Minal is a PVE (Preventing Violent Extremism) trainer, a researcher, and a social development professional. She currently works at Save the Children International and holds an MPhil in Development Studies. Minal aims to promote a pluralistic and inclusive society and has a deep interest in religious minorities, animals, and child’s rights.

During her five years of professional experience, Minal has led on-ground and transmedia campaigns to counter violent extremist narratives and online hate speech under programs like Kofi Anan Foundation’s Extremely Together and Institute for Strategic Dialogue’s YouthCan and mentored community uplift and development projects under Peace Direct’s Simurg Fund. She has served as a sub-editor for Ravadar blogs – a blog series that documents personalized stories of religious minorities.

Minal is a part of a Gender, Justice, and Security Hub and has contributed to several national and international publications including SPARC’s annual flagship report The State of Pakistan’s Children, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative’s Easier Said Than Done Report, and Principles for Peace’s country report for Pakistan. She occasionally likes to write articles for The News. Minal wishes to strive for communal harmony through participatory and meaningful interventions and supports causes like freedom of religious belief, gender mainstreaming, and wildlife and environmental conservation.