QUAID-I-AZAM FELLOW
St Antony’s College
University of Oxford
Oxford
OX2 6GE
United Kingdom
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EDUCATION |
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- Ph.D., American Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 1996 (dissertation titled START, Strategic Stability and the Future of Nuclear Deterrence)
- M.Phil., American Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, 1990
- M.Sc., Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, 1987
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EXPERIENCE |
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- Quaid-i-Azam Fellow, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, November 2010-Todate
- Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University,
2005-Todate
(on deputation since November 2010)
- Assistant Professor/Vice Chair, Department of International Relations, Eastern Mediterranean
University, North Cyprus, 1998-2005
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Senior Research Fellow, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University,
1996-1998
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Visiting Positions |
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- Visiting Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, National Defense University,
Islamabad, 2008-2009
- Course Director, Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affair, Islamabad,
2005-2007/1997
- Assistant Professor/Vice Chair, Department of International Relations, Eastern Mediterranean
University, North Cyprus, 1998-2005
- Visiting Faculty, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University,
2005-2006/1997-1998
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Editorial Positions |
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- Associate Editor, Pakistan Journal of American Studies, 1997-1998
- Diplomatic Correspondent, The Nation, Islamabad, 1993-1996
- Editorial Assistant, The Muslim, Islamabad, 1990-1993
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FELLOWSHIP/ AWARDS |
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- Quaid-i-Azam Fellowship at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, November 2010-Todate
- Fulbright Fellowship for Study of the United States Institute on Religious Pluralism
in the US, University of California, Santa Barbra, USA, June 24-August 7, 2006
- International Committee of the Red Cross Fellowship for South Asian Teaching Session
on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law, National Law School of India
University, Bangalore, India, May 11-24, 2006
- Hanns Seidel Foundation Fellowship for Workshop on National Security, Christian
Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany, July 20-August 15, 1997
- Gold Medal for Human Rights Reporting from late Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir
Bhutto, June 1994
- American Studies Research Centre (ASRC) Grant for Course on American Civilization,
ASRC, Hyderabad, India, August 16-September 11, 1993
- United States Information Agency’s Regional Scholars Exchange Program Grant for
Doctoral Research, ASRC, Hyderabad, India, March 14-April 6, 1993
- USIA’s International Visitors Program Fellowship for Project on American Studies,
USA, February19-March 12, 1990
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RESEARCH INTERESTS |
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- Security Issues in South Asia
- Terrorism and Conflict Resolution
- Contemporary Muslim World
- Arms Control and International Security
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PUBLICATIONS |
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Books |
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- Gulbuddin Hekmatyar: An Afghan Trail from Jihad to Terrorism, Islamabad: Pan-Graphics,
2004
- India and Pakistan: Charting a Path to Peace, Islamabad: Pan-Graphics, 2004 (co-authored)
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Issues in South Asia, Islamabad: Pakistan Scientific and
Technological Information Centre Press, for Hanns-Seidel Foundation & Islamabad
Council of World Affairs, 1996 (edited)
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Book Chapters |
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- ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization: China, Russia, and Regionalism in Central Asia,’ in Howard Loewen & Anja Zorob, eds., Initiatives of Regional Integration in Asia in Comparative Perspective: Concepts, Contents, and Prospects, Berlin: Springer, forthcoming
- ‘Terrorism: Theoretical Issues,’ in Updesh Kumar & Manas K. Mandal, eds., Countering Terrorism: Psycho-social Strategies, New Delhi: Sage Publications, forthcoming
- US-Pakistan Relations: The Af-Pak Strategy and Prospect of Counter-Terrorism Cooperation’, in Julian Schofiled & Usama Butt, eds., The Dynamics of US-Pakistan Relations, New York: Polity Press, forthcoming
- ‘State-Sponsored Terrorism,’ in Veryan Khan, ed., Beacham’s Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Washington, DC: Beacham Publishing, forthcoming
- ‘Promising Partnership? American AfPak Strategy and Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Response,’ in Usama Butt & N Elahi, eds., Pakistan 's Quagmire: Security, Strategy and Future of the Islamic Nuclear-Nation, New York: Continuum, 2010, pp. 39-74
- ‘The Kurdish Question: A Challenge to the Sovereignty and Integrity of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria,’ in Naveed Ahmad Tahir, ed, 'Humanitarian', Preemptive, Punitive and Political Intervention and State Sovereignty: Varying Political, Moral and Legal Standpoints, Karachi: Area Study Centre for Europe, 2010, pp. 65-80
- ‘Reclaiming Pakistan’s Pacifist Religious Creed,’ in The Islamization of Pakistan, 1979-2009, Washington, DC: The Middle East Institute, July 2009, pp. 19-21
- ‘Differences in US-EU approaches to the Middle East: Greater Middle East Initiative and Iraq as Case Studies,’ in Naveed Ahmad Tahir, ed, EU as an Emerging International Power: Its Middle East Policy, Karachi: Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, and Hanns-Seidel Foundation, June 2009, pp. 113-132
- ‘Simplifying a Complex Issue: The Problem of Understanding Terrorism,’ in Terrorism and Extremism: Social-Psychological Perspectives, Islamabad: National Institute of Psychology, 2009, pp. 30-36
- ‘The Organisation of Islamic Conference: From Ceremonial Politics to Politicization?’ in Silja Harders & Matteo Legrenzi, eds., Beyond Regionalism? Regional Cooperation, Regionalism and Regionalisation in the Middle East, London: Ashgate, 2008, pp. 125-138
- ‘Caliphs as Sponsors of Islamic Sciences,’ in Baharudin Ahmad, ed., Islamic Science and the Contemporary World, Kuala Lumpur: International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2008, pp. 107-116
- ‘Indonesia’s Counter-Terrorism Success: Lessons for Pakistan’s Fight against Terrorism,’ in Enhancing Pakistan-Indonesia Relations: Perspectives and Challenges, Proceedings of an International Seminar, Jamshoro, Pakistan: Area Study Centre for Far East and Southeast Asia, University of Sindh, 2007, pp. 78-93
- ‘Combating Terrorism in Afghanistan: Implications for Central Asian Stability,’ in Global Terrorism: Its Genesis, Implications, Remedial and Counter Measures, Islamabad: Institute of Regional Studies, 2005, pp. 170-85
- ‘Peacekeeping and Disarmament: Protecting the World’s People,’ in Angela Drakulich, ed., A Global Agenda: Issues before the 60th General Assembly of the United Nations, New York: United Nations Association (UNA) of the USA, 2005, pp. 37-112 (co-authored)
- ‘Negotiating Peace at the Table, Building Peace on the Ground,’ in Angela Drakulich, ed., A Global Agenda: Issues before the 59th General Assembly of the United Nations, New York: UNA-USA, 2004, pp. 107-56 (co-authored)
- ‘Afghanistan,’ ‘Deobandism,’ ‘Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan,’ ‘Taliban,’ ‘Religious Terrorism,’ and ‘Wahhabism’, in Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, ed., Encyclopedia of Religion and War, New York: Berkshire/Routledge, 2003, pp. 1-5, 110-12, 225-26, 421-28, 447-49
- ‘Asia: Keeping the Peace,’ in Angela Drakulich, ed., A Global Agenda: Issues before the 58th General Assembly of the United Nations, New York: UNA-USA, 2003, pp. 52-111(co-authored)
- ‘Turkish-Pakistan Relations: Continuity and Change,’ in Mehmet Tahiroglu & Tareq Ismael, eds., Turkey in the 21st Century: Changing Role in World Politics, Gazimagusa, North Cyprus: Eastern Mediterranean University, 2000, pp. 149-178
- ‘Potential Outcomes of the Cyprus-EU Accession Process: Analyzing Scenarios for the Future Political Setup in Cyprus,’ in Ismail Bozkurt, ed., Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Cyprus Studies, Gazimagusa: Eastern Mediterranean University, 2000, pp. 51-69
- ‘Restoring the Credibility of NPT Regime: A New Global Approach,’ in Mehmet Tahiroglu, et al, eds., Globalization in World Affairs: Socio-Economic and Political Dimensions, Gazimagusa: Eastern Mediterranean University, 1999, pp. 407-28
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Journal Articles |
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- ‘Beyond the Geopolitics of Resolving the Conflict in Afghanistan,” Contemporary
South Asia, forthcoming
- ‘China’s Kashmir Policy,’ Pakistan Horizon, forthcoming
- ‘The US Af-Pak Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities for Pakistan,’ Asian Affairs: An American Review 37:4 (October-December 2010), pp. 191-209
- ‘Forging a Doctrine of International Community in a Post-Unilateral Environment,’ Margallah Papers, Special Edition (2009), pp. 1-21
- ‘Why NATO Is Failing in Afghanistan,’ IPRI Journal 8:1 (Winter 2008), pp. 53-69
- ‘The Future of India-Pakistan Peace Process amid the War on Terror in Afghanistan,’ IPRI Journal 4:2 (Summer 2007), pp. 56-72
- ‘Siachen: A By-Product of the Kashmir Dispute and a Catalyst for Its Resolution, Pakistan Journal of History and Culture 27:2 (July-December 2006), pp. 84-114
- ‘Competing Religious Nationalisms and the Partition of British India,’ Pakistan Journal of History and Culture 26:2 (July-December 2005), pp. 1-11
- ‘Towards Kashmir Settlement beyond Jihad,’ Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs 9:1 (March-May 2004), pp. 29-44
- ‘Post-War Afghanistan: Rebuilding a Ravaged Nation,’ Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs7:1 (March-May 2002), pp. 52-70
- ‘Containing the Taliban: Path to Peace in Afghanistan,’ Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs 5:4 (December-February 2000-2001), pp. 67-85
- ‘Prospects of Cyprus Settlement after the Helsinki Summit,’ Marmara Journal of European Studies 8:1-2 (2000), pp. 59-74
- ‘Turkey and Pakistan: Bridging the Growing Divergence,’ Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs 5:3 (September-November 2000), pp. 154-69
- ‘Cyprus after the Helsinki Summit,’ Journal of Cyprus Studies 5:3-4 (Summer-Fall 1999), pp. 87-110
- ‘A New Nuclear Arms Control Regime,’ Pakistan Journal of American Studies 16:2 (Spring 1998), pp. 43-58
- ‘New Pak Policy towards the US,’ National Development and Security 5:4 (May 1997), pp. 93-104
- ‘Reducing the Nuclear Danger,’ Pakistan Journal of American Studies 14:1-2 (Spring & Fall 1996), pp. 41-54
- ‘Stopping the Nuclear Spread after START,’ Pakistan Journal of American Studies 11:2 (Fall 1993), pp. 15-27
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PAPER PRESENTATIONS |
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- British Policy Towards Pakistan amid the War on Terror, international conference
organized by Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), Heinrich Boll Stiftung
(HBS) and The Express Tribune, Islamabad, December 8-9, 2011.
- Pakistan’s Role in the War on Terror, international conference on AFPAK: Ten Years
since Operation Enduring Freedom, Asia-Pacific Foundation and George C Marshal Centre
for European Security, London, 5 October 2011.
- Terrorist in South Asia: Retrospect and Prospect, international seminar on Terrorism
in Retrospect and Perspective, London Institute of South Asia, London, July 13,
2011.
- Post-Bin Laden Pakistan-United States Relations, panel discussion on Post-Osama
US-Pakistan Relations and Counter-Terrorism: An Unhappy Marriage?, Oxford University
Pakistan Society, Oxford, 4 June 2011.
- ‘Reconciliation through Regionalism: Beyond Militaristic Response to Terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan,’ 25th Annual Conference of British Association of South Asian Studies, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, April 11-13, 2011
- ‘The Role of China and Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Kashmir Dispute,’ Roundtable on Asian Powers in Kashmir, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for Defense and Security Studies, London, January 25, 2011
- ‘Struggle for the Soul of Pakistan,’ Seminar on The Assassination of Governor Punjab in the Context of the Blasphemy Law, organized by Pakistan Society of School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS, University of London, January 12, 2011
- ‘Pakistan’s Possible Role as Energy Corridor,’ International Workshop on Pakistan-Russian Collaboration and the Afghan Crisis, organized by South Asian Strategic Stability Institute in collaboration with Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University), Islamabad, November 1, 2010
- ‘Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations and Stabilization of the Region, International Conference on Stabilizing Afghanistan: Regional Perspective and Prospects, organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute in collaboration with Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 3-4 August 2010
- ‘Understanding the Terrorist Threat: Defining Terrorism in Pakistani Context,’ National Workshop on Pakistan’s Responses to Terrorism, organized by Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, in collaboration with Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Peshawar, Pakistan, 25-26 March 2010
- ‘Obama Administration's AfPak Policy and Pakistan's Response,’ 51st Annual Convention of the International Studies Association on Theory vs. Policy: Connecting Scholars and Practitioners, New Orleans, USA, February 17-20, 2010
- ‘The Kurdish Question and the Territorial Integrity of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria,’ International Seminar on Humanitarian, Preemptive, Punitive and Political Intervention and State Sovereignty: Varying Political, Moral and Legal Standpoints, organized by Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, in collaboration with Hanns-Seidel Foundation, December 9-10, 2009
- ‘Violent Non-State Actors and the Challenges to State Authority: Placing Terrorism in India and Pakistan in Perspective,’ International Conference on Strategic Stability in South-West Asia in the Wake of New US Policy for the Region, The Foundation for Peace, Islamabad, July 28, 2009
- ‘Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations’ Workshop of Af-Pak Dialogue Forum 2009 on Bridging Bilateral Gaps, Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Islamabad, July 20-22, 2009
- ‘Forging a Doctrine of International Community in a Post-Unilateral Environment,’ National Seminar on Contemporary Environment: Is a Neo-Cold War in the Making?, Institute of Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis, National Defense University, Islamabad, May 28, 2009
- ‘The War on Terror and its Impact on Military Strategies of States,’ Workshop on Strategic Studies, organized by Department of International Relations in collaboration with Hanns-Seidel Foundation, University of Karachi, May 6-8, 2009
- ‘Conceptualizing Terrorism: Perspective from the Periphery,’ International Conference on The State of International Relations in Pakistan, organized by Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University in collaboration with Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, April 6-8, 2009
- ‘NATO Mission in Afghanistan: Problems and Prospects,’ 50th Annual Convention of International Studies Association on Exploring the Past, Anticipating the Future, New York, USA, February 15-18, 2009
- ‘Pros and Cons of Conflict Sensitive Reporting,’ Workshop on Conflict Sensitive Journalism, organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute in collaboration with Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Sri Lanka, Islamabad, September 1, 2008
- ‘Simplifying a Complex Issue: The Problem of Understanding Terrorism,’ Conference on Terrorism and Extremism: Social-Psychological Perspectives, National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, October 15-17, 2008
- ‘Differences in US-EU Approaches to the Middle East: Greater Middle East Initiative and Iraq as Case Studies,’ International Seminar on EU as an Emerging International Power: Its Middle East Policy, organized by Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi in collaboration with Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Karachi, November 26-27, 2008
- ‘NATO Mission in Afghanistan: Causes and Effects of Its Current Failure’ 2nd Global International Studies Conference, World International Studies Committee, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 23-26, 2008
- ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization: China, Russia, and Regionalism in Central Asia,’ 1st International Convention of Social Sciences Research Council on Inter-Asian Connections, Dubai School of Government, University of Dubai, UAE, February 21-23, 2008
- ‘State Patronage an Important Factor in the Rise of Islamic Science,’ International Conference on Islamic Science and the Contemporary World, International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 9-10, 2008
- ‘Indonesia’s Counter-Terrorism Success: Lessons for Pakistan’s Fight against Terrorism,’ International Seminar on Enhancing Pakistan-Indonesia Relations: Perspectives and Challenges, Area Study Centre for Far East and Southeast Asia, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan, November 12, 2007
- ‘Assessing the War on Terror in Afghanistan,’ International Conference on Middle East between Past and Future, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan, October 24-25, 2007
- ‘Pakistan’s War against Terrorism: Challenges and Implications,’ Testimony before Pakistan Hearing of the International Commission of Jurists’ Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, Islamabad, March 5, 2007
- ‘Securing Peace in South Asia amid the War on Terror in Afghanistan,’ International Conference on Perspectives on Religion, Politics and Society in South Asia, organized by Pakistan Study Centre, University of Punjab, in collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Lahore, February 19-20, 2007
- ‘OIC and the Muslim World: Principal Challenges and Potential Opportunities,’ 2nd Annual Social Sciences Conference, Lahore University of Management sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, June 6-7, 2006
- ‘Reforming OIC to Revitalize the Muslim World: Principal Challenges and Potential Opportunities,’ 7th Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, March 22-26, 2006
- ‘Combating Terrorism in Afghanistan: Implications for Central Asian Stability,’ International Seminar on Global Terrorism: Its Genesis, Implications, Remedial and Counter Measures,’ Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, August 29-31, 2005
- ‘Competing Religious Nationalisms and the Partition of British India,’ National Conference on Pakistan Movement: Historical and Cultural Perspectives, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, June 28-29, 2005
- ‘From Pan-Islamism to Muslim Nationalism: The Indian Muslim Response to the Turkish War of Liberation,’ International Conference on Turkish War of Liberation, National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, May 12-13, 2005
- ‘The Kashmir Dispute: Reversing the Post-1989 Jihad Movement as a First Step to Final Settlement,’ International Convention on Global Tensions and their Challenges to Governance of the International Community, International Studies Association & Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, June 26-28, 2003
- ‘The Role of the Military in the Polity and Economy under Globalization: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Pakistan,’ 4th Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, March 19-23, 2003
- ‘Overcoming the Challenges Facing Globalization after September 11,’ American Society for Competitiveness’s Annual Conference on Competition in a Turbulent World, Washington, DC, USA, October 10-12, 2002
- ‘India and Pakistan: Competing Religious Nationalisms, and their Domestic and External Implications,’ 43rd Annual Convention of International Studies Association on Dissolving Boundaries: The Nexus between Comparative Politics and International Relations, New Orleans, USA, March 24-27, 2002
- ‘Fighting Terrorism: Fuelling Indo-Pak Conflict,’ International Conference on September 11 and the Clash of Civilizations: the Role of the Media and Public Discourse, International Centre for Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies (ICCMES), Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, April 25-27, 2002
- ‘Resolving the Cyprus Dispute through EU Enlargement,’ International Conference on Conflict Resolution, US Association for Humanistic Psychology & Russian Harmony Institute, St Petersburg, Russia, May 11-15, 2001
- ‘Potential Outcomes of the Cyprus-EU Accession Process: Analyzing Scenarios for the Future Political Setup in Cyprus,’ 3rd International Congress on Cyprus Studies, Center for Cypriot Studies, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, November 13-17, 2000 (co-speaker)
- ‘Turkish-Pakistan Relations: Continuity and Change,’ International Conference on Turkey in the 21st Century: Changing Role in World Politics, ICCMES, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, April 26-28, 2000
- ‘Media and Human Rights,’ Regional Seminar on Independent Functioning of Press/Media Councils, World Association of Press Councils, Gazimagusa, North Cyprus, September 6-8, 2000
- ‘Religious Nationalism in Subcontinent Politics,’ International Conference on Competing Nationalisms, organized by ICCMES, Eastern Mediterranean University, in collaboration with Central Connecticut State University (USA) & Universitat Der Bundeswher (Germany), Gazimagusa, North Cyprus, November 30-December 2, 2000
- ‘Restoring the Credibility of NPT: A New Global Approach,’ International Conference on Globalization in World Affairs: Socio-Economic and Political Dimensions, ICCMES, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, November 19-21, 1998
- ‘A New Pak Policy towards the US,’ National Seminar on US-Pakistan Relations, Foundation for Research on International Environment, National Development and Security, Islamabad, April 29, 1997
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MEMBERSHIP |
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- International Studies Association (ISA)
- British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS)
- Trustee, Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), Islamabad
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