Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar is Associate Professor at National Institute of Pakistan Studies (NIPS), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Prior to this, he has taught at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Beside his profession as an academic, Akhtar has been involved in social and political activism as a left-wing politician for almost three decades.
Akhtar is the author of three books and multiple research articles. He also writes an opinion column for Dawn, Pakistan’s leading national newspaper.
Interviewing Dr. Akhtar was a great experience. He responded to all my questions in a very detailed way. The interview covered some very important issues, unfortunately, the last answer could not be recorded due to unforeseen technical difficulties.
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