Role
Member
Title
Executive, Progressive Pakistani Canadians
Region
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Shahzad Nazir Khan was born in Dera Ghazi Khan, a southern district of Punjab province of Pakistan, which is situated on the western bank of the Indus River. A well-know peace and social justice activist of South Asian community who immigrated to Canada back in 2006 from Pakistan. He and his group of Progressive Pakistani Canadians did numerous initiatives to raise awareness about the peace and issues related with South Asian diaspora and help build a narrative for the promulgation of a peaceful, tolerant and non-violet society where harmonious co-existence could become a livable reality. He and the like-minded people of South Asian descent had seen a great value in bringing the folks on one platform of ‘Peace’ irrespective of their national origin, religion, caste, gender, and class differences. Through his multifarious activities in South Asian diaspora in Canada. He celebrates ‘unity in diversity’ and sends this message of peace to those living in their native countries back.
He did his master’s in Business Administration as well as Agriculture (Agronomy) from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Lyallpur), Pakistan. He is in Agricultural sales & marketing industry for over fifteen years now yet his main interest and passions are poetry, literature and music.
