YP272-NA-272 Lasbela-cum-Gwadar Danish

Danish’s interest in the field of International Relations has grown over the years. Hailing from Pakistan’s coastal town Gwadar, where China is building a deep sea-port and also the epicenter of China Pakistan Economic Corridor, he finds his hometown at a crossroad while witnessing an insurgency and believes through international relations we can attain peace and prosperity. He had been part of student politics and always challenged the idea of insurgency. He promoted democracy as he believes that democracy and finding a political solution to the insurgency is a panacea and can only bring peace.  He is a young leader and during his college days he won the Leadership Medal for representing his college. He did an online course at Harvard Business school on Digital Humanities. He is a volunteer member of Pakistan Red Crescent Society, District Disaster Management, Voice of Balochistan (a magazine working to strengthen democracy in Balochistan) and BAAMSAAR, an NGO. He was a member of the National Youth Assembly and got the best delegate in Balochistan youth Model United Nations. He has also done an internship at the National Assembly of Pakistan. He is a member of the Youth Standing Committee on Foreign Relations – I (South Asia).