peace (PFP) since 2006. He did his MSc in
Habitat Creation and Management from
Staffordshire University, UK. He has also MSc
(Botany) in his credit, which he earned from
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. He
has been affiliated with the United Nations
Development Programme in Pakistan. E. Rehman
has extensive experience of working in the field of
social mobilization and rural development. He has
also been associated with the Punjab Rural
Support Programme (PRSP) in Pakistan. With
PRSP, he successfully completed the task of
disseminating philosophy, concept and skills of
participatory development approach of his
organization at grassroots levels. During his stay
with the PRSP, he facilitated the rural communities
of remote areas in mobilization of indigenous
resources (human, financial, physical and natural)
for development interventions.
He has an extensive knowledge of different
perspectives of nature conservation and land
management. He is particularly well-versed in
ecological surveys, identification skills and habitat
mapping (GIS and DGPS technologies). He has
been involved in a research work carried out at the
mountains of Picos De Eurpa in Spain. E. Rehman
is also an astute researcher and is ambitious to
nature conservation and preservation of biological
resources. His articles on ethno-botany,
environmental issues, forest habitat situation and
impact of armed conflict on environment have
been published in different international journals
and periodicals.
Contact details:
15 Robert Street
Tunstall Stoke-On-Trent UK
Ph: ++44(0)1 782 839848
Cell: ++44(0)7958244717
Email: ejazrehman78@gmai.com
ejazm78@yahoo.com

Luv Puri
Director
Luv Puri is presently pursuing a media course in
New York University on a Fulbright fellowship. He
worked for The Hindu, an Indian newspaper with a
particular focus on issues relating to India and
Pakistan particularly the six- decades- old J&K
conflict. He's interested in conflict reporting and
Diaspora studies and has done a Thompson
Foundation conflict reporting course in Cardiff, U.K.
Luv has won few international honors including the
2006 European Commission Award for Human
Rights and Democracy. He is author of a book
about Militancy in Kashmir.

His book on Pakistan-administered Kashmir based

on his field work and research work in the region
and Pakistan is to be published soon by a
publishing house in the UK.

Contact details:

J&K
Karan Nagar,Jammu Tawi
(J&K) INDIA
Ph:++91-191-2542687
Cell:++91-9419185562
Email:luvpuri@gmail.com
luv_puri@rediffmail.com

US

APT 1 E 1116 Avenue H Brooklyn NY 11230 Ph :

++1-3472071176
Aftab Alam

Director Environment
Aftab Alam is a fervent Environmentalist with
extensive experience of inter-disciplinary research
especially sustainable development in developing
countries like Pakistan. He is conservationist,
writer, analyst and public speaker. He has
excellent communications ability, both with
technical and non-technical audiences. He has
outgoing personality, relating well to people in all
walks of life both socially and professionally.

Aftab did his MSc degree in Sustainable

Development from University of Surrey Guilford
(UK).His research was on Environmental
Education and Awareness: A tool towards
sustainability in the State of Azad Jammu &
Kashmir, Pakistan. He has also Graduate Diploma
in Energy Planning and Sustainable Development
from Norway and MSc (Chemistry) from
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan in
his credit.

He participated in different trainings, seminars

and workshops organised by IUCN Pakistan, AIOU-
Islamabad Pakistan, Applied Socio-economic
Research Lahore(ASR), National Environment
Action Plan Support Program and Ministry of
Environment Government of Pakistan(NEAP-
SP/UNDP).He also coordinated activities with
International Organization Islamic Relief UK in
their sustainable Livelihood program in remote
areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

He has seven years working experience as an

Assistant Director Environment in Environment
Protection Agency AJK and has gigantic
hallucination in Environmental awareness and
education. During this task he prepared short and
long term environmental awareness and
education plans and he lucratively enhanced the
role and capacity of the stakeholders to achieve
the targets of environmental protection and
sustainability. Currently he is working as a
Compliance Officer at ERRA Pakistan.
He worked as Environmental Coordinator of Press
for Peace (PFP) during earthquake rehabilitation
activities and Press for Peace (PFP) really
acknowledged his achievements and commitment
.Aftab is now a PFP Director Environment.

Contact Details:

House D-93 Upper Chatter, Muzaffarabad

Azad Jammu & Kashmir Pakistan, 13100

Cell: 0092-3459486677

aftabalam71@hotmail.com.

T H Shah

Director Research
T.H Shah has post graduated from University of
Peshawar in Political Science. He sought his
Diploma and Training in International Human
Rights Law (IHRL) from University of Nottingham,
UK, where Human Rights Field Operations
(HRFOs), and Rights of Child (RoC) been major
field of his specialization. He has conducted field
operations survey on human rights in Bosnia
Herzegovina during his academic training of
human rights in UK, and gave his presentation on
Islam and Human Rights in University of
Nottingham. He also participated in a consultation
and seminar on protection of cultural and
historical heritage during war in Lutherpact
Research Centre at the University of Cambridge,
UK.

Professionally, he has rendered his services in

various fields which include education,
management and human rights. He worked as
lecturer political science and English, visiting
lecturer on human rights in various seminars and
consultations, and been researcher on human
rights in Parliamentarians Commission for Human
Rights Islamabad Pakistan. He has excellently
collaborated with Asia Pacific Forum (APF) on
establishment of National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) in Pakistan, and submitted
comprehensive reports to Ministry of Law, Justice
and Human Rights, and Committee on Law Justice
and Human Rights, National Assembly of Pakistan
on the part of Parliamentarians Commission for
Human Rights Islamabad. He has the credit to be
a part of ILO campaign for Elimination of Child
Labour in collaboration with Parliamentarians
Commission for Human Rights, Islamabad. In
addition, in a wake of historically worst
earthquake on 8th October 2005 in Pakistan, he
been equal part of relief activities with
parliamentarians and facilitated organization of
tripartite workshops on psychological
rehabilitation of earthquake victims (PROEV)
under National Task Force (NTF) established by
then Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shaukat
Aziz. Mr. T.H Shah has composed various research
papers on diversified human rights issues which
include gender based violence (GBV) in Pakistan,
child labour, bonded labour, domestic violence
against women, (DVAW), criterion for
establishment of national human rights
institutions (NHRIs), criminal justice system and
state response, juvenile justice in Pakistan, police
reforms, prison reforms, Hadood Ordinance, and
Honour Killings Laws etc.

Contact details:

215-A
Ilkeston Road
 NG7 3FX
Nottingham, UK
Ph: 0044 7846695104 Email:
tajammulhs@gmail.com

Miss Nighat Younas

Researcher
Miss Nighat Younas is renowned as a zealous,
enthusiastic social worker and have been
affiliated with the Press For Peace (PFP) as a
ardent researcher. Academically, she received her
PhD from the University of Karachi, with special
emphasis upon the role of depressive people in
the development and stability of the political
strata of the society, particularly in reference to
growing social ailment of drug and HIV aids in
Pakistani society. She has displayed passionate
interest in drug addiction and its impacts on
youth community, and has brilliantly completed
her research paper based on drug addiction and
its impacts on society as co-author with Dr.
Fakhar-ul- Hoda Saddiquie Assistant professor,
Department of Social Work, the University of
Karachi.
As regards her services, having completed her
Masters in Political Science from Karachi
University, she served in AJ&K Education
Department even in the remote area of the State,
to pursue her insatiable desire and long-delayed
unfulfilled dream- to create consciousness among
womenfolk of rural and deprived communities
about their rights and responsibilities in order to
give them an equal and honorable position and a
decent living environment for their existence.
Earlier, Ms. Nighat services in IUF International
Union of Food , Beverage, and Tobacco deserves
utmost praise. She proved herself up to the mark
in respect of his qualitative services as well as
responsibly maintaining the administrative affairs
of the organization as Women Officer. She has
diligently dealt with the matters like maintaining
IUF Urdu websites, media coverage and news
letter. She has been working in the capacity of a
Community Mobilizer in psychosocial support
program where she provided community based
follow up and psychosocial support to
traumatized people.
Her praiseworthy social work and devotion has
been widely honored by different social and
charitable fora. She has wide experience of
training and human resource development in the
fields of trauma, community mobilization and
crisis and disaster management and has
delivered her lectures in various training
programs organized by prestigious international
and regional organizations such as Turkish Red
Crescent Society and others.

After completion of her PhD, she wishes to

continue her work for the well being of drug
addicts in her native area and wants to initiate
her research project related to gender
empowerment.
Contact details:
Room # 56
Aiwan-E-Liaquat Girls Hostel
University of Karachi
Pakistan
Cell: 0092 0321 2587892.
E-mail: kukeee@hotmail.com
nyajk2005@yahoo.com
 Katelina Leone
Researcher
Katelina Leone has Masters Degrees in both
Management in Arts and Culture and Media and
Globalization. With experience within research,
management and marketing, events organization
and community work.She has a great passion for
human rights, arts and culture in global
perspective.

Currently working as a volunteer with charity

organizations TRACS and the Sneinton Festival at
Nottingham where supporting actively the work of
community based ventures.

She is an excellent event organizer and has

arranged number of successful cultural events for
Cultural Centre Trakia (Bulgaria) and other
institutes.
Contact details:
Nottingham,
England
Email: happysmile_bg@hotmail.com

Amjad Iqbal

Researcher
Amjad Iqnbal is a Biotechnologist. He is also
accomplished Chemist with extensive experience of
Chemistry. Amjad with an MSc in Chemistry from
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan)
entered an other MSc program in Biotechnology at
Bedfordshire University UK. He is now working on a
hefty scale MSc research project at Bedfordshire
University UK and his research topic is, Isolation of
cold tolerance genes from plants above timber line
in Pakistan. This cram has developed her skills in a
wide range of biotechnology/cell biology field and
subsequently gained extensive experience. An
amalgamation of experience gained through his
academic background and current research, he also
has developed considerable experience in
Chemistry, Cell Biology,Chemical analysis and
Genetic variations in living organisms. Press for
Peace really appreciates that Amjad is now affiliated
with our team as a stanched researcher.

Contact Details:
Luton
Bedfordshire UK
E-mail:
Mob: ++44 7718987910

OPERATIONAL WING

Raja Wasim Khan

Director
 Raja Wasim Khan is a journalist, human rights
activist and social worker. He is enrolled in
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir,
Muzaffarabad as a part time student in MA in
Political Science. He is active member of Press for
Peace (PFP) since 1999.
He has extensive experience in dealing with
human development issues at grass-root level as
he has been associated with a number of non-
governmental and development organisations. He
is particularly interested in post-disaster
environment journalism, rural development and
women development issues. He has been
vigorously involved in PFP’s activities since its
inception. He has skilfully completed many
significant assignments during his stay in Press
for Peace (PFP). He is the most reliable and
resourceful activist within the organisation. He is
gentle by nature and a shrewd campaigner. He
has compiled many insightful reports and
publications about women issues and journalistic
trends in his home country. He has been
associated with a number of newspapers, media
organisations and news agencies. He is a valuable
asset in the organisation.

Contact Details:

Bank Road, Muzaffarabad,

Azad Kashmir
Ph: 0092 -5822-445457
Fax: 0092 5822 -45437
Cell: 0092 3015710575
Email: rajawasi@gmail.com ,
wasimpfp@hotmail.com
Aurengzeb Saifullah
Director Youth
Aurenzeb Saif Ullah is working as Director Youth
and Career Development in PFP. He is a soft ware
Engineer graduated from University of Azad
Jammu and Kashmir. During his educational career
he has been very active for students’ rights and
well being of youth community under the banner
of different youth bodies and organizations.
He has a successful event organizer and has
supervised numerous campaigns and events
during his association with different welfare
networks.
Currently he is working for a Pakistani news
channel -Dunya TV in its regional Bureau in
Muzaffrabad. Earlier, he has worked for Pakistani
National News Papers- the daily Khabrain and the
daily Pakistan. In his journalistic work he has
focused news stories and features about Kashmir
politics and other social and human rights issues in
the region. He also supervises IT section of his
current job. Now he is also doing his Master in
Mass communication.
He was among dedicated and devoted volunteers
of the PFP who selflessly served the victims of
earthquake of October 8, 2005 in all affected areas
in the fields of rescue, relief, education and
permanent rehabilitation. He is amongst the highly
trusted members of the PFP and has represented
his organization in various major national and
regional conferences, including a training
workshop in Nepal held by Panos, UK.
Contact details:
Press For Peace (PFP)
Bank Road, Muzaffarabad,
Azad Kashmir
Cell: 0092-3015626044/3455903492
Res: 0092-5881045805 mob: 0312 5284623
Email: jaral82pfp@gmail.com ,
jaral82@yahoo.com

Yousuf Kashmiri
Field Director
Yousaf Kashmiri belongs to mind-enslaving
picturesque valley of Bagh, a District of Kashmir.
He was born and bought up in Karachi and sought
all his higher education from Karachi University.
Spending his prime of life with liberal and
progressive political activists of the country and
having passed long span of his time in political
arena, he returned to his native town with aims to
work for the betterment and reformation of his
native land in terms of political activism and to
work for the social betterment of the bereaved
ones on society.Mr. Yousaf Kashmiri is a committed
and devoted social and political activist. He has
launched numerous historical campaigns and
events related to Kashmiri identity and to portray
the basic rights of people of the state. He has
borne the brunt as a result of his enlightened
political approach suffered state brutalities and
has been captivated by the state machinery for his
long and noble struggle for the rights of
marginalized communities. Before joining his
current position in the PFP he worked as district
coordinator where he proved himself as an
exemplary enthusiastic activist not only for his
local team, but his efforts and contributions have
been highly admired at all levels.
Contact details:
Bagh, Azad Kashmir
Cell: 0092- 03338300433-03015624100
Res: 0092- 05872042823.
E mail: yousaf_kashmiri@yahoo.com
kashmir.yousaf@gmail.com

Madiha Khursid
Programme officer
Madiha Khurshid was born and brought up in Bagh
district of Azad Kashmir. She has an honour to
have a Masters degree in her credit. Since her
early age she has been very active in extra
curricular activities which resultantly developed
her interest in youth and women issues during the
course of her university education. Thanks to the
extra ordinary role of young generation in social
transformation, she was assigned the
responsibility of Programme Officer in the PFP
which relates her role as team leader in the
dissemination of message of peace, tolerance and
mutual respect among youth community.

Like other workers of PFP, she has not lagged

behind in organizing a number of important events
and launching campaigns to create awareness
among youth and women’s about their rights, thus
helping in promoting the noble cause of human
rights. She is a well versed and versatile writer and
her stories appeared in different local publications.
Kashmir dispute, crimes related to women, youth
issues, women rights, environment and tourism
are some of the prominent areas of her writings.
 She is an ardent supporter of youth and women’s
participation in social and political milieu. Being
elected member of Student Council, she has been
a frontline advocate of student’s rights as well.

Contact details:
Near Forest office District Bagh
Azad Kashmir
Cell: 0092-331-5133899
Email: peace.activist85@gmail.com

Amir udin Mughal

Chairman Board of Trustees
He is a assiduous and dynamic photo journalist
and has been associated with some prestigious
national and international media wires and outlets,
including Reuters. During his ten years career in
image industry, he has extensively covered human
sufferings related issues to Indo-Pak conflict
exertion along the Line of Control (LoC). Currently,
he is working with a private TV Channel. His work
has been highly acknowledged in environs and
globally. He has been always ardent to explore
new locations and appearances in the fields of
tourism, indigenous people and environment.
Contact details:
Press for Peace (PFP)
Bank Road, Muzaffarabad,
Jammu and Kashmir
Ph: 0092 -5822-445457
Fax: 0092 5822 -45437
Cell+92-300-9885892 +92-355-8100688
Email: amiruddin.mughal@gmail.com
amiruddinmughal@yahoo.com
 Jalal ud Din
Field Director
Contact Details:

Press For Peace (PFP)

Kundal Shahi
Neelum,
Azad Kashmir
Cell: 0092 3009885892, 092 3003727508
E-mail: jalaluddin.mughal@gmail.com

Ishtiaq Ahmed
Program Officer Kotli Azad Kashmir
Ishtiaq is MBA in Finance from University of Azad Jammu and
Kashmir Pakistan.
Contacts Detail:

Village dehri Sugyam, Post office Doongi

Tehsil & Distt Kotli (Azad Kashmir)

Mobile No. 0346 2958456

E-mail: ishtiaq_ahmad777@yahoo.com

Hamid Ali
Contact details:

Cell : +968 95254886

Muscat, Oman |
Email: hamidsofi@gmail.com