Jaq Trust

Pehli Kiran Schools is a project of the JAQ Education Trust, which is registered under the Trust Act (II of) 1882 in Pakistan. The Trust is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees, comprising a diverse group of Pakistani professionals, many of whom have vast international development experience. The Board is responsible for setting the Trusts... mission and vision, developing strategies and policies, mobilizing resources, selecting auditors, setting annual program targets and approving annual budgets. It also monitors and approves the Annual Progress and Financial Reports. Sabira Qureshi is an international development professional with more than four decades of experience on issues of poverty, gender equality, human and social development. Her work also includes significant volunteer activities from activism for human rights to serving on nonprofit boards. She is a passionate believer in taking 'action for change', an impulse that triggered the PKS journey. Navaid Qureshi is a development professional - an engineer with over 30 years of international development experience spanning more than 50 countries around the globe. He is currently Chief Industry Specialist for Transport in the Global Infrastructure Department at IFC. Navaid has a deep interest in community development initiatives that expand opportunities and contribute to improved social mobility for underprivileged groups. Over the past 20 years, Mansoor Khan has pioneered Pakistans offshore software development initiatives. He is currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Makabu (Pvt.) Ltd. He has been previously associated with various Trusts, namely LRBT, SKMT and Kaghan Memorial Trust. He also guides ground operations for PKS with a focus on strengthening the overall school system. Qazi Azmat Isaa has over 30 years of vast experience in the development sector. He is currently working as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. He spent 12 years at the World Bank, working in the rural and social sectors. He is ...Read More