Directors
Farhana Asad
Chairperson
She is an educationist by profession and....
Chair Person
She is an educationist by profession and has been working…
with various schools as a Professor and Examination Cell Head since the last 25 years. She has a special interest in public Mental Health and has been involved in various personality building activities within her school. She believes that the mental nurturing of a child during his early stages at school plays an important role in personality building. She engages her students in mind building activities such as mental quizzes and creative ways to present their work so that they are able to speak their thoughts and discuss things in detail.
Shiza Asad
Founder
With a master’s degree in Advertising....
Founder
With a master’s degree in Advertising, She is a passionate…
mental health advocate as a result of life experiences of her own and of those around her. Her interest in understanding human behavior patterns led her to work in digital marketing for a while before she decided to merge the two. As a result, she is now working towards mental wellness promotion and mental illness prevention through the powerful use of digital media. She believes that holistic community based interventions are necessary for improving the population’s mental health. She loves nature, travel and enjoys writing about life experiences. She oversees Operations at Pukaar.
Raheela Tariq
Consultant Psychologist
She is a Counseling Psychologist with....
Consultant Psychologist
She is a Counseling Psychologist with 28 years of teaching …
experience of undergrad students. She is expert in handling stress and pain issues of youth. She is strong advocate of giving positivity empathy and hope to everyone facing any difficulty in life. She believes where there is will to change there is always a way to do it. Her approach of solving issues is with integrative psychotherapy, in which she takes into account the inherent values of each individual with the aim of facilitating wholeness and maximizing the individual’s functioning in various areas of life. She is trained in non-violent communication NVC from Switzerland to provide counseling and therapy in several areas, some of which include grief and bereavement, depression, work stress management, anger management, self-esteem issues and anxiety. She has a keen interest in transpersonal dimensions and integrates that approach in sessions depending on a client’s inclinations.
Core Team
Zayn Tariq
Board Director
He is an enthusiastic emotional....
Group Director
He is an enthusiastic emotional well-being advocate and always keen…
to work together with people living with mental ill-health to ensure they live with dignity and realize their full potential. Because of his passion to make a difference in people’s lives, his capacity in understanding human psychological changes grew and he made his aim to work actively for Mental Health Awareness. He not only talked about it but also took a stand in practically doing something for this unsung cause in Pakistan. As the Group Director at Pukaar Community, he has always been committed and responsible about his work and wants to develop a culture of compassion, creating a society free from stigma that focuses on people and their abilities.
Hafsah Khan
General Secretary
She is a student of Business....
General Secretary
She is a student of Business Administration. Throughout her…
journey of life, she has always prioritized mental health. She believes that if a person is mentally sick, he cannot function properly. She believes that mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. Being a student, she knows how mental health helps determine people to handle stress and make healthy choices. She is devoted to her mission to make mental health help available for everyone through an easy-access platform.
Anoosha Khan
Joint Secretary
She is a pharmacist who strongly....
Joint Secretary
She is a pharmacist who strongly believes that mental and…
physical health are equally important components of overall health. Being in the medical field she knows that mental illness, especially depression, increases the risk for many types of physical health problems, particularly long-lasting conditions like stroke and diabetes. She strongly believes that anyone feeling the need for help should ask for help without hesitation, in this stressful era asking for help should not be taboo. She is devoted to making mental health help available for everyone and people should not feel ashamed of this.
Haroon Arshad
Operations Manager
As an operations executive at....
As an operations executive at Pukaar Community, Haroon is an…
Mentor
excellent communicator and strategist. He connects with people on a deep level, picking up on their needs and emotions before carefully considering how to go about fulfilling them. He is very passionate about his job; he often goes above and beyond to do great work along the way!
