Abdulla Wasti Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Write daily editorials on domestic and international political, economic, and security issues
• Manage communications for The Nation Op-Ed Twitter page

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Identifying business development and growth opportunities across all Tabadlab verticals
• Leading the drafting of proposals and grant applications for donors such as the FCDO, World Bank, UNDP, OSF, and Oxfam, in addition to public sector entities such as the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional.
• Drafting proposal methodologies for a variety of technical policy areas including education, digital transformation, public health, and regional connectivity
• Working in close collaboration with program teams (Education, Digital Transformation, Public Health, and Regional Connectivity) for the servicing of projects, and ensuring compliance with donor and client reporting.
• Liaising with key external partners and managing communications and engagement with clients
• Conducting prospect and landscape research to help grow Tabadlab’s portfolio of products and services

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Co-organised two iterations of the longest running India-Pakistan Track II dialogue
• Assisted with the strategic planning and delivery of outputs for the Strategic Security Initiative (SSI) and the Open Democracy Initiative (ODI) projects, in addition to ensuring compliance with donor reporting.
• Authored several reports, policy briefs and op-eds on a range of security and political issues
• Responsible for managing communications for the Jinnah Institute on all major platforms (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram)
• Responsible for providing research inputs for Senator Sherry Rehman

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led drafting of 62 proposals and reports across five client teams and have helped in securing $352,500 in general operating and program support
• Responsible for writing technical grants and conducting prospect and landscape research for local non-profits in the education and human services sector

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Responsible for grading assignments and homework, along with assisting students with academic writing during weekly office hours
• Tasked with conducting writing workshops along with the instructor

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Assisted Mr. Michael Kugelman (Deputy Director Asia Program) with research on South Asian security and economic issues
• Member of the Asia Program organizing team for the Pakistan Policy Symposium held in October 2018
• Assisted Dr. Neeti Nair with research on her upcoming book, Hurt Sentiments and Blasphemy in South Asia

Pakistan

• Assisted the Missing Persons team on a report pertaining to challenging the constitutional vires which make it lawful for state functionaries to carry out enforced disappearances
• Coordinated the advocacy campaign for the Drone Strikes project which involved arranging media interviews with civilian victims and their families

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Co-authored a report that evaluated the performance of 104 senators during the 13th Parliamentary year. Worked in conjunction with the Senate of Pakistan during the data collection process. The report was published in.
• Co-authored a report on the internal democracy of major political parties in Pakistan. The report was published in March 2016

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Responsible for grading assignments and quizzes along with assisting students during weekly office hours

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Published weekly articles relating to national security issues and the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan
• Produced quarterly reports reviewing the internal security situation of Pakistan, implementation of the National Action Plan and Civil-Military relations

Master Of Arts - Ma, Security Policy

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: The Music Society of LUMS

A' Levels In Accounting, Pure Maths And Business Studies