CONFERENCE PROGRAM


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Signature at Registration Desk: 8:30 – 9:00 am
Session 1
(9:00 - 11:00 am)
Inaugral Ceremony Recitation from Holy Quran

National Anthem

Opening Remarks by Dr. Humaira Jami (Organizer, Assistant Professor, NIP)

Welcome Address by Dr. Rubina Hanif (Chief Organizer, Director, NIP)

Address by Dr. Marsela Nyawara (Emergency Health officer, IOM Pakistan)

Guest Speech by Alexey Dudarev (Head of Field Office Karachi, UNHCR)

Speech by Mr. Hamood-ur-Rehamn Guest of Honour (Commissioner, Commissionerate of Afghan Refugees Sindh, Karachi)

Address by Chief Guest

Keynotes

Resilience and Coping
Dr. Imran Yousaf (SI) (Mental Health Psychologist, Chairperson Transformation – Inspire for Better Living)

Mental Health and Wellbeing of Refugees
Prof. Dr. Zainab F. Zadeh (Head of Division Child and Adolescents Mental Health, Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning, Karachi)

Tea Break
(11:00 - 11:30 am)

Session 2
(11:30 - 2:00 pm)
Oral Presentations
(11:30 - 1:00 pm)

Navigating Access to Higher Education in Pakistan for Afghan Refugees: Identifying Aspirations and Challenges through a Mixed Methods Approach
M. Hamza Raza (Habib University, Karachi)

Fostering Empowerment: Education's Role in Enhancing Mental Health Outcomes for Afghan Refugee Women
Obaida Ameen (Social Worker, MPhil Scholar, University of Karachi)

Impact of Religious Coping on Quality of Life of Afghan Refugees living in Pakistan
Javeria Farooq and Dr. Nelofar Kiran (National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad)

Psychosocial Correlates of Mental Health of Afghan Migrants: A Systematic Review From Pakistan
Maryam Javed, Dr. Aisha Zubair, Nurmeen Bakhtawar Niazi, Maryam Safa, Sarish Afrasayab Abbasi, Mahnaz Naeem Khan, and Memoona Naz (National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad)

Posttraumatic Growth and Financial Therapy for Social and Employment Integration for Afghan Migrants in Karachi, Pakistan
Vardah Noor Ahmed Bharuchi (Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University)
Zahyreen Kousar (Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University Karachi Campus)
Dr. Sidra Kaleem Jafri (Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University)

Social Inclusion- A Step Toward Tolerant Society
Dr. Khalida Rauf (SZABIST, Karachi)


Guest Speeches
(1:00 - 2:00 pm)

Creating a Safety Network for the Vulnerable: Preventing Trauma & Abuse in Refugee Population
Dr. Nargis Asad (HOD Psychiatric Department, AKU)

Building Resilience in Marginalized Youth
Mr. Zuhaib Shaikh (HOD for Alumni Pathways at TC)

Lunch Break
(2:00 - 3:00 pm)

Session 3
(3:00 - 5:00 pm)
Panel Discussion
(3:00 - 4:30 pm)

Prof. Dr. Iqbal Afridi (TI) (DNP, Jinnah Sindh Medical University/JPMC, Karachi)

Prof. Dr. Uzma Ali (Director, Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi)

Ms. Sara Ahmed (Technical Advisor, Refugee Management Support Program, GIZ)

Ms. Maymoona Sadi (Consultant Psychologist, WHO)

Dr. Aisha Zubair (Assistant Professor NIP, Moderator)

CClosing Ceremony
(4:30 - 5:00 pm)

Recitation from Holy Quran

Overview of the Conference by Dr. Humaira Jami (Organizer, Assistant Professor, NIP)

Vote of Thanks by Dr. Marsela Nyawara (Emergency Health Officer, IOM)

Vote of Thanks by Prof. Dr. Rubina Hanif (Chief Organizer, Director, NIP)

Speech by Prof. Dr. S. M. Tariq Rafi (SI) Guest of Honour (Chairman HEC Sindh)

Address by Chief Guest

Tea Break
(5:00 pm)

Poster and Artwork Presentations
Poster and Artwork based upon theoretical and empirical work will remain displayed and can be witnessed in the hall for entire day.

Dr. Arooj Mujeeb (Coordinator, Lecturer, NIP)

Judges for Poster Evaluation:

Dr. Marsela Nyawara (Emergency Health officer, IOM Pakistan)

Prof. Dr. Zainab Bhutto (Dean and Director, Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University, Karachi)

Prof. Dr. Anila Amber (HOD Psychology Department, University of Karachi)