Naseer Ahmed Khan Explained

Naseer Ahmad Khan Tareen
Birth Date:20 March 1936
Death Date:24 June 2020[1]
Birth Place:Balochistan, British India
Death Place:Balochistan, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Known For:The Markhor hero of Balochistan

Sardar Naseer Ahmad Khan Tareen The Markhor hero of Balochistan [1] (1936-2020) was a well-known Pashtun tribal chieftain, and a social activist and public philanthropist from Baluchistan, Pakistan.[2]

Background

Naseer Khan was the head, or chief, of a section or clan of the Tareen (or Tarin) Pashtun tribe.[3]

Public service projects

Among the various well-known projects for public benefit founded and run by Tareen, are the BRSP (Balochistan Rural Support Programme)[4] and the TWCP Torghar Wildlife Conservation Project for wild life of Markhor.[5] In 2013 the BRSP was given a special award for dedicated public service in Baluchistan area, or province, of Pakistan.[6] 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.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sardar Naseer Tareen: The Markhor hero of Balochistan. 26 June 2020.
  2. 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
  3. Luc Bellon 'Report on the Torghar Area of Baluchistan', Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan: SUSG/UNDP Publication, 2008,
  4. http://ppinewsagency.com/43268/brsp-balochistan-rural-support-programme/ About BRSP
  5. http://unportal.un.org.pk/sites/UNPakistan/
  6. http://pakistannewswire.net/balochistan-rural-support-program-given-performance-award-by-minister/ BRSP award notice in public media 2013
  7. http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/Projects/projects.htm Various significant wildlife and environmental projects in Pakistan