{"id":48,"date":"2026-01-13T21:31:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-01-17T18:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T18:49:57","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/index.php\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"48\" class=\"elementor elementor-48\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f68b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4f68b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cebf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81cebf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-98\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-768x160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-1536x320.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0f305 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf0f305\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41749d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"41749d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb52c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb52c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Structure Built for Integrity and Impact.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac02d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ac02d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd530b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bd530b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advisory Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e216f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24e216f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7102bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7102bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c9d02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48c9d02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e78d8e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e78d8e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c9bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1c9bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asif Ali Bhatti<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c9cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c9cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chairman \/ CEO<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6528eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6528eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195ef08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195ef08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ced62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01ced62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f3732 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40f3732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd824e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bd824e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352cf19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"352cf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Prof. Stephen McDowell\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6d523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f6d523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6067b8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6067b8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assistant Provost <br \/>John H. Phipps Professor of Communication <br \/>Florida State University ( FSU) Floria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c29f23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c29f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c8058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84c8058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Prof. Syed Asad Ali Shah\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea896c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fea896c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4afaf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4afaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor, Researcher, &amp; Entrepreneur<br \/>CEO \/ Co-Founder Fake News Watchdog<br \/>CEO TRIM Global<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c471ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c471ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c7164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47c7164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Barkat Charania \n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e450b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e450b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-225\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b428952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b428952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trustee Emeritus, Co-Founder) of the Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston (EGMH)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353dfd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"353dfd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf51185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf51185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Hafiz Baig\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2160448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2160448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841fd6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"841fd6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Postdoc Fellow Harvard University, Massachusetts<br \/>Senior Postdoc Fellow at University of California San Diego (UCSD)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe50e14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe50e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513a122 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"513a122\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066984e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"066984e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Muddassir Siddiqi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef26ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef26ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-233\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f17a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f17a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President, College of DuPage<br \/>Muddassir Siddiqi holds an Ed.D. in Adult Education from Northern Illinois University, as well as graduate degrees in business and industrial technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155f690 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"155f690\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a0651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59a0651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Tayyab shah\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4cb7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f4cb7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a970b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3a970b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Geospatial Research Manager and Specialist with Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research (CHASR). <br \/>University of Saskatchewan<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62b883 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f62b883\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8536679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8536679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Asaf Qadeer \n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d20ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d20ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8289a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8289a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduated from King Edward Medical College Lahore Pak.<br \/>Dr.Qadeer is a physician\u2013surgeon, scholar, and public intellectual<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c7244 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49c7244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb3cb12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb3cb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Jalaludin Qureshi\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9daf82d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9daf82d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db916ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db916ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hydro-Geologist and environmental consultant based in Houston, Texas, Professor of Environmental Science &amp; Geology. Specialist in safe drinking water and water resources research with over 30 years of experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fea9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16fea9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffc582 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ffc582\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d468e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35d468e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Afzal Butt<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984f12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"984f12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14ab6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f14ab6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\">President PFUJ &#8211; Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c89eae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c89eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454472e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"454472e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Jehangir Khattak\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ecab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12ecab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design8.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a72fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01a72fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director of Communications, Center for Community Media<br \/>Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism<br \/>City University NY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510037f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"510037f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac35ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac35ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Prof. Awais Saleem\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907ccaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"907ccaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design5-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6147ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6147ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Associate Professor- Lamar University Tx<br \/>Ph.D. in Communication Theory and Research, Florida State University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c3877 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49c3877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cd9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17cd9ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Prof. Zafar Iqbal <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51eabd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d51eabd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a3f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0a3f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PhD and Postdoc in communication from UK and USA<br \/>Vice Chancellor Gomal University D.I.Khan Pakistan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61aa1bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61aa1bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e969e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31e969e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fe8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4fe8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raza Durrani\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b0238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9b0238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75b70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a75b70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Highly accomplished leader with 25+ years of progressive career growth at multiple Fortune 500 Companies. Extensive knowledge of power management, distribution and control products with experience selling to Oil &amp; Gas, OEM and industrial customers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2fddf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e2fddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2778964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2778964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mujeeb Kazi\u00a0\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ba4a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94ba4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-221\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595b2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"595b2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A civic leader, philanthropist, and public-policy advocate whose work lies at the intersection of community development, interfaith harmony, and informed global discourse.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e757d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98e757d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2abf8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2abf8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Syed Waqar Aziz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e24a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29e24a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dafdd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dafdd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Founder and President of <span class=\"s1\">N&amp;J Oilfield Services<\/span>, a Houston, TX USA- and Pakistan-based organization specializing in the supply of OCTG Products (Casing, Tubing, Drill Pipe) and specialty steel solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8e697 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a8e697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db825a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5db825a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Iftikhar Hussain Shirazi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a705f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5a705f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design6-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design6-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design6-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pufforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design6-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b2572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b2572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior Journalist\/Anchor \/ Broadcaster \/writer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca3ce8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bca3ce8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc175a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbc175a\" 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