Celebrating Liberal Footprints: the 22nd IAF alumni programme

More than 80 IAF alumni gathered at Lahore Country Club, Muridke, from 25–27 October 2024 to exchange perspectives on democracy, rights and governance. The 22nd alumni programme connected a long history of international learning with questions about Pakistan’s future.

Reflecting on shared civic roots

Following a welcome by Birgit Lamm, the opening plenary moderated by Zafarullah Khan included an address by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi. The programme reflected on the alumni network’s development since Pakistani participants began attending IAF programmes in Germany in 1995.

Making room for different perspectives

The “Liberal Choices for Pakistan” panel included Anthony Naveed, Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora and Zahoor Buledi. World Café and Open Space discussions invited participants to explore constitutional questions, economic opportunity, climate and digital rights, and future cooperation.

Preserving the network’s collective experience

The gathering is part of Freedom Gate Pakistan’s legacy of alumni exchange and civic leadership. It records the relationships, ideas and commitment to dialogue that provide an important foundation for FGP’s present work.

In pictures

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