Learner's Republic
Inspired by the Republic of Letters, Learners’ Republic is a community of scholars, practitioners, readers, and all those eager to learn new developments in natural, social sciences, and humanities.
Learners’ Republic is an initiative to foster an inter-disciplinary dialogue and encourage partnerships on a variety of policy, technological, and social discourse. The community is keen to promote diversity not just in disciplines but also in age and gender. Our mission is to provide an intellectually inclusive platform with a stimulating environment by allowing respectful discussion and debate across a multitude of disciplines.
Learners’ Republic strives to encourage and advance the exchange of ideas and the reporting of new developments in all aspects of challenges faced by Pakistan and the rest of the world. The diversity in its membership allows for rich debates in global breakthroughs and developments.
Our Board
Dr. Naveed Iftikhar
Islamabad, Pakistan
Naveed has been working with the public sector, academia, research centers, and international development organizations for almost two decades. He is well-versed and writes widely in the fields of public policy, governance, urban development, and economic reforms…
Maha Ahmad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Maha has done her Masters in Economics from McMaster University in Canada. She is currently working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at NUST, Islamabad and has also taught at undergraduate level at LUMS…
Hiba Haider Zaidi
Islamabad, Pakistan
Hiba has academic training in economics and pursued masters at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Professionally, she has had the opportunity to serve at economic and public policy making and research institutions in both private and public sectors and IFIs…
Shahjahan Chaudhry
Karachi, Pakistan
Shahjahan is a tech entrepreneur and the current Director of National Incubation Center Karachi, a public-private partnership funded by MoIT and managed by a consortium of LMKT, HBL, PTCL, PPAF and NED University…
Shirin Gul
Islamabad, Pakistan
Shirin began her career in 2000 researching gender issues. Shirin has led the design and management of projects in the area of local government, electoral support, and parliamentary development, rule of law, social accountability and conflict sensitive governance…
Dr. M Sabieh
Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr Muhammad Sabieh Anwar is an Associate Professor of physics and Dean at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) at LUMS. Sabieh’s research interests encompass spintronics, magnetism and optics…
Nimra Tariq
Islamabad, Pakistan
Nimra has done her undergraduate in Social Sciences, majoring in International Relations. She is currently working with Programme Management and Implementation Unit (PMIU) of the School Education Department, Punjab…
Dr. Safdar Sohail
Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Safdar Sohail, a recently retired, career civil servant, belonged to the Commerce and Trade Service, government of Pakistan. He carries an M. Phil. in Sociology and Social Demography, PhD in Sociology of Politics and PGD in Public Policy…
Syed Muhammad Hasan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Syed M. Hasan is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at LUMS. Hasan obtained his PhD in Economics from Ohio State University in 2014…