Technology & AI

Laraib Farhat

Country Manager Public Policy and Government Relations

inDrive

Islamabad · English, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi

Biography

Laraib Farhat is a public policy professional leading Government Relations and Policy at inDrive. Her work sits at the intersection of technology, regulation, and growth, advocating for a business-friendly climate and foreign investment. Partnering with government, industry, and civil society, she translates evolving policy rules into clear product and policy guidance for the industry, spanning public/platform policy, AI governance, online safety, data protection, competition, tax incentives, and market access.

Previously, she worked with P@SHA to help ease regulations for the IT companies of Pakistan, revising several policies to help ease the business environment. At the Institute of Regional Studies (MoFA think tank), she led research on climate policy and tech-enabled resilience across South Asia—covering adaptation, climate-security nexus, narrative building and the geopolitics of technology. This climate lens now informs her tech-policy work: sustainability of AI/data centers, transparency & reporting, and evidence-based engagement with government and platforms.

Her expertise includes stakeholder mapping, drafting policy briefs/comments, risk & impact assessments, transparency/reporting, coalition-building, and turning regulation into actionable steps for product, legal, and partnerships teams. Her areas of professional interest include Public Policy, Product/Platform Policy, Trust & Safety Policy, Government Affairs (South Asia)

Areas of expertise

• Technology and platform policy
• Government relations and stakeholder engagement
• AI governance and online safety
• Data protection and market access
• Climate policy and technology-enabled resilience

International experience

1. Presented my paper on "Using Nuclear Energy to combat Climate Challenges" at Sandia National Laboratories in Jordan. 2. Published Policy briefs and op-eds internationally

Engagement interests

Speaker · Panelist · TV / Radio · Podcast · Mentor · Training

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