Ms Anoosha Shaigan is an Advocate of the Lahore High Court and an International Human Rights Lawyer. She is also a technology law expert, gender justice advocate, and certified legislative drafter. She has worked on various legal, policy, and governance reforms in international legal structures and legal innovation for over 14 years. She currently serves as the COO and Editor of Courting the Law, Pakistan’s leading legal analysis platform with various award-winning initiatives leveraging technology to enhance access to justice, innovate legal services, and advocate for legislative reforms and accountability. Ms Shaigan’s contributions toward digitalising human rights and increasing access to justice are truly remarkable and have been recognised by international forums such as the World Economic Forum at Davos. She is the Founding Member of the Legal Informatics Committee at the Lahore High Court Bar Association, Asia’s oldest and biggest bar with over 100,000 members. She has been working on various policy reforms related to FinTech, Web 3.0 technologies, space law, and public-private partnerships. Nominated as a Fellow of the American Council of Young Political Leaders by the US Department of State, she was appointed as the honorary Deputy Secretary of State in Indiana during the 2016 US Presidential Election.
Haris Habib aims to utilise his experience, gained during his learning years in the fields of Marketing, Media and Sports, as a Marketeer, strategy planner, content writer, creative designer and as a Film Maker.
“All these experiences have moulded me into an all-rounder and a career-oriented individual. My aim is to work in a healthy, competitive environment where I can make use of my gained experience to create value for my organisation and community.”
Ms Hirra Babar is the founder/creative director at Warp, which is an accessories label that produces premium leather goods. She is also a Global Shaper Lahore Hub– The World Economic Forum. She previously worked as Marketing Head at Elan. Ms Babar launched Warp in 2016 with the mission to promote high-end leather accessories manufactured in Pakistan utilising local resources. Her signature “hexella” handbags have featured on many fashion weeks and trade fairs over the years. Warp was a part of Mipel, a prestigious leather handbag and accessories event, in Milan in 2018, as well as part of the leading trade show, Tranoi, three times during Paris Fashion Week in 2019 and 2020. It was chosen by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion to display its pieces in the emerging brand category at Mipel. Ms Babar was recently featured in Forbes magazine for her outstanding achievements with Warp.
Mr Awaid Irshad Bhatti is currently serving as Assistant Commissioner Industrial Area, Islamabad. He was previously posted as Assistant Commissioner, Quetta. His efforts in terms of spreading awareness and encouraging young minds to seek knowledge are commendable. He completed his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Economics. He then pursued his Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge in Development Studies – Economics. He previously worked as an Assurance Associate at Ernst and Young in London. Mr Bhatti appeared for the CSS examinations in 2017, cleared them on his first attempt, and came first in the entire country. He is the recipient of the Sword of Honor and the Presidential Gold Medal.
Mr Hamza Farrukh is currently Vice President, Macro Rates Sales at Goldman Sachs and is the founder of a multi-award-winning non-profit organisation, Bondh-e-Shams – The Solar Water Project. For the project, which began in his village in Chakwal while he was studying at the University of Oxford, he developed a water filtration and extraction system entirely reliant on solar power. The system can last for 25 years and can serve up to 5000 people each day. Almost 84% of Pakistan’s population does not have access to clean drinking water and Mr Farrukh is on a mission to provide a cost-effective, sustainable, and long-term solution by providing clean water to rural Pakistanis. He was featured in Forbes ‘30 under 30’ in 2018 for his outstanding achievements with Bond-e-Shams and awarded the Point of Light award by the Queen of England in 2020. His recent efforts for flood relief in Pakistan have been commendable, where he has provided approximately 50 ‘Solar Water Boxes’ a month to flood-affected areas of Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. The box is a long-term solution because once the floods recede, the same boxes can be moved to permanent water sources in the vicinity. The water is double-filtered, clean drinking water, which helps control water-borne diseases while preventing dehydration. Mr Farrukh’s aim is “to help diminish the global water crisis by 2050”.
Ms Tanya Imran completed the A Level from Beaconhouse Liberty Campus in 2006. She is the owner/admin of the ‘Ask the Village’ Facebook group, which is an exclusive female-only community that has members from across the world; she also has a highly successful blog called ‘The Average Mommy’.
A graduate of the Beaconhouse Defence Campus, Lahore, Hassan is the man behind HSY – a fashion label started in 2000, which employs a staff of over 350 people. He won Pakistan’s Lux Style Fashion Designer award in 2006 and has an honours degree in couture from the Pakistan School of Fashion Design. Traditionally a bridal and formal wear couture house, HSY has now also introduced lines of home furniture and interior design accessories. His current clientele includes royal families in the Middle East, socialites in South Asia and more recently in the US and Europe. HSY currently houses its flagship studio in Lahore with complementing stores in Karachi, Manchester, Houston and Dubai. Future stores are planned in New York City and Toronto
One of Pakistan’s supermodels, Nadia was a student at Beaconhouse Defence Campus, Karachi, known as Beaconhouse Public School back then. She completed her A Level in 1998 and went on to study at Fatima Jinnah Dental College. She holds three distinctions in Dentistry, is a member of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC), and a diploma holder/member of American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine. However, Nadia is better known for her career in showbiz. She is one of the country’s top models, an actress and a TV show host. The multi-talented model has also launched a lawn collection in her name, a shoe collection called ‘Fetish’ and a skin clinic called ‘Radiance’ in Karach
Shahrukh Raheem is a graduate of Beaconhouse Defence Campus, Lahore with a Bachelors of Engineering (Hons) degree and a minor in Business Management from National University of Singapore. With an engineering degree and a minor in business management, he was naturally interested in working in a domain that combined both these interests in technology and front-end business. His job encompasses various projects such as the Premium Client Reporting project for the ultra-high and high net worth clients and various initiatives with the Credit Suisse Business School like the Awareness Forum. He works with different business groups to establish/ analyse their needs, discuss solutions with both internal and external consultants, and oversee the strategic planning and problem identification process.
Laila graduated from Beaconhouse Liberty Campus, Lahore in 2009 and is a part of the Harvard Water Security Initiative. She has been a Hydraulic Engineering Intern with the US Army Corps of Engineers and she is also doing an MSc. in Water Resource Engineering from UC Davis. Laila has been a student at Harvard University as well, where she studied for a degree in Hydrology and Geomechanics. She has worked as a Volunteer Educator for the Marian Koshland Museum of Science, US and as a Lab Assistant at Harvard Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology. At Beaconhouse, Laila participated in debating and public speaking activities, was the Editor-in-Chief of the annual school magazine and the President and Founder of Liberty Book Club.
By achieving an outstanding result of 23 As in a range of GCE O Level subjects in 2010, Ibrahim Shahid proved his intellectual ability beyond doubt. He was chosen as an Ambassador for the Beaconhouse School System and participated in various activities involving public speaking and debates on different forums such as the Model United Nations Conferences. Ibrahim won seven Best Delegate Awards and several others for his display of outstanding diplomacy in these conferences. Ibrahim was awarded a fully-sponsored internship on poverty alleviation by Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. As the School Ambassador, he was also sponsored for a two-week summer programme at Newlands, UK.
Sidra is a graduate of Beaconhouse Gulshan Campus in Karachi. Sidra rose to prominence when she became the first Pakistani to win the prestigious English Speaking Union’s International Public Speaking Championship in London. During her student life, she acted as a Youth Ambassador and a Change Activist at a variety of forums all over the world. She has worked at the British Council, ARY and Ogilvy & Mather, and has hosted and produced talk shows for television and radio. She is interested in a range of disciplines, which led to her winning a full scholarship to attend the International Relations Summer Programme at Oxford University, UK. Sidra has been part of several international youth forums, owing to her interest in international relations, education and training. Currently, she runs her own PR firm.
Ms Anoosha Shaigan is an Advocate of the Lahore High Court and an International Human Rights Lawyer. She is also a technology law expert, gender justice advocate, and certified legislative drafter. She has worked on various legal, policy, and governance reforms in international legal structures and legal innovation for over 14 years. She currently serves as the COO and Editor of Courting the Law, Pakistan’s leading legal analysis platform with various award-winning initiatives leveraging technology to enhance access to justice, innovate legal services, and advocate for legislative reforms and accountability. Ms Shaigan’s contributions toward digitalising human rights and increasing access to justice are truly remarkable and have been recognised by international forums such as the World Economic Forum at Davos. She is the Founding Member of the Legal Informatics Committee at the Lahore High Court Bar Association, Asia’s oldest and biggest bar with over 100,000 members. She has been working on various policy reforms related to FinTech, Web 3.0 technologies, space law, and public-private partnerships. Nominated as a Fellow of the American Council of Young Political Leaders by the US Department of State, she was appointed as the honorary Deputy Secretary of State in Indiana during the 2016 US Presidential Election.
Haris Habib aims to utilise his experience, gained during his learning years in the fields of Marketing, Media and Sports, as a Marketeer, strategy planner, content writer, creative designer and as a Film Maker.
“All these experiences have moulded me into an all-rounder and a career-oriented individual. My aim is to work in a healthy, competitive environment where I can make use of my gained experience to create value for my organisation and community.”
Ms Hirra Babar is the founder/creative director at Warp, which is an accessories label that produces premium leather goods. She is also a Global Shaper Lahore Hub– The World Economic Forum. She previously worked as Marketing Head at Elan. Ms Babar launched Warp in 2016 with the mission to promote high-end leather accessories manufactured in Pakistan utilising local resources. Her signature “hexella” handbags have featured on many fashion weeks and trade fairs over the years. Warp was a part of Mipel, a prestigious leather handbag and accessories event, in Milan in 2018, as well as part of the leading trade show, Tranoi, three times during Paris Fashion Week in 2019 and 2020. It was chosen by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion to display its pieces in the emerging brand category at Mipel. Ms Babar was recently featured in Forbes magazine for her outstanding achievements with Warp.
Mr Awaid Irshad Bhatti is currently serving as Assistant Commissioner Industrial Area, Islamabad. He was previously posted as Assistant Commissioner, Quetta. His efforts in terms of spreading awareness and encouraging young minds to seek knowledge are commendable. He completed his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Economics. He then pursued his Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge in Development Studies – Economics. He previously worked as an Assurance Associate at Ernst and Young in London. Mr Bhatti appeared for the CSS examinations in 2017, cleared them on his first attempt, and came first in the entire country. He is the recipient of the Sword of Honor and the Presidential Gold Medal.
Mr Hamza Farrukh is currently Vice President, Macro Rates Sales at Goldman Sachs and is the founder of a multi-award-winning non-profit organisation, Bondh-e-Shams – The Solar Water Project. For the project, which began in his village in Chakwal while he was studying at the University of Oxford, he developed a water filtration and extraction system entirely reliant on solar power. The system can last for 25 years and can serve up to 5000 people each day. Almost 84% of Pakistan’s population does not have access to clean drinking water and Mr Farrukh is on a mission to provide a cost-effective, sustainable, and long-term solution by providing clean water to rural Pakistanis. He was featured in Forbes ‘30 under 30’ in 2018 for his outstanding achievements with Bond-e-Shams and awarded the Point of Light award by the Queen of England in 2020. His recent efforts for flood relief in Pakistan have been commendable, where he has provided approximately 50 ‘Solar Water Boxes’ a month to flood-affected areas of Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. The box is a long-term solution because once the floods recede, the same boxes can be moved to permanent water sources in the vicinity. The water is double-filtered, clean drinking water, which helps control water-borne diseases while preventing dehydration. Mr Farrukh’s aim is “to help diminish the global water crisis by 2050”.
Ms Tanya Imran completed the A Level from Beaconhouse Liberty Campus in 2006. She is the owner/admin of the ‘Ask the Village’ Facebook group, which is an exclusive female-only community that has members from across the world; she also has a highly successful blog called ‘The Average Mommy’.
A graduate of the Beaconhouse Defence Campus, Lahore, Hassan is the man behind HSY – a fashion label started in 2000, which employs a staff of over 350 people. He won Pakistan’s Lux Style Fashion Designer award in 2006 and has an honours degree in couture from the Pakistan School of Fashion Design. Traditionally a bridal and formal wear couture house, HSY has now also introduced lines of home furniture and interior design accessories. His current clientele includes royal families in the Middle East, socialites in South Asia and more recently in the US and Europe. HSY currently houses its flagship studio in Lahore with complementing stores in Karachi, Manchester, Houston and Dubai. Future stores are planned in New York City and Toronto
One of Pakistan’s supermodels, Nadia was a student at Beaconhouse Defence Campus, Karachi, known as Beaconhouse Public School back then. She completed her A Level in 1998 and went on to study at Fatima Jinnah Dental College. She holds three distinctions in Dentistry, is a member of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC), and a diploma holder/member of American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine. However, Nadia is better known for her career in showbiz. She is one of the country’s top models, an actress and a TV show host. The multi-talented model has also launched a lawn collection in her name, a shoe collection called ‘Fetish’ and a skin clinic called ‘Radiance’ in Karach
Shahrukh Raheem is a graduate of Beaconhouse Defence Campus, Lahore with a Bachelors of Engineering (Hons) degree and a minor in Business Management from National University of Singapore. With an engineering degree and a minor in business management, he was naturally interested in working in a domain that combined both these interests in technology and front-end business. His job encompasses various projects such as the Premium Client Reporting project for the ultra-high and high net worth clients and various initiatives with the Credit Suisse Business School like the Awareness Forum. He works with different business groups to establish/ analyse their needs, discuss solutions with both internal and external consultants, and oversee the strategic planning and problem identification process.
Laila graduated from Beaconhouse Liberty Campus, Lahore in 2009 and is a part of the Harvard Water Security Initiative. She has been a Hydraulic Engineering Intern with the US Army Corps of Engineers and she is also doing an MSc. in Water Resource Engineering from UC Davis. Laila has been a student at Harvard University as well, where she studied for a degree in Hydrology and Geomechanics. She has worked as a Volunteer Educator for the Marian Koshland Museum of Science, US and as a Lab Assistant at Harvard Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology. At Beaconhouse, Laila participated in debating and public speaking activities, was the Editor-in-Chief of the annual school magazine and the President and Founder of Liberty Book Club.
By achieving an outstanding result of 23 As in a range of GCE O Level subjects in 2010, Ibrahim Shahid proved his intellectual ability beyond doubt. He was chosen as an Ambassador for the Beaconhouse School System and participated in various activities involving public speaking and debates on different forums such as the Model United Nations Conferences. Ibrahim won seven Best Delegate Awards and several others for his display of outstanding diplomacy in these conferences. Ibrahim was awarded a fully-sponsored internship on poverty alleviation by Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. As the School Ambassador, he was also sponsored for a two-week summer programme at Newlands, UK.
Sidra is a graduate of Beaconhouse Gulshan Campus in Karachi. Sidra rose to prominence when she became the first Pakistani to win the prestigious English Speaking Union’s International Public Speaking Championship in London. During her student life, she acted as a Youth Ambassador and a Change Activist at a variety of forums all over the world. She has worked at the British Council, ARY and Ogilvy & Mather, and has hosted and produced talk shows for television and radio. She is interested in a range of disciplines, which led to her winning a full scholarship to attend the International Relations Summer Programme at Oxford University, UK. Sidra has been part of several international youth forums, owing to her interest in international relations, education and training. Currently, she runs her own PR firm.
