Public Lectures

The International Center for Refugee and Migration Studies (ICRMS) organized its 3rd Public Lecture titled “Gender Perspective of Afghan Refugee Crisis: Intersection of War, Migration, and GBV against Women” on 9th July 2025 at the Pink Hall, SS Block, BUITEMS Quetta. This insightful session featured distinguished speakers who addressed the critical gendered dimensions of displacement, […]

On June 17, 2025, the International Center for Refugee and Migration Studies (ICRMS) at BUITEMS hosted its second public lecture of the year under the theme, “Refugee Realities in Balochistan: Navigating Marginality from Refugee Villages to Urban Settlements through a Biopolitical Lens.” The event was held at the Pink Hall, BUITEMS, and commenced at 10:15

The International Center for Refugee and Migration Studies (ICRMS) organized first public lecture of 2025 on refugee affairs, titled “Protracted Refugee Situation and Cross Border Movement of Afghan Refugees Living in Pakistan.” The event was held on May 7, 2025, at the Pink Hall, SS Block, BUITEMS, Quetta. The keynote speaker for the session was

The International Center for Refugees and Migration Studies (ICRMS) hosted a public lecture titled Racialized Borders—Intersecting Colonial Histories and Contemporary Refugee Realities, led by Dr. Uzair Hashmi, Head of the Department of Government and Public Policy at NUST. The lecture provided a critical analysis of the historical and contemporary factors shaping refugee realities in Pakistan,

On August 29, 2023, the International Center for Refugee and Migration Studies (ICRMS) hosted a pivotal lecture titled “Addressing Mental Health Challenges among Afghan Refugees: Best Practices and Innovative Approaches.” The speaker, Ms. Malalai Khan, a distinguished expert in psychology and counseling, shared insights from her roles as a Psychology Lecturer, Psychologist at the Baluchistan

On June 16, 2023, the International Center for Refugees and Migration Studies (ICRMS) organized its second public lecture at the National Institute of Management Sciences (NIMS) in Quetta, Pakistan. The lecture titled “UNHCR’s Organizational Mandate, Operations, and Interventions in Balochistan” was delivered by Mr. Arkadiy Leibovsky, a senior protection officer at the United Nations High

On Monday, 8th May ICRMS first public lecture was held at BUITEMS video conference room on the topic “The Issue of Smuggling and Trafficking in Person in Balochistan” By Doctor Farhan Navid Yousaf. The gusts were invited from federal and provincial government departments, legal and judicial departments, representatives from different Inter-governmental organizations, Inter-nongovernmental organization, International

On December 28th, 2022, Dr. Asghar Ali Dashti chairperson department of International Relations, Federal Urdu University, delivered a lecture on “Human Rights Conventions and Treaties and Its Relevance to Refugees Protection” He has been serving as the Director of the evening program at Abdul Haq campus at Federal Urdu University. The audience of the lecture

On October 24th, 2022, ICRMS initiated a third public lecture which was also a policy dialogue on financial inclusion for Afghan Refugees in Pakistan. The broad thematic areas were refugees’ access to financial services and opportunities and the specific focus was refugees’ inclusion in the financial sector such as access to banking services and livelihood