Naseer Ahmed Khan

Sardar Naseer Ahmad Khan Tareen (born 1936) is a well-known Pashtun tribal chieftain, and a social activist and public philanthropist living in Baluchistan, Pakistan.[1]

Background

Naseer Khan is the head, or chief, of a section or clan of the Tareen (or Tarin) Pashtun tribe.[2] He resides in Baluchistan area and for the last many years has been very active in carrying out social work and activism .

Public service projects

Among the various well-known projects for public benefit founded and run by Tareen, are the BRSP (Balochistan Rural Support Programme)[3] and the TWCP (Torghar Wildlife Conservation Project).[4] In 2013 the BRSP was given a special award for dedicated public service in the extremely backward Baluchistan area, or province, of Pakistan.[5] The Torghar Project which was launched by Tareen in early 1980s, is deemed to be one of the most significant efforts at sustainable community-based environmental management in Pakistan[6]

References

  1. Tribute by R Khan 'Sardar Naseer A Khan: Tribal Chief Paves the Way for Development', in Green Pioneers: Stories from the Grassroots in Pakistan Ed by M. Abidi, pub Karachi: City Press Ltd, 2002, pp 112-121
  2. Luc Bellon 'Report on the Torghar Area of Baluchistan' , Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan: SUSG/UNDP Publication, 2008, ISBN 978-969-8747-03-9
  3. About BRSP Retrieved 23rd Nov 2014
  4. and Torghar Wildlife Project Retrieved 22.11.2014
  5. BRSP award notice in public media 2013 Retrieved 23 November 2014
  6. Various significant wildlife and environmental projects in Pakistan Retrieved 23 November 2014

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