Go to the top

For latest postings follow Nisar A. Memon on twitter: @Nisaramemon1

“I believe we have a responsibility not only to our contemporaries but also to future generations – a responsibility to preserve resources that belong to them as well as to us, and without which none of us can survive.  That means we must do much more, and urgently, to prevent or slow down climate change. Every day that we do nothing, or too little, imposes higher costs on our children and our children’s children. Of course, it reminds me of an african proverb the earth is not ours but something we hold in trust for future generations. I hope my generation will be worthy of that trust.”

Kofi Atta Annan

Balochistan — a way forward the federal government must respond to sane advice to form a committee on lines recommended by writer as a way forward. If not, more blood of our children will continue to be shed due to ill conceived policies to save 🇵🇰.

Balochistan is under continued attack by terrorists, despite the fact the CM is former federal interior minister, supported by current federal interior minister and our army. Is this a policy failure or execution failure? Whatever the case, we must save our sons to save 🇵🇰

Load More

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sept-08-2024; Nisar A. Memon’ urges National Commitment to Literacy on ‘International Literacy Day’ read full article in English (APP) here and in Urdu (Sabah News) here. Watch featured clipping on PTV World here.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

April-10-2024; Nisar A. Memon message for Eid-al-Fitar regarding ‘National Unity and Action’ published in several newspapers i.e. Financial Times, Balochistan Times, Regional Times and Metro Morning. 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Jan-10-2024; ‘Nisar A. Memon presented a detailed briefing on new convention of Delta Unite (The convention on conservation of Deltas) in a Senate Committee Meeting (reading in last 3 paras of attached image). 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nov-24-2023; ‘Nisar A. Memon condemns Israeli atrocities during visit to Palestinian embassy’ – coverage in Regional Times.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Aug-13-2023; Nisar A. Memon’s tweet regarding caretaker PM Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

July-25-2023; Nisar A. Memon talks about ‘Water Security: an existential challenge’ at FASS’s 3rd workshop in collaboration with FES_Pak. 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

July-15-2023; Nisar A. Memon’s keynote speech at launching event of PAK Climate RCN at NUST. 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

May-11-2023; Nisar A. Memon’s interview for Roze TV’s program Halqa e Ahbab with host Ayesha Masood.

Watch: https://youtu.be/mu55IbqAp6E ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

May-09-2023; Nisar A. Memon’s interview for Islamabad Time with host Mudassar Hussain regarding Climate Change and Indus Delta.

Part 01: https://youtu.be/jBKJEpSDifg

Part 02: https://youtu.be/AcV7EkgwfAc

Part 03: https://youtu.be/XT2SL6xXYSc

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

March 23, 2023; Nisar A. Memon speaks at UN Event, virtually, on Indus Delta. – Watch full presentation video by clicking here.

        ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

March 23, 2023; WEForum Chairman, Nisar A. Memon speaking as an expert panelist at UN water conference.

Click here to read the press release about the first major UN Water Conference in almost 50 years. “We don’t need fireworks to celebrate the future, we need water.” – A call for UN Convention for River Deltas.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Feb-13-2023; Nisar A. Memon invited by TechGIS Pvt. Limited as a Chief Guest along with Ambassador Shahid Kamal as Guest of Honour at their Annual Dinner and award of merit certificates on successful completion of their first ever Cadastral Mapping Project in Pakistan. Through this project TechGIS digitized the complete State Land record in Eight Divisions of the country which shall help the government towards correct and visionary planning of this rich resource.

     

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Jan-25-2023; Nisar A. Memon addressing a training workshop organized by DW Akademie and Radio News Network on ‘Climate Changes & Threats to Indus Delta’ in Islamabad. Click here to read.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Jan-03-2023; Nisar A. Memon delivers a lecture at Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi. Click here to read more.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Oct-16-2021; An inspiring video by ‘Agency21’ in account of World Environment Day 2021. 

Environment  Day 2021 – Video

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sept-22-2021; Nisar A. Memon – Remarks at S. M. Hali’s book (Hundred Years of the Communist Party of China) launch event in Islamabad. Watch PTV World Video Coverage.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Sept-20-2021; Nisar A. Memon wrote a foreword for the book titled “Hundred Years of the Communist Party of China” authored by S. M. Hali.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sept-08-2021; Nisar A. Memon welcomed and chaired a session in a webinar on ‘Sea level rise and coastal climate risks in Pakistan’ co-hosted by the Water Environment Forum (WEForum), Pakistan Meteorological Department and the UK Met Office, in partnership with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).

 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

August-26-2021; Nisar A. Memon attended an international webinar hosted by Institute of Peace and Contemporary Affairs (IPCA) on ‘United States Global Response to COVID-19: Uncertainties, Planning, Impact, Role of Vaccines & Recovery’ as a Chief Guest…Click here to read full coverage.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

July-01-2021; Click Here to watch Nisar A. Memon’s inaugural talk in an awareness webinar series on ‘Plastic Pollution Free Pakistan’ hosted by College of Earth & Environmental Sciences – University of Punjab.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

April-20-2021; Watch glimpse of WEForum Chairman Nisar A. Memon visiting FM Power 99 Islamabad.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=464350351349054

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WE Call 2 Coastal Climate Action 2021

January-30-2021; a virtual meeting hosted on 29th-Feb was attended by Chief Secretary Sindh, DG ICIMOD, Country Representative IUCN, DG WWF-Pakistan, Sindh Coastal and Climate Secretary, FPCCI President representative and Chairman Water Environment Forum Pakistan were amongst the several speakers. …Click Here to read full coverage published in Pakistan Observer.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Coastal Climate Action 2021

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on January 29, 2021 … Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Webinar organized by Pak-China Center for Friendship and Cooperation, Islamabad

August-20-2020; Nisar A. Memon addressed the participants as a Chief Guest in a webinar on “The success of Chinese policy against extremism in Xinjiang” Click here to read.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Population Management – need of the hour

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 11-July-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Where do we stand on Sustainable Development 

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 06-July-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How the legacy Lives

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 29-June-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Strengthen Institutions

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 22-June-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

Institutions must protect themselves to fight disasters like COVID-19, locust swarms, food security, upcoming dengue spread, and any possible adventure on our frontiers and on line of control.

Click here to read other Nisar A. Memon related news postings.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sovereign Pakistan’s Budget

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 15-June-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Innovate for a Sustainable Ocean

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 08-June-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Environment Day 2020

Nisar A. Memon statement published in various papers on 05-June-2020…. Click Here to read full statement.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Eid with a Difference 

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 25-May-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Our solutions are in nature

Nisar A. Memon statement published in Pakistan Observer on 23-May-2020…. Click Here to read full statement.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Back to The Root

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 18-May-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All On One Page

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 11-May-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Distances Yet Cooperation

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 04-May-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Covid-19 Vaccine Arrives

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 27-April-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mother Earth Calling

Nisar A. Memon statement published in Pakistan Observer on 23-April-2020…. Click Here to read full statement.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ancient wisdom 

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 20-April-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pakistan moving forward with unity

Nisar A. Memon statement published in Pakistan Observer on 16-April-2020…. Click Here to read full statement.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reboot Minds for Sovereignty

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 13-April-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Self Sufficiency – Path to Sovereignty

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 06-April-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Public Health – A Social Good

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 30-March-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Kabul River for Peace and Development

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 23-March-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

COVID-19, Opportunity to Unite

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 19-March-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Non-Conventional Security – Who Drives It? 

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 09-March-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pakistan needs more achievements

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 02-March-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do we have governance?

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 24-February-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A GRAVE THREAT 

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 17-February-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2020 YEAR OF CRISES OR HOPE

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 10-February-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FOOD FOR ALL

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 03-February-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Click here to download the Policy Brief

‘‪Shared Prosperity of People of Kabul River Basin’ – We owe it to our people in both countries to work together for a shared vision for prosperity that promotes interdependence to deliver the benefit sharing, with people centric approach…. A Policy Brief by LEAD, authored by Nisar A. Memon

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Sovereign Economy

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 27-January-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Karachi-The Place It is

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Education Sovereignty

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 14-January-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NATION BUILDING CHALLENGES

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 06-January-2020…. Click Here to read full article.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TIME TO REFLECT 

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 30-December-2019…. Click Here to read full article. 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Standing up for Justice

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 23-December-2019…. Click Here to read full article. 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nisar A. Memon Joins Seminar on ‘Water Conservation Methods’ at PIDE 

Seminar on ‘Water Conservation Methods’ at PIDE Chairman WEForum Nisar A. Memon links water conservation to security, sovereignty of Pakistan.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nisar A. Memon Received Certificate of Appreciation from the World Bank Group for his Contribution to a WB Group report ‘Enabling The Business of Agriculture 2019’.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Watch Full Presentation (3rd Young Researchers National Conference on Water & Environment) of Senator Memon at USPCAS-W MUET by Clicking the Link Below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hE957eOPIUss

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Chairman WEForum, Senator Nisar A. Memon attended 3rd Young Researchers National Conference on Water & Environment at USPCAS-W MUET as a Chief Guest on September-05-2019.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

August-25-26-2019; Chairman WEForum, Senator Nisar A. Memon Chaired Upper Indus Basin Network (UIBN) Meeting at ICIMOD.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

August-23-24-2019; Nisar A Memon attended 4th Indus Basin Knowledge Forum held at ICIMOD Kathmandu in partnership with IWMI and IIASA.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

RESPONDING TO INDIA

Nisar A. Memon article published in The News International on 17-August-2019…..Read Full

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WHO OWNS KARACHI?

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 05-August-2019…..Read Full

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Karachi 11-July-2019; Nisar A. Memon talk on ‘Does Karachi Belong to Anyone?’ an Event Hosted by Society for Global Moderation at CMC. –Dawn News…Read More.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hyderabad 4-July-2019; Nisar A. Memon to attend the session at the US-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Water (USPCAS-W) Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro titled “Water Trends, Challenges and Sustainable Strategy for its Security” on 5th July 2019. – UrduPoint ….Read More.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

LOOKING AT THE INDUS BASIN 

Nisar A. Memon Article published in The News International on 03-July-2019 …….. Read under Publications/Nisar

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

01-July-2019 Faisalabad: Nisar A. Memon Speaking to City 41 News about Food & Water Challenges in an Event held at University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Click on link below to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIT5VVA4Sas&feature=youtu.be

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

01-July-2019 Faisalabad: Nisar A. Memon Joins Consultative Session on Food Trends, Challenges and Sustainable Strategies under the Changing Climate at University of Agriculture Faisalabad……Read related news under News/Nisar.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Water for peace and development

Nisar A. Memon article published in The News International on 17-June-2019 …… Read full article under Publications/Nisar

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WATER POLITICS

Nisar A Memon writes on  Water Politics in SOUTHASIA monthly magazine of June 2019…….. Read full under Publications/Nisar

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Islamabad; 5th June, 2019
“Air Pollution is a serious threat globally as well as in Pakistan causing deaths, health hazards and economic burden,” said Nisar A. Memon, chairman Water Environment Forum, Pakistan on the occasion of World Environment Day observed on 5th June each year globally, for over 40 years.

Former senator Memon said, “this year’s theme is ‘Air Pollution’ which is caused by industries in the form of release of poisonous untreated gases, agriculture with burning of crop residual and releasing harmful particulate matter (PM) a finely divided solid and liquid particles of organic or inorganic nature that remain suspended in the atmosphere causing respiratory disorders, transportation with emission of diesel gases and households using wood and animal dung in the absence of clean natural gas”

He emphasized that, “It is a challenge to our political leadership to address: estimated 135,000 deaths per year attributed to ambient air pollution – the leading cause of sickness and deaths in Pakistan, smog a public health emergency mostly in Punjab specially Lahore, and $50 billion estimated economic burden of air pollution.”

Mr. Memon cautioned the government and parliament and said, “the citizens will be scrutinizing the upcoming budget to see how the planners address the scourge of air pollution, and ensure adherence to the Constitution of Pakistan which assures them in articles 9 and 14 the right to clean environment as fundamental human right. The parliament which represents the people will also be held accountable for any omission in this regards.” He said, “like in the past we shall hold conferences in posh environment and make announcements but the time has come for citizens to wake up and hold accountable every one who makes commitment to combat air pollution on war footage. Let there be an Air Pollution Policy with specific programs and investment with time line and key milestones. Judiciary must come forward to ensure constitutional obligations are delivered and take citizens cases on priority through recently announced low cost e-courts.”

“Let’s see which of the governments: federal, provincial and local announce status of air pollution in their territory and provide meters to measure and air purifies to purify air while citizens use simple face masks for their safety from pollution. Although trees are great at filtering many harmful gases, but are inadequate at filtering PM 2.5 the most dangerous element of smog,” he added,”creating massive awareness in localities and areas most affected can play a leading rule.”

The former senator Memon, questioned, “will the government, which has focus on economic revival, seriously think of priority intervention in coming budget cycle by allocating funds for building institutional and technical capacity?” He thought, “they have no option but to do so since they are under constitutional oath to provide fundamental human rights to its citizens.”

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Islamabad: Nisar A. Memon was invited by Ayesha Khan Country Director, Hashoo Foundation (HF) to speak on, ‘Water Challenges of Pakistan’. He was interviewed by Arif Rehman, HF Advisor and interacted with water professionals and students present there. Below are the links of the interview:

Part 1: Policy Framework and Interventions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvLCpaWmLZM

Part 2: Data – its role in good governance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjragAirStI

Part 3: Role of Private Sector in National Water Policy implementation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSZvMSWTuqw&t=5s

Part 4: Q & A sessions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViHH8zyWE9k
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cleaning the environment

Chairman Water Environment Forum Nisar A. Memon’s article published in The News International on 05-June-2019.…………….Read full article under Publications/articles.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Islamabad 21-May-2019

All Party Hurriyat Conference

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WATER LOSSES AND LEAKAGES

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on 04-May-2019…………….Read full article under Publications/articles.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Source: ICIMOD

2nd Regional Upper Indus Basin Network (UIB-N) Workshop

Chairman Water Environment Forum Nisar A. Memon attended the UIB-N Workshop which was held from 17 to 18 January 2019…………….See full under News/WEF.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DIGITAL ECONOMY

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on April 24, 2019…………….Read full article under Publications/articles.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCOUNTING

Nisar A. Memon article published in  Pakistan Observer on  March-30-2019…………….Read full article under Publications/articles.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Short Term Plans Needed to Avoid Water Scarcity

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observer on March-22-2019…………….Read full article under Publications/articles.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nisar A. Memon

Press Release

February 27, 2019

The Indian intrusion into the international borders of Pakistan is condemnable and no sovereign country and people will accept this on any pretext. Indian must accept Pakistan as neighbor without its continued interference in its internal affairs by state sponsored terrorisms witnessed in Balochistan where it was caught red-handed.

The fact that yesterday the Indian Air Force planes had to hastily retrieve back without causing any damage, speaks of their inability to stand the alert forces of Pakistan armed forces. Pakistan has the capacity and capability to respond to any aggression. We commend the Pakistan AirForce pilots tohave defended our sovereignty against all aggression by shooting down this morning the two Indian Air Force planes and arresting the Indian pilot.

I join the people of Pakistan in condemning this act of hostility of India and ask them to be ashamed of plunging their country and the region in confrontation rather than working to improve the economic condition of their people living in abject poverty.

OIC invitation by the host of incoming meeting UAE to Indian Foreign Minister is a diplomatic trap India has laid amongst the Muslim Ummah which Muslim leadership must recognize and retrieve the invitation forthwith to protect Muslim interests, specially the unarmed Kashmiris fighting for their liberation from the illegal occupation of heavily armed military machinery of India in occupied Kashmir.

In the past, such efforts of India have failed and I remember that in 2002 when I represented Pakistan in OIC Foreign Minister’s Conference in Khartoum, we persuaded Qatar to withdraw its resolution to admit India in OIC. Time has come to again defeat India’s entry in OIC, in any form.

Let me remind our brotherly Muslim country UAE, that they should not succumb to this Indian machination which tantamount to rewarding Indian for its killings of thousands of Kashmiri Muslims as well as its aggression against Pakistan.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

KABUL RIVER BASIN DIALOGUE DUBAI 7-8-JAN 2019

Stakeholders Consultation on Integrated Basin wide Approach was organized by LEAD.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

INTRODUCTION TO BOOK HINDUTVA – 20 Feb 2019

Nisar A. Memon briefly comments on various subjects of the book ‘Rising Hindutva & its Impact on the Region’ by S. M. Hali…………….Read more under Publications/Books.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

         _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

November 15-16, 2018 Kathmandu:

Pakistan members at HKH Transboundary Cooperation International Consultative Workshop organised at ICIMOD Headquarters.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

November 14-15, 2018, Kathmandu: Pakistan delegates at 1st HKH Science-Policy Forum hosted by ICIMOD where HIMAP was discussed.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ebbs and Flows – Insight into the Senate of Pakistan Review

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BOOK LAUNCH IN KARACHI

March 4, 2018; Karachi: Nisar A. Memon launches his book “Insight into the Senate of Pakistan” The launch venue was N.J.V. School where the Senator went for his schooling.

The proceeds of the Book launches in Islamabad and Karachi were contributed to N.J.V. School. The meeting was addressed by former Pakistan Federal Minister and Senator Javed Jabbar,  former WB Economist Tariq Husain , former Chairman WAPDA Syed Raghib Abbas Shah, Minister of State & Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme MNA Marvi Memon, former Sindh Chief Minister and Speaker of Sindh Assembly Senator Muzaffar Hussain Shah, representative of Youth Ms Haneen Moosa with a poem, and the author Nisar A. Memon.

Haneen Moosa Poem can be viewed at  …………………… https://youtu.be/exdMwGXZI2UBes

******************************************************************************************

Book providing insight into Senate launched

Published in Dawn, March 5th, 2018        ……………………. 

KARACHI: Merely a day after the Senate elections kept many busy contemplating over the results, former senator Nisar Memon’s book, Insight into the Senate of Pakistan, was launched at the NJV School, where former and current parliamentarians, intellectuals, academics and members of civil society were present.

“This book is all about national security because national security is not just about conventional security we talk about, ie defence and defence protection. In addition to this, the water sector, the environment, climate, economics and social contributors also form part of the national security of Pakistan,” said Mr Memon.

This book also charts the hopes and expectations Mr Memon has of the leadership of the country. “I would like to discuss and engage with the leadership of the country, debate with them as well as work with them to achieve the dignity of our people and strengthen the institutions of Pakistan,” he said.

‘Clash of institutions breeds chaos and there is no value in it.’

“A long, overdue contribution to the relatively limited literature by parliamentarians on parliament in Pakistan,” said former senator Javed Jabbar about the book. He hailed the publication as a reflection of Mr Memon’s exceptional degree of sincerity, intelligence, and an analytical and constructive approach to the Senate and its issues.

“It is a genuine attempt to strengthen and embolden the institution of democracy, an institution that is very important for the federation of Pakistan,” he said.

“The Senate is the political custodian and an elected institution and this book contributes a useful wealth of experience and suggestions. It is a combination of specially written text for this book as well as verbatim quotes from speeches that senator Nisar Memon delivered. It reinforces the critical role of parliamentary committees a number of which he has served.”

Mr Memon’s daughter Marvi Memon, who has served as the chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme and a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2013, was also present at the book launch. She spoke about how the book was relevant to the recent Senate elections.

“We, the future politicians of Pakistan, should be able to make positive contributions to parliamentary democracy and make a difference. The new generation can learn a lot from his book. My father’s book demonstrates that his thought process for the state, the country, the flag, is much higher than any political considerations,” she explained.

“Wealth in diversity and tolerance is a lesson my father has taught me which is greatly needed in this country. Clash of institutions breeds chaos and there is no value in it. Parliament is all about consensus building and that is something Insight into the Senate of Pakistan talks about.”

Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, who was re-elected in the Senate election held on March 3, also spoke at the launch and recalled his decades long association with Mr Memon; he lauded his untiring efforts to carve a place for himself in the political arena of Pakistan.

Senator Shah said that in any position of power, when part of the executive branch of the government, senator Memon made significant contributions be it in the field of water, environment, literacy, defence and security or climate change. “His book provides insight into how the Senate works,” he explained.

Former chairman of Wapda Raghib Shah and Tariq Husain, who has worked at the World Bank for 30 years in public policy formulation and implementation, also spoke at the event.

Published in Dawn, March 5th, 2018 Haneen Rafi

****************************************************************************

Karachi Book launch Photo
By Abdul Qadir Quresh (Pakistan News & Features Services)
March 4, 2018: The book titled ‘An Insight into the Senate’ is set to be launched at a ceremony to be held in Karachi on March 4. The book has been authored by Senator Nisar A Memon, who has also been a former Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting. The speakers on the occasion would include former Federal Minister. Javed Jabbar, ex-Chief Minister Sindh and Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, Tariq Hussain and Raghib Shah.
 
It’s in the fitness of things of that the book is being launched in Karachi one day after the Senate elections being held on March 3, as 52 senators will be completing their six-year term on March In the book, Nisar Memon, who has remained as Senator for six years, gives an insight into the working of the Senate with special reference to National Security which includes various aspects like water, climate, environment and defence.  As Senator, he was the Chairperson of the Standing Committee of Senate on Defence and Defence Production and the Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources.
 
He was also a member of the Standing Committees of Senate on Foreign Affairs, Finance and Economic Affairs and Housing and Environment Committee.
 
The first launch of the book was held in Islamabad and the author has selected Karachi as the second venue for the launch of his book.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BOOK LAUNCH in ISLAMABAD

February 17, 2018; Islamabad: Nisar A. Memon launches his book “Insight into the Senate of Pakistan” The meeting was addressed by former Pakistan President & Chairman Senate Wasim Sajjad, Shoaib Sultan Khan, Chairman Rural Support Program, MNA Marvi Memon, Minister of State & Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme, Iftikhar Ullah Babar former Secretary Senate, Hanan Abbasi President National Youth Assembly and author Nisar A.Memon.

The book review comments have been made by: Sartaj Aziz Deputy Chairman Planning Commission; Farooq Naek former Chairman Senate; Sardar Masood Khan President of AJK; Roshan Barucha former: Senator & Balochistan Minister and Waqar Masood former Finance Secretary.

The PTV World Report can be seen at https://youtu.be/dxaf0gu7S4Q          …………………………………………………………. Details pls see under News/WEF

                       ”””’Nisar at launch                                  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

US must exercise caution in relations with its longtime ally

Article by Nisar A Memon published in Pakistan Observor January, 2018    ………………………………………………………………..        See full article under  News / Nisar

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pakistan has won with the supremacy of Parliament accepted

Nisar A. Memon article published in Pakistan Observor on 20th Decebmer, 2017              ……………………………………………………..    See full article under  News / Nisar

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

August 1, 2017; Islamabad: Nisar A Memon article ‘Pakistan’s Water Security’ published in Pakistan Observer today.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

August 1, 2017; Islamabad:  Water Environment Forum releases its 1st WEF Brief Paper  on Water Security    …………………. See under News/WEF

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

August 1, 2017: Islamabad Water Environment Forum launches new Website, Blog, Twitter, Facebook …………….See under News/WEF

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

July 25, 2017: Islamabad Nisar A Memon article published in daily Pakistan Observer on Water Security ……………………. See under News / Nisar 

FullSizeRender (13)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

July 2017; Karachi: Nisar A Memon speaks to SOUTHASIA monthly magazine on Kalabagh Dam……………. See under News / Nisar

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

March 2017; IslamabadProceedings Report of WEF National Conference on Water and Environment: Sustainable Development in Changing Climate .……………………….See under Reports

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

December 2016; Karachi: Nisar A Memon writes on  Future of Food Security in SOUTHASIA monthly magazine…….. See under News / Nisar

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

December 8, 2016; Islamabad:  Nisar A Memon at SDPI ‘s 19th Sustainable Development Conference on theme of ‘Envisaging 

the Future Together’. Addressed on ‘Regional Cooperation in the light of Paris Climate Agreement’ .……. See under News / Nisar

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

November 2016; Karachi: Nisar A Memon’s  interview on Kashmir published in SOUTHASIA monthly magazine……… See under News / Nisar

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

November 28, 2016; Peshawar:  Nisar A Memon at National Conference on Thinking Climate Change Adaptation in Water and Farming with Conference theme of THINK-ADAPT at Climate Change Center, University of Agriculture, Peshawar.  Addressed on ‘Climate change impact on Water Governance & Security’ 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

November 26, 2016; Islamabad:  Nisar A Memon at  International Association of Lions Clubs Islamabad on the occasion of Charter Presentation  Ceremony to Leo Club.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

November 18, 2016; Faisalabad:  Nisar A Memon at International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan jointly organized by U.S. – Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan and University of California, Davis, USA. Addressed on “Need of LTRES* under Climate Change Scenarios.”

*Long Term Research Experiments

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WEF Conference Day 3- 19th October, 2016: Federal Climate Change Minister addressing the Conference

Displaying FullSizeRender.jpg

___________________________________________________________________________

WEF Conference Day 2 – 18th October, 2016: Conference Speakers with Federal Minister for Food Security & Minister of State Chairman BISP

Displaying IMG_6127.JPG

______________________________________________________________________________

WEF Conference Day 1 – 17th October, 2016: Participants with Federal Minister of Information, Broadcasting & Heritage

Displaying DSC_0605a.jpg 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WEF Conference on Climate Change was held as planned from 17th to 19th October 2016 in Islamabad.

Screen Shot 2016-06-28 at 3.23.16 PM

 

14 July 2016 Photo France osted by Ambassador of France H.E. Martine Dorance. Minister of Climate Change H.E. Zahid Hamid on her right and MNA Minister of State Chairperson Marvi Memon on my left.

July 14,2016 Islamabad: National Day of France hosted by Ambassador of France H.E. Martine Dorance. On her right is H.E. Zahid Hamid Federal Minister of Law and Climate Change and on extreme right is Chairperson BISP Minister of State Marvi Memon.


 

June 1, 2016 Inauguration of South Asia Groundwater Forum, Jaipur by lighting a candle by each country.f76f4444-c37c-43e5-ac10-dfc14e1a0c47_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

June 2016, Jaipur; South Asia Groundwater Forum Pakistan delegation with Rafik of World Bank from left to right 1st row: Shahid, Laila, Zakir, Rafik, Nisar, Ali, Hina and in 2nd row: Riaz, Arif, Hammad, Nawaz.

2016-06-02 14.14.09_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Delhi 12-13 May, 2016: Nisar A Memon addressing Plenary Session of Indo-Pak Track II dialogue on building climate resilience, energy water resilience and disaster risk reduction.

78393dfc-9e8a-4bbc-a6b2-7ed3a19e6b8c
Nisar A Memon chairing session on enhancing water resilience and climate change adaptation

c712ac5b-8424-4f0d-8443-4202425d46fd
The Delhi Declaration of Track II Dialogue.

9c831fb5-5f5b-4315-a74b-1f3633fd23301a519c42-7cb2-49cc-8a75-8a78f79d41a9

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

May 2016, Karachi; Pakistan Society for Training and Development (PSTD) celebrated its 50 years with a theme of ‘Rethink, Reimagine

Nisar A. Memon, former President PSTD in a group photo with people recognized for their contribution by the current President Aamir Niazi

IMG_5161

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Former Federal Minister of Information,  Nisar A. Memon, invited by the Government of Kingdom of Morocco to Africa, South-South Cooperation at Crans Montana Forum, Dakhla from 17th-22nd March, 2016.

f6a83bc9-c088-49d0-9314-0905bb069162

IMG_4481

dac23f37-4408-4b5e-af5c-65766c0208e424996ef3-d3e1-4d34-b382-315e90f0362c

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nisar attends Mountain Future Conference in Kunming, China from 1st to 4th March 2016.

b90bbf31-acdb-411b-8cc8-522ae0b936cd

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Feb 2016: Nisar visits Bhutan with ICIMOD management and later attends Indus Basin Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal.

eaafbe35-4aab-4bdc-b849-baafa7be1ea2

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nisar A Memon with Speaker of Assembly of Kingdom of Bhutan and in next picture with former Prime Minister & Agriculture Minister.

30dc9d00-0415-4414-88d5-368daab7fa774f5f0ffe-1a2d-4585-8f9b-31d926598450

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

August, 2015: Indus Forum Scientific Meeting in Qingdao, China

faa45478-6817-4935-aa9f-296bd65daae7

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FullSizeRender (1)

March 2015 Group photo at South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI)- Indus Basin Forum Conference at Lahore.

FullSizeRender-10

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Islamabad 2016: Reception for Grand Mufti of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Ambassador of Palestine H.E. Mr. Walid Abu Ali.

dd980bc1-f6c9-4632-81d1-4bdfecbc9908

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Islamabad 2016: The Moroccan Award Ceremony hosted by Moroccan Ambassador H.E. Mustapha Salahdine
unnamed
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________