Brig (R) Arshad Zaman (Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Military)

He Graduated from Cadet College Petaro. Joined Pakistan Army in 1970 (45 PMA course), worked on many important positions & retiring as Brigadier circa 2002. He  leads a private project consultancy business after retirement from Pakistan Army.

He devotes his time in the Social Welfare Sector on regular basis & heads a team of committed people dealing in Micro Financing since 2009, to help out the less fortunate people from suburban Karachi & Inner parts of Sind Province.

Sajid M Pirzada

He graduated in Humanities & Economics from Karachi University in 1970. A gold medalist in Economics from his College. Thereafter he served at Commerce Bank & then United Bank Ltd for 3 decades working on various Senior Managerial Assignments at key branches in Lahore. He got  premature retirement in 2004.

Since then, he is engaged in running a private consultancy.  He is a dedicated volunteer at Aasra Trust to promote humanitarian services via Micro Financeing  since 2008 with the catchment areas being that from suburban Karachi. He regularly visits  Lyari Area and few other nearby cities of Sind Province.

Wajid M Pirzada

He completed his Bachelors degree in Statistics & Mathematics from Government College, Lahore in 1976.He was later awarded a 5-year scholarship to study in China from 1977 – 82 by Govt. of  Pakistan.  Also got  Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Sports Management from Beijing. Later he did  MBA from Rensselaer, Troy, NY, USA.

He was engaged in Int’l Trading till 1982 then joined BCCI Far East Regional Office (China Division) in Hong Kong to handle Corporate Accounts of Chinese Mega Corporations. Later he joined Grand Vision Petroleum as Director of  Marketing in Oil business as well as stock market commodities.

He returned to Islamabad, Pakistan in 2009. Presently,  overseeing and managing his private consultancy business. He is a keen worker of “Aasra” & has been contributing towards the developmental goals of Aasra since 2011 in Northern Areas and Islamabad.

Lubena Pirzada 

She completed her M.A. Journalism from Punjab University, Lahore in 1978. Later  joined United Bank Ltd  and served there for almost 3 decades as an Officer in various branches. She  headed different departments with excellent track record at few important branches in Lahore. While working as a Senior Grade 1 Officer, she opted for Golden Handshake  in 2008.

She joined to Volunteer at Aasra Trust’s Micro Financing in 2011 for helping with its aims & objectives in and around Lahore.

Rufaida Pirzada

She completed her MA. Sociology from Punjab University, Lahore in 1983. From 1982 to 1988  she worked as ‘Research Analyst’ in UNICEF and WHO Projects at various locations of Pakistan.

Later she moved to England and started serving as  LSA (Learning Support Assistant) in Prospect Technology College of Reading, Berkshire from 1998 till 1999. She then joined Thames Valley Infant School in Slough for a year circa 2000. At present she is self-employed as a Herbalife Distributor in London to market the range of products of Herbalife which is one of the largest herbal trading firms of USA.

Joining in 2012 as a Volunteer at Aasra Trust’s Micro Financing she is very keen,  enthusiastic and forward thinking Sociologist who loves to help the distressed and unfortunate by following scientific research protocols thereby.