ASPIRE-KP
Independent thinking. Practical policy reform.
WHO WE ARE
Who We Are
Our work is designed to connect evidence with institutions, practitioners and communities, creating space for constructive, non-partisan discussion around the province’s most important policy challenges.
ASPIRE-KP brings together public-service experience, research and policy dialogue to support better-informed reform and stronger implementation across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
OUR PRINCIPLES
What guides our work
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Objective & Evidence-Led
Research and analysis grounded in evidence, practical context and clear reasoning.
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Non-Partisan
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Collaborative
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Documentation & Dissemination
OUR PRINCIPLES
What guides our work
01
Objective & Evidence-Led
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Non-Partisan
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Objective & Evidence-Led
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Non-Partisan
LEADERSHIP
Guiding ASPIRE-KP with Experience and Vision
Mohammad Shehzad Arbab
Chairman
Mohammad Shehzad Arbab is Chairman of ASPIRE-KP and a distinguished public-sector leader with more than four decades of experience in public administration, governance reform and institutional management. Since beginning his civil-service career in 1981, he has held a wide range of senior field and secretariat positions, including Deputy Commissioner in Kohat and Chitral, Political Agent in Kurram, Commissioner Malakand Division, Chief Executive of the FATA Development Authority and Additional Chief Secretary FATA. He later served as Chief Secretary of both Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while also contributing to important federal-level governance and reform initiatives. His extensive administrative experience continues to guide ASPIRE-KP’s work in research, policy dialogue and practical reform.
OUR PEOPLE
The People Behind ASPIRE-KP
ASPIRE-KP brings together experienced professionals, subject-matter experts and emerging policy thinkers who contribute knowledge, perspective and practical insight to the organisation’s research, dialogue and reform agenda.
Our Experts
ADNAN FAISAL
ZAFFAR IQBAL
SAHIBZADA SAEED AHMAD
RUKHSHANDA NAZ
MUHAMMAD SALIM KHAN
HIMAYAT ULLAH KHAN
HIFZ-UR-RAHMAN
HABIBULLAH KHAN
DR. QIBLA AYAZ
PROFESSOR DR. NASSER ALI KHAN
DR. MUHAMMAD RASUL JAN
ARBAB MUHAMMAD ARIF
Our Fellows
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