Our Leadership

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Rukhsana Shah

Managing Trustee & CEO

Rukhsana Shah is a retired Federal Secretary. In 2015, she set up the Autism Resource Centre in Lahore, which was registered as a Welfare Trust in 2016, to create awareness about Autism, ADHD and Learning Disabilities in Pakistan, and to train parents and teachers of special and mainstream schools in the management of these disabilities. She writes for Dawn on issues mainly relating to gender, social welfare and rights of persons with disabilities. Email: rukhsana.hassan@gmail.com

Dr. Salma

Chief Operating Officer, Karachi

Dr. Salma is the COO of the Trust in Karachi. She is a qualified medical professional with many years of experience as a General Physician with voluntary work in Hospitals, Charities, and NGOs including Voice Against Torture where she was providing counselling to victims from Afghanistan. She has been working with the Trust since 2016. Email: salmakmansoor@gmail.com