Rida is currently working as a Policy Associate with the Policy Advisory vertical at CERP. She graduated with a Bachelors in Political Science from Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad in 2020 and has since been involved in policy research and implementation. Before joining CERP, Rida worked with various Islamabad-based think tanks, focusing on development discourses, post-truth politics, infrapolitics, and contemporary discussions surrounding nationhood and nationalism.