I am  working as Senior Scientific Officer and Program Leader at the National Reference Lab for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD), (ISO/IEC-17025 accredited), at NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan. I have 14 years experience of research and diagnosis of major poultry diseases. I am also Focal Person for undertaking Surveillance and Diagnosis of Poultry disease. I am supervising and  undertaking research and diagnostic work in the area of zoonotic diseases of poultry for improving food safety and security. Currently, I am engaged in the identification of candidate vaccine strains using  cartography techniques and development of advanced  avian vaccines. I have coordinated and conducted  Zoonotic Lab Assessment with International Expert of IQLS. NRLPD is also recognized as the SAARC Regional Leading Diagnostic Lab for HAPI (SAARC-RLDL)  As a Resource Person/technical expert  I have also served on FAO-expert panel for extending training to overseas participants for molecular diagnosis of Avian Influenza viruses in different countries of SAARC region. I continued my research on major poultry pathogens and characterized the viruses and bacterial strains from poultry, wild and migratory birds from various ecological zones of Pakistan. Notably, I have isolated and characterized AIV subtypes, Highly pathogenic H5N1, Low pathogenic H9N2, H3N1, H4N6 and H14N3 subtypes, Newcastle disease Type-VII-F, Avian Nephritis Virus, Pausturella Haemolytica for the first time in Pakistan. Working as technical manager and supervising all the technical activities to maintain the ISO/IEC-17025:2005 international accreditation of Laboratory.  Supervising the research work of graduate and post graduate students  for emerging & re-emerging viral and bacterial pathogens of poultry. As an active member of  National Biosafety committee (NBC) and National Laboratory working group (NLWG)  contributing  to develop the biosaftey guidelines, strategies and policy for labs in Pakistan.  I have also been nominated as the first chairperson and focal person for SAARC Lab technical advisory group by FAO.  I am also the IHR focal person for poultry in Pakistan.