Foreign Service Academy

Gallery of the 42^nd Specialized Diplomatic Course

February 14, 2023 Today, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari graced the passing out ceremony of 42^nd Specialized Diplomatic Course as Chief Guest and awarded certificates to 21 graduating diplomats of Pakistan. The Foreign Minister congratulated the graduating diplomats and urged them to work with honour, dedication and commitment for Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
November 10, 2022 Amb. Syrus Sajjad Qazi, Additional Secretary, MoFA, delivered a lecture on "Work at ministry and what to expect" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
November 09, 2022 Prof. William Maley delivered an online lecture on "Plebiscite in East Timor" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
November 03, 2022 Ms. Samreen Zahara delivered a lecture on "Public Sector Management" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
October 31, 2022 Mr. Mohammad Kamran Akhtar delivered a lecture on "Science Diplomacy" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
October 27, 2022 - October 29, 2022 The participants of the 42^nd SDC visited Muzaffarabad where they had an interaction with the Honourable Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan and the Honourable most senior minister of Local Government and Rural Development Department, Mr. Khawaja Farooq Ahmed. The participants also attended a briefing by the Tourism Department at Saran and visited Line of Control and Pir Chanasi.
October 27, 2022 H.E. Dr. Mehmet Paçacı, Ambassador of Türkiye to Pakistan, delivered a lecture on "Pakistan-Türkiye Relations" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
October 18, 2022 Mr. Usman Iqbal Jadoon delivered a lecture on "Proposals for reforms of other major organs of UN" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
October 14, 2022 The participants of the 42^nd SDC visited Pak-Afghan Border (Michni Post).
October 13, 2022 Dr. Maleeha Lodhi delivered a lecture on "The conflict in Ukraine: Implications for Global Security" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
September 28, 2022 Ms. Mio Sato delivered a lecture on "International Migration Issues" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
September 19, 2022 Amb. Asif Durrani delivered a lecture on "Pakistan - Saudi Arabia Relations" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
September 16, 2022 Mr. Michael Kugelman gave a talk on "Pakistan-US Relations" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC and FSP officers of the 34^th MCMC.
September 15, 2022 Dr. Faheem Jahangir delivered a lecture on "Communication Skills" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
September 14, 2022 Amb. Khalid Usman Qaiser delivered a lecture on "Audit Management" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
September 13, 2022 Amb. Tehmina Janjua delivered a lecture on "Foreign Service as a Career" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
September 12, 2022 Amb. Abdul Basit delivered a lecture on "Kashmir Dispute at UN" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
August 22, 2022 - August 26, 2022 The probationary officers of the 42^nd SDC visited the city of Karachi as part of their Country Study Tour.
August 19, 2022 Mr. Yves Manville, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of France, delivered a lecture on "Pakistan-France Relations and Motivations of a Diplomat" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
August 17, 2022 Dr. Ume Laila Shah delivered a lecture on "Human Resource Development" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
July 06, 2022 Ms. Izzat Jehan delivered a lecture on "Human Resource Development" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 30, 2022 Mr. Zaki Khalid had an interaction with the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 30, 2022 Dr. Hussain Nadim and Ms. Iqra Ashraf delivered lectures on "Strategic Communications in Diplomacy" and "Use of Social Media", respectively, to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 28, 2022 Mr. Tony Hulton, Group Director (Daraz), delivered a lecture on "E-Commerce" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 24, 2022 Ms. Nimra Nadeem delivered a lecture with a practical exercise on "Content Creation" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 22, 2022 H.E. Mr. Per Albert Ilsaas, Ambassador of Norway, delivered a lecture on "Norway's Perspective on Afghanistan" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 20, 2022 Ms. Puruesh Chaudhary delivered a lecture on "The Art of Story Telling" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 14, 2022 Prof. Dr. Nusrat Ara Majeed delivered a lecture on "Heart Health" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 09, 2022 Ms. Lianne Houben, Deputy Head Of Mission, Embassy of Netherlands, visited the Foreign Service Academy on the occasion of balloting for the selection of ten lucky trainee officers who will be going to The Hague for the three weeks Clingendael programme from 23^rd August to 9^th September, 2022.
June 07, 2022 Amb. Syed Abrar Hussain delivered a lecture on "Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
June 06, 2022 Prof. Dr. Ozgur Orhangazi delivered his first lecture on "International Economics" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC. This is part of a new initiative undertaken by the Foreign Service Academy in collaboration with UNCTAD and Pakistan's mission in Geneva.
June 01, 2022 Amb. Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry delivered a lecture on "Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
May 30, 2022 Dr. Faheem Jehangir Khan delivered a lecture on "Research Methodology" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
May 25, 2022 Mr. Umer Bhatti delivered a lecture on "International Economics" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
May 17, 2022 Amb Farukh Amil delivered a lecture on "International Organizations" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
May 11, 2022 Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gillani delivered a lecture on "International Relations" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
May 09, 2022 Dr. Farhan Zahid delivered a lecture on "Pakistan's National Security Policy" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 29, 2022 Mr. Asif Hussain Memon delivered a lecture on "The Current Situation of Afghanistan" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 27, 2022 Amb. Masood Khalid delivered a lecture on "International Relations" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 25, 2022 Amb. Naghmana Hashmi delivered a lecture on "Pakistan's Foreign Policy Challenges" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 18, 2022 Mr. Naveed Ashraf delivered a lecture on "Human Resource Development" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 11, 2022 Amb. Khalid Mahmood delivered a lecture on "International Organizations and Multilateral Issues" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 08, 2022 Dr. Ahmed Ijaz Malik delivered a lecture on "International Economics" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 07, 2022 Dr. Aisha Younas and Mr. Ali Sultan delivered lectures on "International Politics" and "International Law", respectively, to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 05, 2022 Amb. Shafkat Saeed delivered a lecture on "Pakistan's Foreign Policy" to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
April 04, 2022 Amb. Nadeem Riyaz and Amb. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry delivered lectures on "Diplomacy" and "Foreign Service as a Career", respectively, to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
March 31, 2022 A Webinar on "Regional Security: Current Balances and Risks" was jointly hosted by Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad and The Diplomatic Institute of Portugal. Amb. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Former Foreign Secretary and Former Ambassador of Pakistan to the USA and Mr. Jorge Monteiro, Director of Security and Defence Service, Portugal MFA gave their respective views. The probationary officers of the 42^nd SDC benefited greatly with their participation.
March 31, 2022 Amb. Tariq Fatemi, Dr. Aneel Salman and Dr. Nasra Talat Farooq delivered lectures on "Pakistan's Foreign Policy", "Pakistan's Economy and Foreign Trade" and "International Politics", respectively, to the participants of the 42^nd SDC.
March 31, 2022 Dr. Asima Rabbani, Director (Programme), introduced the Specialized Diplomatic Course to the participants of the 42^nd batch of SDC.
March 16, 2022 Twenty two FSP probationary officers joined the Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad for the 42^nd Specialized Diplomatic Course after completing their Common Training at the Civil Services Academy, Lahore. The Director General, Amb. Zahid Nasrullah Khan welcomed the participants and briefed them about the academy and the diplomatic course.