Zartashia Khan

Zartashia Khan

LUMS Graduate | Researcher & Documentary Filmmaker | Operations Specialist

Based in: Lahore, PakistanMost recently: Research Intern, SDPI Center for Learning and DevelopmentExperience: 1 year

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Comparative Literature and Creative Arts graduate from LUMS with a proven track record in qualitative research, documentary filmmaking, and complex student operations. Passionate about gender equity and visual storytelling, with experience managing large-scale student welfare and institutional communications.

Experience

Research Intern

SDPI Center for Learning and DevelopmentworkAug 2025 – Sep 2025

Summary

Researched gender equity issues in Pakistan and authored opinion pieces prepared for publication.

What I did

  • Authored opinion pieces as part of professional development and research training
Qualitative ResearchAcademic Writing

Communications Intern

Population Innovation Fund (PPIF)internshipJul 2025 – Sep 2025
Drafted and edited internal and external content, coordinated communication tasks, and covered organisational events for social media and institutional records.
Social MediaContent Production

HR People & Culture Specialist

IPS PakistanworkApr 2025 – Jul 2025
Handle grievance-related conversations, internal communication, and everyday employee coordination; deliver trainings on workplace ethics and safeguarding practices. Plan employee engagement events and CSR activities, and support the digital media team with employer-branding content and photography.
PhotographyDigital Media

Skills

Technical

Academic writing
Qualitative research
Portrait and event photography
Social media & content production
MS Office
Documentary editing
DaVinci Resolve
Records & database management
Premiere Pro

Areas of expertise

Student/parent communication
Event coordination

Languages

Urdu
English
Hindko
Punjabi
Persian

Projects

Silence surrounding sexual abuse within families

Researcherpersonal
Research paper built on interviews with survivors regarding sexual abuse within family structures, utilizing comparative analysis to navigate difficult research conclusions.
Qualitative ResearchInterviews

Shadow-film adaptation of Rumi's stories

Writer, Director, Actorpersonal
Writer, director, and actor for a shadow-film adaptation of Rumi's stories.
Shadow-filmScriptwritingDirecting

Representation of women in Rumi's poetry

Researcherpersonal
Research paper examining how gender is constructed and read across Rumi's work, involving complex comparative analysis to synthesize conclusions.
Academic ResearchLiterary Analysis

Women's Consent in Marriage in Islam: A Case Study on the Four Wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Researcherpersonal
Research paper examining consent and agency through the marriages of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), focusing on a rigorous comparative analysis of historical case studies.
Islamic StudiesGender AnalysisCase Study

Film Language Podcast

Host and Script Editorpersonal
Host and script editor of a podcast on film language, featuring comparative analysis of South Asian and Western directors, alongside video essays on cinema.
PodcastingScript EditingVideo Essays

Women on Streets: Veiling Culture in the Hazara Region

Director/Researcherpersonal
Documentary (in progress) - Conducting interviews and fieldwork in Abbottabad and Haripur on how veiling practices shape women's mobility and access to public space.
Documentary FilmmakingFieldworkInterviews

Media

Education

BA (Hons.) Comparative Literature and Creative Arts

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)Comparative Literature and Creative ArtsSep 2022 – May 2026

Coursework

Gender, Media and EducationWomen's Lives Across CulturesRegional Histories of PakistanEducational Inequalities in South AsiaDisaster ManagementProfessional Communication SkillsFilm and Media Studies

Social impact & activities

South Asian Literature in Translation (SALT) workshop

South Asian Literature in Translation (SALT) workshopworkshop

Provided event photography coverage for the workshop.

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