A national platform convening federal and provincial Information Commissioners to strengthen coherence in the implementation of Right to Information (RTI) laws. Through structured peer dialogue and reflection on emerging challenges such as disinformation and digital technologies, the initiative promotes more consistent practice and proactive disclosure, complemented by advocacy and IEC materials to reinforce public awareness and trust in transparency institutions.
A district-level climate adaptation strategy aligned with Pakistan’s National Adaptation Plan, translating national priorities into a localized, actionable resilience framework addressing flood risk, drought, extreme heat, agriculture-water systems, ecosystem protection, disaster risk management, and climate-resilient infrastructure.
A national-level analysis of road crash mortality, institutional fragmentation, and economic impact, with actionable recommendations for data reform, enforcement, infrastructure safety, and trauma response systems.
A systems-level research initiative examining how data and information function as economic, institutional, and cultural infrastructure across key sectors in Pakistan. Through sectoral value chain mapping, and economic analysis, the project traces how information is owned, monetized, and regulated, revealing power structures, gaps, and opportunities for more equitable and resilient knowledge governance.
Curatorial research on Pakistan’s independence movement, focusing on key figures and their stories, detailed biographies, timelines, and human-interest narratives that shaped the exhibition’s layered presentation of personalities and their contributions.
A national guide mapping emerging AI-enabled green job pathways for Pakistani youth, linking climate adaptation priorities with digital transformation trends and outlining practical skills, training routes, and institutional recommendations to address the country’s growing skills mismatch.
A community-led museum model to preserve the lived heritage of disaster-affected and displaced communities in Pakistan, beginning with a pilot concept inspired by the formation of Attabad Lake. The initiative reframes museums as spaces of dignity, healing, and climate memory, with a replicable framework currently under development and fundraising.
Miras is a Manara flagship project dedicated to preserving and celebrating women across Pakistan through the creation of a women’s history archive. Through a unique, legacy-driven approach, partners such as individuals, philanthropists, or organizations make preservation pledges, selecting women from their families, communities, or regions to honor, while simultaneously supporting research and curatorial work that uncovers and celebrates additional unsung female heroes from a specific geographic area, field of work, or sociocultural movement. Together, these legacies are building a growing repository of women’s stories that will form the foundation for a future physical archive.
A crowd sourced, youth led project for preserving oral and documentary heritage of mountain communities in Gilgit Baltistan. The initiative is funded by Manāra, and part of its celebration of International Decade of Indigneous Languages.
Research exploring gender-based violence in Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora in Norway, focusing on how multiple legal frameworks and policing practices shape women’s experiences. The study highlights human-interest stories, legal pluralities, and community-based approaches to support gender-inclusive policing and protection.
A comprehensive research study proposing an expanded vulnerability assessment framework for rural mountain communities in Pakistan’s HKH region. The model integrates six dimensions; social, economic, physical, institutional, attitudinal, and gender, introducing gender as a dynamic component of climate risk analysis. Applied in Hunza-Nagar, the framework offers a replicable methodology for inclusive resilience planning in hazard-prone regions.