About Us

Zimmedar Shehri – Responsible Citizens is an organization that was brought into existence by Pakistani students and young professionals for the purpose of community service and awareness. By tackling environmental and social issues, we the Responsible Citizens desired to bring about change in the environment and to the lives of the people living in communities of different areas of Pakistan.

Zimmedar Shehri started out with the ‘Take out the Trash’ initiative that now attracts hundreds of volunteers across Pakistan. The aim of this project was to create a sense of national responsibility and ownership within the people of Pakistan. This expanded into the ‘Lahore eXchange’ a drive to clothe the poor of Lahore. Zimmedar Shehri has also in partnership with the Anti-Narcotics Force of Pakistan initiated an annual Drug demand reduction internship. Their latest campaign is the ‘Flood Relief Mission’ focusing on the flood hit areas that devastated Pakistan. The areas include Swat Valley, Khwazakhel, Multan, Muzaffargar, Rajanpur and Sindh with the association of Pakistan Army and Air force.

As a movement to empower the people of Pakistan to overcome the adversities of urbanized life and take action where action is needed, Zimmedar Shehri  aims to create a sense of national responsibility and ownership within the people of Pakistan. The organization’s membership and activities are open to anyone who is motivated to improve their community, and, with its presence spreading rapidly from city to city, the number of its volunteers has grown with leaps and bounds to meet the demands of a growing national community with tremendous potential.

Zimmedar Shehri enjoys an international reputation, having been lauded by the US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in her address at the GC University, Lahore and also having been featured in The New York Times and other prestigious publications.

Murtaza K. Khwaja

Murtaza is currently in his fourth year of medicine, MBBS. His secondary education is from Aitchison College, and primary from London, England. He hopes to pursue a career in medicine, public health and policy making. His interests are politics and literature.

 

 

Pawail A. Qaisar

Pawail is a senior at FAST-NU Lahore, where he is majoring in Computer Science. His primary and secondary education is from Aitchison College, where he was involved in dramatics, social work, debates and various other co-curricular activities. An avid programmer and web site designer, he works freelance and has many clients in his portfolio. Previously, he has organized various charity fundraisers and has volunteered at the PSRD.

 

 

Shoaib Ahmed

A founding member of the society, Shoaib is a rising senior at Yale University, majoring in Economics and Mathematics. While at Aitchison College, he started the AGHS Child Rights Cell before heading off to college where he became interested in languages, particularly Japanese and Hindi, political philosophy and Roman History. He hopes to pursue a career in Finance.

 

 

Umar Rashid

Umar is currently a fourth year medical student studying to be a doctor (MBBS) from the ‘Aga Khan University’ in Karachi. He completed his O/A levels from ‘Aitchison College Lahore’ and his primary schooling in Rome, Italy. He plans to pursue a career in medicine, setting up a successful practice both in Pakistan and abroad as well as being actively involved in research at the community health level. His other interests include music and the media. Umar has been greatly dismayed by the deteriorating situation of his country and strongly believes that change will only be achieved with commitment and long term dedication from every citizen of Pakistan.

 

Jalal Hussain

Jalal has recently completed an LLB (Hons.) from the University of London. He completed his primary and secondary education from Aitchison College and the Lahore College of Arts and Sciences. Jalal is also one of the founding directors of the Stellar School System and currently works there as Director Coordination and Operations. He has an avid interest in sports, poetry and politics.

 

 

Syed Murtaza Hasnain Nadir Shah

Murtaza started his undergraduate studies in Economics and Finance at Lahore University of Management Sciences and then moved to University of Waterloo, from where he graduated last summer. He is currently working with United Bank Ltd. in Karachi. Previously he has been actively involved with the Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled and the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center.

 

 

Usama Mahmood

Usama is currently pursuing his fourth year of medicine, MBBS. He completed his primary and secondary education from Aitchison College, Lahore. He’s aspiring to pursue public health and leadership, and contribute positively to the society, bringing a change to the country.

 

 

Zahaib Akhtar

Zahaib graduated with a major in Computer Engineering from LUMS. He completed his secondary education from Aitchison College Lahore. He runs a budding web development firm by the name of Global Synopsis and is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of Zimmedar Shehri’s web and technical needs.

 

 

Samar Javed

Samar is a promising graphic designer and currently working for a web and graphic design firm in Iowa, USA. She graduated from Morningside College, Iowa majoring in Graphic Design with an emphasis on Brand Development and Advertising.  She also holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Punjab, Lahore. Her areas of specialty also include web design, photography and illustration.

Besides her association with Zimmedar Shehri, she also offers her design and creative skills as a volunteer graphic designer for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Siouxland, USA. Other than design she has a great passion for art, literature and traveling.

She aims to excel in her field and use her creative abilities for a positive change in society through a strong and effective communication.

 

 

The profile of Zimmedar Shehri was contributed by Sarah Ahmad.