A Structure Built for Integrity and Impact.
Advisory Board
PUFF is guided by a distinguished Advisory Board comprising experienced professionals from diverse fields. This multidisciplinary expertise ensures our work is insightful, relevant, and pragmatic.
Asif Ali Bhatti
Chairman / CEO
Asif Ali Bhatti is a broadcast journalist, media entrepreneur, researcher, and former university professor. A PhD scholar and former research fellow at Florida State University (FSU), he covered the War on Terror as a Special Correspondent with Geo News Pakistan and published his MPhil research on the subject.
Dr. Prof. Stephen McDowell
Assistant Provost
John H. Phipps Professor of Communication
Florida State University ( FSU) Floria
Dr. Prof. Syed Asad Ali Shah
Professor, Researcher, & Entrepreneur
CEO / Co-Founder Fake News Watchdog
CEO TRIM Global
Dr. Barkat Charania
Trustee Emeritus, Co-Founder) of the Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston (EGMH)
Dr. Hafiz Baig
Postdoc Fellow Harvard University, Massachusetts
Senior Postdoc Fellow at University of California San Diego (UCSD)
Dr. Muddassir Siddiqi
President, College of DuPage
Muddassir Siddiqi holds an Ed.D. in Adult Education from Northern Illinois University, as well as graduate degrees in business and industrial technology.
Dr. Tayyab shah
Dr. Asaf Qadeer
Graduated from King Edward Medical College Lahore Pak.
Dr.Qadeer is a physician–surgeon, scholar, and public intellectual
Dr. Jalaludin Qureshi
Hydro-Geologist and environmental consultant based in Houston, Texas, Professor of Environmental Science & Geology. Specialist in safe drinking water and water resources research with over 30 years of experience.
Afzal Butt
President PFUJ – Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists
Prof. Jehangir Khattak
Director of Communications, Center for Community Media
Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
City University NY
Dr. Prof. Awais Saleem
Associate Professor- Lamar University Tx
Ph.D. in Communication Theory and Research, Florida State University
Dr. Prof. Zafar Iqbal
PhD and Postdoc in communication from UK and USA
Vice Chancellor Gomal University D.I.Khan Pakistan
Raza Durrani
Mujeeb Kazi
A civic leader, philanthropist, and public-policy advocate whose work lies at the intersection of community development, interfaith harmony, and informed global discourse.
Syed Waqar Aziz
Founder and President of N&J Oilfield Services, a Houston, TX USA- and Pakistan-based organization specializing in the supply of OCTG Products (Casing, Tubing, Drill Pipe) and specialty steel solutions.
Iftikhar Hussain Shirazi
Senior Journalist/Anchor / Broadcaster /writer
Muhammad Shahbaz Mian
Former President Lahore Press Club and Senior Broadcast Journalist Pakistan / USA
Anwar Iqbal
Senior Journalist Dawn Group of newspapers and Television Washington DC