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Imagining Futures

Poster Presentations

The poster showcase provided a platform for researchers to present ongoing or completed research through visual displays and short oral explanations. These sessions facilitated direct interaction, allowing for peer feedback, mentoring, and dialogue in a more informal setting. By centering research, this format supported emerging scholarship, promoted sectoral crossover, and built a stronger culture of collaborative inquiry. It also reinforced the value of research in shaping future policy, practice, and knowledge production.

Cluster 01 - Reconfiguring Health Systems: Climate Resilience, Evidence-Based Practice, and Structural Reform

  • Assessing Pakistan’s Performance in Implementing Sustainable Health Financing Mechanisms Based on the WHO Framework for Building Climate-Resilient Health Systems

    Insha Hashmani (ThinkWell), Khan Obaid (ThinkWell), Azeemi Kiran (ThinkWell), and Rai Jeewat (ThinkWell)

  • AI for Health Equity: Predicting Child Mortality and Measles Incidence in Pakistan with Dual ANN Models for SDG 3.2

    Rafia Imtiaz (NED University of Engineering & Technology), Qurrat-ul-Ain Sharif (Independent Researcher), Muhammad Ayyaz Amin (Karachi University), and Attique Ahmed Siddiqui (Niq-Etilize)

  • Guideline Dissemination: Strategic Approaches for Better Uptake

    Urooj Zehra Zaidi (The Agha Khan University), Sarim Ali Jafri (The Agha Khan University), Mohsin Ali Mustafa (The Agha Khan University), Samar Fatima (The Agha Khan University), and Nashia Ali Rizvi (The Agha Khan University)

  • How Stress, Silence, and Social Pressure Drive Young Men to Smoke and How an Emotional Support App Can Help

    Zahra Khalid (Habib University)

Cluster 02 - Urban Belonging and Spatial Justice in Karachi: Public Infrastructure and the Right to the City

  • Cities for All: Analyzing the Design and Inclusivity of Child-Friendly Public Spaces in Karachi

    Dua Mohtashim (Habib University) and Farhan Anwar (Habib University)

  • Imagining a Solarpunk-Inspired Sustainable Karachi

    Zoha Tahira (Habib University)

  • Exploring the Nexus Between the Cinemascape and Urban Inequity in Karachi

    Alaina Asim (Habib University)

  • Illegal Charged Parking at Karachi’s Rex Centre: A Governance Gap in Urban Public Infrastructure

    Hamna Shakeel (Institute of Business Administration) and Muhammad Shahab Khan (Institute of Business Administration)

  • Emic Perspective of Space Securitization: A Photovoice Study of Hazaras in Quetta

    Adila Batool (Quetta Book Cafe)

Cluster 03 - Beyond Relief: Risk, Vulnerability, and Strategies for Flood Resilience

  • Identifying Vulnerable Zones: A Spatial Analysis of Flood Risk, Population Density, and Infrastructure Resilience

    Mehlab Kashani (Habib University), Areeba Arif (Habib University), and Mahrukh Usmani (Habib University)

  • Mobilizing an Informed Return: From Rehabilitation to Recovery in Post-Flood Pakistan

    Ariba Asad (Carnegie Mellon University)

  • Urban Flooding in Karachi: Impact, Causes, and Mitigation Strategies

    Maham Baqir (Habib University), Amna Hassan (Habib University), Laraiba Azam (Habib University), and Wajiha Fatima (Habib University)

Cluster 04 - Rethinking Livelihoods and Labor: Informality, Poverty, and Economic Transitions

  • Socio-Economic Impact of Displacement and Resettlement Due to the Thar Coal Project in Blocks I and II

    Amjad Ali (Karachi University) and Shahira Ishaque (Habib University)

  • Impact of the Informal Economy on the Efficiency and Productivity of Pakistan’s Agricultural Sector

    Munazza Nadir (Lahore University of Management Sciences), Iman Attique (Lahore University of Management Sciences), and Jovera Shakeel (Lahore University of Management Sciences)

  • The Relationship Between District-Wise Multidimensional Poverty and Sector-Wise Employment Rates in Pakistan

    Areeba Arif (Habib University), Aisha Abdul Qadir (Habib University), and Syeda Tayyeba Haider (Habib University)

  • Beyond the Shoreline: Navigating Karachi’s Post-Fishing Economy

    Soha Zaka (Habib University)

Cluster 05 - Caste, Identity, and Access: Structures of Exclusion and the Struggle for Recognition

  • Caste and Exclusion: Dalits in Contemporary Pakistan

    Heman Das (South Asia Research Institute for Minorities)

  • Inclusion of Transgender Individuals in the Education System of Sindh, Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects for Social Change

    Mohsin Ali (Sukkur IBA University)

  • Intergenerational Aspirations in Rural Sindh: Exploring the Future of Family Farming

    Zehra Tejani (Habib University) and Sumaiya Zuberi (Habib University)

  • Mainstreaming Students with Intellectual Disabilities through Life Readiness Program: A Process and Impact Evaluation

    Soha Naveed (Habib University), Amar Latif Qazi (Habib University), Ayesha Khurram (Habib University), and Aaminah Ghelli (Habib University)

Cluster 06 - Negotiating Gender, Power, and Representation: Agency, Media, and Everyday Practices

  • An Assessment of the Impact of Commoning on Women’s Agency in Ibrahim Hyderi’s Fishing Community

    Nawal Aamir (Institute of Business Administration), Nabiha Saeed (Institute of Business Administration), Zubia Khalil (Institute of Business Administration), and Sadia Mehboob (Institute of Business Administration)

  • Challenging Patriarchal Tropes: TV Drama Strategic Content and Male Viewers’ Feedback

    Rabia Rahim (Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology)

  • Women Empowerment through Education: The Role of Media in Promoting Female Education in Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Muhammad Ali (Punjab University)

  • Child Laborers at Torkham Border Face Accidents, Sexual Abuse, and Physical Violence

    Islam Gul Afridi (Lok Sujag)

Cluster 07 - Education in Transition: Power, Pedagogy, and Equity in the 21st Century

  • Gap Analysis of Implementation of Education 4.0 in Pakistan Universities

    Kalsoom Syed (Institute of Business Administration), and Shaheer Bin Zahid (Institute of Business Administration)

  • Bridging Knowledge Gaps Through Storytelling: Climate Change Education in Diverse Urban Contexts

    Syed Zashir Muhammad Naqvi (Habib University), Simra Agha (Habib University), and Shaheera Sami (Habib University)

  • Reflections and Ruminations: On Teaching Gender Studies in Pakistan

    Iram Rubab (University of Home Economics)

  • Challenging Gender Bias in School Textbooks: Inclusive Pedagogical Strategies for Promoting Social Equity

    Nazira Bibi (Community Development Foundation)

  • From Policy to Practice: Examining the Formulation and Implementation of Sindh’s ECCE Policy

    Janita Baloch (Habib University)