Date: 23 October 2026
Collaboration: Embassy of Hungary
Moderator: Dr Qamar Cheema, Executive Director, Sanober Institute
Guest Speaker: Dr László CSICSMANN, Head of the Corvinus, Center for Contemporary Asia Studies at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
Speakers:
- Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary, Chairman Sanober Institute
- Dr. Zoltan Varga, Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan
- Ambassador Naghmana Hashmi, Pakistan’s Former Ambassador to China
- Professor Dr Munawar Hussain, Area Study Center Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad
The Sanober Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Hungary, organised a symposium on “The 70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Impact on Global History” on 23 October 2026.
The symposium was moderated by Dr Qamar Cheema, Executive Director of the Sanober Institute, and featured Dr László Csicsmann, Head of the Corvinus Center for Contemporary Asia Studies at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, as the guest speaker.
The distinguished panel of speakers included Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary, Chairman of the Sanober Institute; Dr Zoltán Varga, Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan; Ambassador Naghmana Hashmi, former Ambassador of Pakistan to China; and Professor Dr Munawar Hussain of the Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad.
The symposium brought together distinguished diplomats, academics, and experts to reflect on the historical significance of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and examine its enduring impact on global history, international relations, and the evolving political landscape.
