Dr. Shahida Aman

Designation and Administrative Responsibilities

Professor Chairperson

Profile

I am currently working as the Chairperson and a Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar. With an excellent academic record with distinctions throughout, I have around 3 decades of research, teaching and administrative experience in the field of Higher Education and project management. I have published extensively with around 35 papers in reputed international and local Research Journals. I have served as a Principal and Co-Principal Investigator for 9 international and national Research Projects. These projects range from protracted displacement crisis issues, migrations, to social assistance in crisis, climate change governance, women mainstreaming in the Pakistan Afghanistan borderland, radicalization and de-radicalization. Additionally, I have done consultancy on international projects for prestigious organizations such as the UNICEF funded Samuel Hall Research. I have supervised around PhD., and MPhil thesis. I have accumulated the administrative experience of working as the Coordinator for BS Programme in the Department of Political Science for 4 years. I have been appointed to the Senate, Board of Faculty, Graduate Studies Committee, Advanced Studies and Research Boards and Anti-Harassment Committees in University of Peshawar as well as other reputed Universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. My varied experience of Research Consultancies, Project Management, Teaching and Administrative work in managing different academic programmes, department’s financial and student affairs, research projects, and my services in different Boards of Studies and Selection Boards and a long teaching career have endowed me with critical faculties in the field of project management, research, teaching, and administration.

Research and Teaching Interests

The broader areas of interest include: Migrations & Displacements; Climate Change Governance and Environment Politics; Social Protection among Marginalized Communities; Conflict, Peace and State Building in the Pakistan Afghanistan Region; Gender and Politics; Youth and Militancy; Radicaliza-tion and Counter Radicalization; Terrorism and Impacts on Pakistan, and the Borderland of Paki-stan.

Education

University of Peshawar, Pakistan — PhD (Politics/ Central Asian Studies), 2014.

University of Peshawar, Pakistan —MA (Political Science), 1994. 1st Division (Gold Medalist).

Federal Government Girls Degree College Peshawar, Pakistan —BA (Political Science and History), 1992. 1st Division (First Class Third Position in the University).

Federal Government Girls Degree College Peshawar, Pakistan —FA (Civics, History, English), 1989. 1st Division.

University Model School, Peshawar — Matric (Humanities Group), 1987. 1st Division (Topped Humanities Group).

Academic Achievements

  1. First class first position in the Ph. D., course work examination of Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar with a 3.9 GPA.
  2. First class first position (Gold Medalist) in the M.A Political Science Examination, University of Peshawar (1994).
  3. First Class Third position in the B.A examination, University of Peshawar (1992) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  4. First Class Second Position in FA examination in the F. G Degree Peshawar.
  5. First position in the Humanities Group of University Model School in SSCE Examination, Peshawar Board.

Working Experience

A: Teaching:         30 years of Teaching experience

PROFESSOR: DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR- 19th October 2018– TO DATE.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR – 10th November 2015 – 18th October 2018.

LECTURER (Permanent): DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR, PESHAWAR- 6TH August 1996 – 9TH November 2015.

LECTURER (Ad hoc in Stop Gaps): DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR, PESHAWAR – 01 September 1994 – 5th August 1996.

B: Administration:

  • Working as a Chairperson of the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar since July 14, 2022.
  • Worked as a BS Coordinator (4 years) in the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar (UoP), with around 600 students, it is one of the largest BS programmes in UoP.
  • Administrative experience of managing and executing 9 Research Projects from International and National Funding Agencies (Details Below) as Principal Investigator (P-I) and Co-Principal Investigator (Co P-I).
  • Managing and executing International and National Conferences, International Summer Schools, and Workshops (Details Below).
  • Administrative Experience of working in various Committees, Board of Faculty, Board of Studies, Graduate Studies Committee, Advanced Studies and Research Boards, and Anti-Harassment Committee (Details Below).

Grants/Funding

A. Research Project Grants:

    1. Team Lead (PI) for Project, Collaboration with Public Institutions to Strengthen a

    Pakistan-EU Hub for Research and Policy Dialogue in Migration Research Cell, University of Peshawar. Contract awarded by GIZ Global Programme “Centres for Migraiton and Development”. This 22 Months research project runs from 16.11.2025 to 30.09.2027. Project Underway.

    1. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded project Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex on ‘Climate Induced Displacement and Social Assistance in Chitral, Pakistan’. Awarded in 2024 for 8 months. PI of the project. Successfully completed.
    2. UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund & UK Research and Innovation in collaboration with University of Sussex for the project ‘Protracted Displacement Economies’. Awarded in 2020 for three years. Co-PI of the project. Successfully completed.
    3. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded project Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. Awarded in 2022 for 2 years. PI of the project. Successfully completed.
    4. Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s Grant for the Project ‘Pakhtun Women and Mainstreaming of Erstwhile FATA: Gender (in)Equality, (dis)Empowerment and Reform Processes in Pakistan’. Grant Awarded in April 2022. PI of the Project.
    5. Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s Grant for the Project ‘Socio-Economic-Political Transformations and Governance Reforms in FATA’. Grant Awarded in March 2016. Co-PI of the Project. Successfully completed.
    6. United Nations Development Programme Grant for the project ‘Gender and Radicalization in Pakistan: A Case Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities’. Grant awarded in 2016. PI of the Project. Successfully completed.
    7. CPEC Policy Research Federal Government’s Grant for the project, ‘A ‘Game Changer’ For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: CPEC, KP Government’s Projects and the Socio-Economic Dividends’. Grant awarded in 2018. PI of the Project. Successfully completed.
    8. Higher Education Department (HED), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s grant for the project, ‘Security Sector Reforms and E-Policing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Challenges and Prospects.’ Project has passed the first stage of peer review process and is in the final stages of approval.

B. International Consultancies

  1. UNICEF study on Generating Evidence on Child Migration in Pakistan in collaboration with Samuel Hall, UK. (2024).

C. Study Grants:

  1. Secured the Higher Education Commission Pakistan Indigenous Scholarship under the scheme of Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in General Universities in Pakistan for Ph.D., Studies in the Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar (2006-2010).

D. Travel Grants:

  1. FCDO funded Grant to participate in the International Association for the Study of Forced Migrations (IASFM) 20 conference on “Forced Displacement in an Urbanizing World” held on 21-23 January 2025 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  2. UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund & UK Research and Innovation funded project ‘Protracted Displacement Economies’ travel grant to participate in Royal Geographical Society’s Annual conference at London from August 30- September 1, 2023.
  3. UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund & UK Research and Innovation funded project ‘Protracted Displacement Economies’ travel grant to participate in Annual Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 12-18 March 2023.
  4. UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund & UK Research and Innovation funded project ‘Protracted Displacement Economies’ travel grant to participate in Annual Meeting in Beirut, Lebanon from 17-22 May 2022.
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 Professional and Research Experience

A. United States Information Agency (USIA) Exchange Programme

Visited the United States to participate in the month long USIA’s International Visitor Programme, from June 17 to July 12, 1996.  Funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, USA. This programme primarily focused on Human Rights in the United States.

B. Research Supervision:

HEC APPROVED SUPERVISOR (since 2018)

Ph. D Theses Supervised:  (8)

  1. Muhammad Riaz. (November 2025). ‘Religious Identity, Exclusion, Violence and Socio-Political Transformations in Malakand Division, Pakistan’.
  2. Niaz Muhammad, PhD. (October 2025), ‘Securitization, Border Management and Pakistan Afghanistan Relations under Taliban Government’.
  3. Muhammad Iqbal Uddin PhD. (December 2024), ‘Climate Change and Governance: A Thematic Analysis of the Environmental Laws and Practices in Pakistan’.
  4. Shah Nawaz, PhD. (May 2023), titled ‘Post-Colonial Justice System: An Analysis of Dispute Resolution Councils in Peshawar and Shangla’.
  5. Muhammad Irfan Mahsud, Ph. D (April 2019), titled ‘Religious Militancy and Tribal Transformation in Pakistan: A Case Study of Mehsud Tribes in South Waziristan Agency’.
  6. Shahid Ahmad Afridi (Major Retd.), Ph. D (October 2018) titled ‘Pakistan’s Counter Insurgency Doctrine and Practice in Swat (2007-2015)’.
  7. Co supervised thesis of Mrs. Hassina Bashir, Ph.D (August 2020), titled ‘Women Political Leadership in Traditional Asian Societies: A Case Study of Begum Naseem Wali Khan’.
  8. Co supervised thesis of Mr. Hassan Shah, Ph. D (August 2019), titled ‘Voting Behaviour in Pakistan: An Analysis of Partisan and Floating Voters in General Elections 2013 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’.

M.Phil. Theses Supervised: (15)

  1. Phil Thesis of Ms. Asma Noor (2026), titled Climate-Induced Displacements, Gender and Vulnerabilities in District Lower Chitral.
  2. Phil Thesis of Ms. Sara Saeed (2025), titled Challenges to Women Contestants in the first Local Government Elections 2022 In Wana Tehsil, South Waziristan Lower’.
  3. Phil Thesis of Ms. Safina Bibi (March 2024), titled ‘Religious Minorities in Pakistan and the Issue of Krishna Dawra Temple in District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’.
  4. Phil Thesis of Mr. Muhammad Salmanullah Khan (May 2024), titled ‘Climate Induced Internal Migration and Government Response: A Case Study of Lakki Marwat’.
  5. Phil Thesis of Ms. Mehtab Zia (March 2024), titled ‘Militancy, Conflict and Impacts on Girls’ Education in Swat Valley (2007-2011)’.
  6. Phil thesis of Ms. Hina Kausar (March 2024), titled ‘Determination of Women’s Voting Turnout in District Lower Chitral’.
  7. Phil thesis of Ms. Tabassum Mushtaq (January 2024), titled ‘Laws, Rights and Tribal women: A Critical Study of Newly Merged District Orakzai’.
  8. Phil thesis of Ms. Shumaila Rasan (March 2022), titled ‘Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges to Women Entrepreneurs and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Response Mechanism.’
  9. Phil thesis of Mr. Yasir Obaid (February 2022) titled ‘Socio-Economic Integration of Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) from Waziristan in District Karak’.
  10. Phil Thesis of Ms. Kainat, (June 2021) titled ‘Pakhtun Women and Structural Violence in District Malakand’.
  11. Phil Thesis of Mr. Ihtesham Tariq (March 2021) titled ‘Fencing on the Pakistan Afghanistan Border: political and Economic Impacts on the Mengal and Turi Tribes of Kurram Tribal District’.
  12. Phil Thesis of Ms. Sabahat Ijaz, (September 2021). titled ‘Gender Stereotype and Electoral Symbolism in Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan’.
  13. Phil Thesis of Ms. Fatima Bibi, (January 2020), titled ‘An Analysis of Women Electoral Participation in District Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’.
  14. Phil Thesis of Mr. Osama Khalil, (November 2019), titled ‘The Role of Pakistani Madaris in Afghan Jihad: A Case Study of Jama’at’e Isha’at al-tauheedwal suna’at (1979-1989)’.
  15. Phil Thesis of Mr. Malik Kashif Ali Khan, (September 2019), titled ‘Decentralization Under the Local Government Act 2013: A Case Study of District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’.
  16. Phil Thesis of Mr. Noor Ahmad, (September 2019), titled ‘An Analysis of Anti-Narcotics Policy in Post 2001 Afghanistan: A Case Study of Nangahar Province’.
  17. Phil Thesis of Mr. Niaz Muhammad, (August 2019), titled ‘Afghan Perception on Pakistan’s North-Western Border Management Policy’.

 

External Examiner/Evaluator:

  • Examined and evaluated more than 15 M.Phil/PhD dissertations from different universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Evaluator/ External Examiner for MPhil and PhD., Research theses from Qurtuba University, Peshawar.
  • Evaluator/ External Examiner for MPhil Research theses and MA Research Theses from Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar.
  • Evaluator/ External Examiner for MPhil Research theses from Women University, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Evaluator/ External Examiner for MSc theses from Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), University of Peshawar.

 

C. Professional Membership:

Core member and head of Migration Research Network Pakistan (MRNP).

Member of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM).

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s Approved Supervisor since 2018.

Member University of Peshawar Committee for Devising Consultancy Policy of the University.

Member of Research and Ethical Board (REB), University of Peshawar.

Member Academic Council, University of Peshawar.

Member Senate, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan since October 21, 2025.

Member Senate, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since March 17, 2025.

Member Board of Faculty, Social Sciences, University of Peshawar. Peshawar.

Member Main Advance Studies and Research Board (ASRB), University of Peshawar. Peshawar

Member Board of Governors, Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Pakistan w.e.f July 8, 2025.

Member Board of Faculty of Islamic & Oriental Studies, University of Peshawar, Pakistan w.e.f. April 14, 2025.

Member Advance Studies and Research Board, Social Sciences, University of Peshawar. Peshawar.

Member Inquiry Committee on Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act-2010 in University of Peshawar.

Member ASRB Sub-Committee on Review of all Academic Requests and Grievances, University of Peshawar.

Member Board of Faculty of Management & Information Sciences, University of Peshawar.

Member/ Convener Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar.

Member/ Convener Board of Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar. Peshawar.

Member Board of Studies, University of Chitral, Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Member Selection Board, University of Chitral, Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Member Board of Studies, Department of Political Science, Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST).

Member Graduate Studies Committee, Department of History, University of Peshawar. Peshawar.

Member Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, Shaheed Benizor Bhutto Women University, Peshawar.

Member/ Convener Department Tenure Track Review Committee (DTRC) for ‘On Job Performance Reviews of TTS Faculty members of the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Lakki Marwat University, Bacha Khan University and Abdul Wali Khan University, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Member University of Peshawar Committee to review the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Women Empowerment Policy (2026-2030) for effective implementation and complaince, constituted on July 6, 2026.

Member Scrutiny, and Demonstration Committee in FATA University, Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Subject Expert for recruitment in provincial services through Public Service Commission, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Served as subject expert on Selection boards (for faculty) in University of Peshawar and FATA University.

Member Assessment Team for assessment and evaluation of MPhil Political Science Programme at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar.

Member Assessment Team for assessment and evaluation of BS Political Science Programme at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar.

Worked as Sub-Editor in the Editorial Board for the Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (JHSS), University of Peshawar from May 31, 2019, to 2021.

 D. Reviewer of Research Journals:

Reviewed various research articles for international journals such as Geo-Politics (impact factor 3.0) and local journals such as IPRI Policy Research Institute Journal, Journal of Islamic Studies, Journal of Central Asia, Review of Human Rights, and Pakistan Journal of Criminology.

 E. Reviewer of HEC Project Proposals

Reviewed research project proposals submitted to Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for funding.

F. Voluntary and Professional Organizations’ Membership

Founding member of Society of Social Science Academics, Pakistan.

Member Peshawar University Teachers Association (PUTA).

Member Chitral Environment Protection Society (CHEPS).

Member Afghanistan Working Group, Pakistan.

G. Trainings:

    1. One day Training Workshop on ‘Learning Workshop by National Network of Economic think Tanks (NNETT)’ conducted by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on September 3, 2024.
    2. Two-day training on ‘International Humanitarian Law’ conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peshawar, March 2014, on April 2-3, 2019.
    3. Two-day training on ‘Case Teaching Methodologies’ conducted by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) Department of Learning Innovation on March 14-15, 2007.
    4. One month training on ‘Staff Development Course’ conducted by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) National Academy of Higher Education from July 14 – August 23, 2006.
    5. One month training visit to the US on ‘Human Rights in the United States’ arranged by the United States Information Agency’s (USIA) International Visitor Program from June 17 – July 12, 1996.
    6. One month Driving License Training from Mujahida Academy, Peshawar.

 

H. Organizing Conferences, Summer Schools and Workshops:

  1. Organized the Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) Stakeholders’ meeting. Presentation of key findings from the “Configurations of Social Assistance in Situations of Mass Displacement” project. University of Peshawar, 9 May 2024.
  2. Organized the Protracted Displacement Crises in Pakistan, International Conference and Stakeholders’ Meeting, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, 5 May 2023.
  3. Organized Two International Conferences on ‘Displacement Crises in Pakistan’ in collaboration with the University of Sussex, UK in May 2023 and May 2024.
  4. Organized International Conferences in Collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020/21.
  5. Organized International Summer Schools for Pak-Afghan Students in Collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
  6. Organized several National Conferences at the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar.
  7. Organized and conducted several International Workshops in Bara Gali, sponsored by the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
  8. Member ‘Consultative Committee’ for organizing the National Criminology Conference, organized under the title, ‘Establishment of Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences,’ in the Department of Criminology, University of Peshawar on November 4-6, 2019.
  9. Organized the UNDP sponsored Seminar on ‘Parliamentary Roadshow: How Parliament Works?’ University of Peshawar, in the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar on July 4, 2018.
  10. Organized the Bara Gali International Studies Conference, from 27-30th July 2025. 

 

I. Languages: Proficiency in speaking, writing, and reading English, Urdu, and speaking of Pashto and Khowar languages.  

 

Publications

HEC Recognized W Category:  (papers)

Ceri Oeppen, Shahida Aman, Muhammed Ayub Jan, Abdul Rauf, and Rajith Lakshman. Does not being a citizen even matter? The experiences of protracted displacement for Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

Papers submitted to International W Category Journals are in the process of publication.

 

HEC Recognized X Category:  (9 papers)

  1. Muhammad Ayub Jan, Muhammad Zubair & Shahida Aman. (2023). Panarchies of transformation and resilience: Delineating systemic change in the society, economy, and ecology of Malakand. Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. https://doi.org/10.1177/20578911231153257. 8(2), 576-593. Published Date: June 2023.
  2. Saima Parveen, Shahida Aman & Shagufta Aman. (Winter 2023). The Multinational Approach to Peace and Stability in Afghanistan: Divergence and Convergence between Pakistan, United States and China. FWU Journal of Social Sciences. Volume 17 (4), 109-124. DOI: http://doi.org/10.51709/19951272/Winter2023/9.
  3. Faiza Bashir & Shahida Aman. (Summer 2021). US Security Assistance to Pakistan in Post 9/11 Period. FWU Journal of Social Sciences. 15 (2). Page Nos. 96-116 ISSN: 1995-1272.
  4. Shahida Aman & Muhammad Ayub Jan. (Winter 2016). State Building Interventions and Their Impact on Formal and Informal Institutions: Paradox of Contestation and Cooperation in Post-2001 Afghanistan. IPRI Journal, Islamabad Policy Research Institute, Islamabad. Volume: XVI, Issue 1. Page Nos. 22-41. ISSN: 1684-9787, EISSN: 1684-9809.
  5. Shahida Aman. (2013 Issue Published in February 2016). Malik Militancy Conundrum: Deciphering the Transitions in Traditional Pakhtun Leadership. Islamic Studies Journal, Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University Islamabad. Volume: 52/ Issue: 2, Page Nos. 155-183. ISSN: 0578-8072.
  6. Shahida Aman & Shagufta Aman. (2015). Building Capacity to Build Dependency? Institutional Paradoxes in Post-2001 State Building in Afghanistan. Journal of Political Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Punjab. 22/2, Page Nos. 399-420. Issn: 1994-1080 (Print), Issn: 2308-8338 (Online).
  7. Shahida Aman & Muhammad Ayub Jan. (July-December 2015). A Historical Analysis of Trends in Pakhtun Ethno-Nationalism. An International Journal of South Asian Studies, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Punjab, Lahore. 30/2 Page Nos. 231-246. Issn: 1026-678x.
  8. Shahida Aman & Shagufta Aman. (April 2015). Understanding Failed States and State Failure: Discourses and Limitations. Pakistan Horizon, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Karachi. 68/2, Page Nos. 95-118. Issn: 0030-980x.
  9. Shahida Aman & Shagufta Aman. (Winter 2014). Theory and Practice of Interventionist State Building: Paradoxes and Limitations. Journal of Political Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Punjab. 21/2, Page Nos. 27-51. ISSN: 1994-1080 (Print), ISSN: 2308-8338 (Online).

 

HEC Recognized Y Category: (24 papers)

  1. Shahida Aman, Muhammad Ayub Jan, Muhammad Zubair, & Shahzad Ali. (2025). Gender Mainstreaming, Religious Discourse, Customary Practices and Discrimination against Women in the Newly Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Journal of Social Sciences Research and Policy (JSSRP). Vol. 3. No. 2. Pp. 316-331. ISSN (E): 3006-6557. ISSN (P): 3006-6549. URL: Jssrp.org.pk.
  2. Muhammad Riaz and Shahida Aman. (October-December 2025). Religion and Politics: A Conundrum of Identity Formation and Political Movements in Malakand, Pakistan. Advance Social Science Archive Journal. Vol. 4. No. 2. Pp. 334-349. ISSN (E): 3006-2500. ISSN (P): 3006-2497.URL: https://assajournal.com.
  3. Niaz Mohammad Hamdard, Shahida Aman and Abdul Basit Ilham. (2025). Islamic Emirate and the Fencing of the Durand Line. Policy Research Journal. 3. Issue. 7. ISSN (E): 3006-7030. ISSN (P): 3006-7022. Pp. 256-276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16870256
  4. Muhammad Ayub Jan, Shahida Aman, Muhammad Zubair, & Shahzad Ali. (Spring 2025). Giving voice to the Voiceless: Women’s Political Participation and the Socio-Cultural and Infrastructural Barriers in the Newly Merged Tribal Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Regional Tribune (TRT). Vol. 4. No. 2. Pp. 231-248. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55737/trt/SG25.113
  5. Niaz Mohammad, Shahida Aman and Shah Nawaz. (Jan-Jun 2023). People Across Durand Line. Perception of Policy of Border Management. International Journal of Pukhtunkhwa. Volune 8, Issue 1. Pp. 96-114.
  6. Shah Nawaz and Shahida Aman. (July-December 2022). Dispute Resolution Councils in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: The Personification of Jirgas. International Journal of Pukhtunkhwa. Volune 7, Issue II. Pp. 147-157.
  7. Hafeezullah, Shahida Aman and Muhammad Zubair. (January-June 2022). Securitizing the Pakistan Afghanistan Borderland: Impacts on the Ahmadzai Wazirs. Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ). 6, No. 1. eISSN: 2664-8148.
  8. Lateef HakimZai Khyber, Shahida Aman & Syed Rashid Ali. (Summer 2022). De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sabaoon. NUST, Journal of International Peace and Stability. NJIPS. Volume 5, Issue 2. ISSN-Online: 2616 – 4434. ISSN-Print: 2616 – 4426.
  9. Ishaq Ahmed & Shahida Aman. (April 21, 2021). Women’s rights in Pakistan: A study of religious and alternate discourses regarding women’s participation in politics. Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal. 5 (1), Page Nos. 123-138. eISSN: 2664-8148.
  10. Muhammad Irfan Mahsud & Shahida Aman. (October 2018). History of Religious Militancy in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Criminology. 10 (4), Page Nos. 98-110. ISSN (print): 2074-2738; (online): 2222-6648.
  11. Shahida Aman. (Winter 2016 Published in Winter 2018). State Building Interventions in Post-Cold War Period: A Critique of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ and ‘Humanitarianism’. Review of Human Rights. 2 (1), Page Nos. 87-103. ISSN (print): 2520-7024; ISSN (online): 2520-7032.
  12. Shahida Aman. (Winter 2014 Published In March 2017). Rentier Statehood, Growth of Capital and State Making in Afghanistan. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Issue No. 75 Page Nos. 99-118. ISSN: 1729-9802.
  13. Shahida Aman & Shagufta Aman. (January 2016). Western State Formation and Alternate State Formation: A Comparative Critical Appraisal. Journal of European Studies, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi. Volume: 32/ Issue: 1, Page Nos. 47-69P-Issn: 0258-9680, E-2307-5422.
  14. Shahida Aman. (Winter 2013, Published in January 2016). Post 2001 State Building in Afghanistan: Institutional Paradoxes, District Governance and the Interplay of the Formal and the Informal. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Issue: 73. Issn: 1729-9802.
  15. Muhammad Ayub Jan and Shahida Aman. (April 2016). War and Local Economy: Imprints of Violent Conflict on Batkhela Bazaar. Pakistan Journal of Criminology. Volume 8/ Issue: 2, Page Nos: 33-42. Issn: 2074-2738.
  16. Shahida Aman. (Summer 2014 Published in July 2016). State Building Failures in Post 2001 Afghanistan: A Critical Review of Literature. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar. Issue No. 74. Page Nos. 15-41. Issn 1729-9802.
  17. Muhammad Ayub Jan & Shahida Aman. (July-December 2015). Islam and Pakhtunwali: Convergence and Divergence of Religious and Cultural Identities Among the Pakhtuns of Pakistan. Peshawar Islamicus, Bi-Annual Research Journal of Islamic Studies, University of Peshawar. Volume 6/ issue 2, page nos. 15-27. Issn: 2305-154x.
  18. Shahida Aman & Shagufta Aman. (Autumn 2014). State Building in Post-2001 Afghanistan: The Liberalization Paradox. Regional Studies Journal, Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad. Volume: XXXII, Issue: 4, Page Nos. 51-71. ISSN: 0254-7988.
  19. Shahida Aman. (Winter 2012 Published in Winter, 2014). Politics Of Patrimonialism Revisited: The Case of Afghan State Making And Un-Making. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar. 71, Page Nos. 61-83. Pakistan/ ISSN: 1729-9802.
  20. Shahida Aman. (Summer 2013 Published in Spring 2014). State Failure and Fragility Indices: A Critical Appraisal. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Pakistan. 72, Page Nos. 53-78. Issn: 1729-9802.
  21. Salman Bangash & Shahida Aman. (Winter 2011, Published in Summer 2013). British Imperialism: The Great Game & The Second Anglo Afghan War. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University Of Peshawar, Pakistan. 69, Page Nos. 93-113. Issn: 1729-9802.
  22. Shahida Aman. (Winter 2008). The Economic and Geo-Strategic Importance of the Caspian Sea. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Pakistan. 63, Page Nos. 75-8. ISSN: 1729-9802
  23. Shahida Aman. (Winter 2006). Motives Behind the Russian Conquest of Central Asia. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Pakistan. 59, Page Nos. 191-202. ISSN: 1729-9802.
  24. Shahida Aman. (Summer 2005). Afghan Presidential Elections and Challenges to Karzai Administration and Government. Central Asia, Journal of Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Pakistan. 56, Page Nos. 195-221. ISSN: 1729-9802.

 

Other Publications: 

Book Chapters, Research-Based Expert commentaries and blog Posts:

2025:  Ishaq Ahmad and Shahida Aman. (2025). Zia’s Islamization and Women’s Rights in Pakistan: Religious and Alternative Discourses on Women’s Political Participation. In Pradis Asadi  Zeidabadi and Nadia Aghtaie (Eds). The Politics of Gender and Rights: The Islamic Context. Plagrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland. https://content.e-bookshelf.de/media/reading/L-27533744-4b15377aab.pdf

2025:  Muhammad Ayub Jan, Shahida Aman, Tahir Zaman, and Shagufta Aman. (December 2025). Fragmented Adaptive Social Protection in the Context of Climate-Induced Displacement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Working Paper. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19088/BASIC.2025.035

2025:   Muhammad Ayub Jan, Shahida Aman, Tahir Zaman, and Shagufta Aman. (December 2025). Policy Brief: Fragmented Adaptive Social Protection in the Context of Climate-Induced Displacement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Forthcoming. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Policy Brief. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19088/BASIC.2025.048

2025:    Ceri Oeppen, Shahida Aman, Muhammad Ayub Jan, Abdul Rauf (2025). ‘Pakistan’.  In Ceri Oeppen et al. (ed), Refugees in a world without Aid. Open Press, University of Sussex. Brighton. Pp, 138-166. Available at. https://openpress.sussex.ac.uk/refugeesinaworldwithoutaid/ 

2025:    Co-authored with Collyer et al. ‘Conclusion: A new political economy of displacement’. In Ceri Oeppen et al (ed), Refugees in a world without Aid. Open Press, University of Sussex. Brighton. Pp. 167-180. Available at. https://openpress.sussex.ac.uk/refugeesinaworldwithoutaid/ 

2025:    Co-authored with Collyer et al. ‘Researching Protracted Displacement’. In Ceri Oeppen et al (ed), Refugees in a world without Aid. Open Press, University of Sussex. Brighton. Pp. 23-41. Available at. https://openpress.sussex.ac.uk/refugeesinaworldwithoutaid/ 

2024:    Opinion Post (14 June 2024) New migration research in Pakistan. A collaborative blog post with Dr. Ceri Oeppen, Dr. M. Ayub Jan, Dr. Tahir Zaman and Dr. Michael Collyer. Sussex Center for Migration Research blog. Available at. https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/sussex-centre-for-migration-research/2024/06/14/new-migration-research-in-pakistan/

2023:    Expert Commentary (26 March 2023), Co-authored with Ceri Oeppen, M. Ayub Jan, and Abdul Rauf on Afghan refugees in Pakistan–Protracted displacement or protracted settlement?  For Asian Displacement Solutions Platform (ASDP) and Samuel Hall. ASDP Expert Commentary No 1. Available at: https://adsp.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Afghan-refugees-in-Pakistan.pdf 

2023:    Opinion Post (24 Jan 2023) co-authored with Tahir Zaman and M. Ayub Jan. How has social assistance responded to climate-related disasters in Pakistan? Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex under BASIC project funded by FCDO. Available at: https://www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/how-has-social-assistance-responded-to-climate-related-disasters-in-pakistan/

 

Conference Proceedings Edited:

  1. Shahida Aman. ed, (2018). Conference Proceedings, TheDynamics of Change in the Pakistan Afghanistan Region: Politics, (Dis) Integration and Reformation in the Borderland. 7th Annual International Conference, 4-5 September 2018, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad
  2. Shahida Aman. ed, (2017). Conference Proceedings, TheDynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Politics on Borderland. 6th Annual International Conference, 20-22 August 2017, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad. 
  3. Shahida Aman, et.al. eds. (2015). Conference Proceedings, 3rd International Social Science Conference, ‘State and Society in Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities’, May 13-14, 2015. Organized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Faculty of Social Science, University of Peshawar.
  4. Shahida Aman and Mohammad Ayub Jan. eds, (2014). Conference Proceedings, TheDynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective. 2nd International Conference, 25-26 June 2013, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad. 
  5. Shahida Aman and Mohammad Ayub Jan. eds. (2012). Conference Proceedings, Annual International Conference (14-15 November 20111) on theDynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective. Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad. 

 

Papers in Conference Proceedings and Book Reviews

2018

Introduction

Conference Proceedings, The Dynamics of Change in the Pakistan Afghanistan Region: Politics, (Dis) Integration and Reformation in the Borderland. 7th Annual International Conference September 4-5, 2018, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad

2017

Introduction

Conference Proceedings, The Dynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Politics on Borderland. 6th Annual International Conference, August 20-22, 2017, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad

2017

Trends of Radicalism in Youth: Countering Radicalization in Universities

Conference Proceedings for International Conference, “Issues of Radicalization in Migrant Urban Societies: A Comparative Assessment of Pakistan and Europe,”

Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi

2016

Book Review of ‘Frontier of Fear Confronting the Taliban on Pakistan’s Border’

Islamic Studies Journal, Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University Islamabad

2015

Introduction

Conference Proceedings for International Conference “Dynamics of Change in the Pak-Afghan Borderland: The Interplay of Past Legacies, Present Realities and Future Scenarios,” June 25-26, 2014, organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar & the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad

2015

Institutional Paradoxes and State Building in Afghanistan: District governance and the Interplay of formal and the informal in Bati Kot, Nangarhar

Conference Proceedings for International Conference “Dynamics of Change in the Pak-Afghan Borderland: The Interplay of Past Legacies, Present Realities and Future Scenarios,” June 25-26, 2014, organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar & the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad

2014

Introduction

Conference Proceedings for International Conference “The Dynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective,” June 25-26, 2013, organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar & the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad

2014

Malik-Militancy Conundrum: Deciphering the Transitions in Traditional Pakhtun leadership

Conference Proceedings for International Conference “The Dynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective,” June 25-26, 2013, organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar & the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad

2012

Introduction

Conference Proceedings for International Conference “The Dynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective,” November 14-15, 2011, organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar & the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad

 

 

 

Publications

Conference Presentations:

 

International Studies Conference 2026 on Pakistan and the Region Beyond: Navigating Conflict, Geopolitical Flux and Economic Opportunities-July 8-11 2026 at Baragali Campus. Paper titled, ‘Analyzing Trends and Patterns in Regular Labour Migration from Pakistan to Germany, Finland, Greece, Ireland, and Italy (2015-2024). 

Presented a paper in the IASFM Conference on International Association for the Study of Forced Migrations (IASFM) 20 conference on “Forced Displacement in an Urbanizing World” held on 21-23 January 2025 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

International Conference on Migration, Mobility and Belonging (22-23 April 2025), organized by University of Edinburgh and Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad: Paper title: Solidarity, Belonging, and Care Through Gham Khadi Practices within the Displacement-Affected Communities of Pakistan by Muhammad Ayub Jan and Shahida Aman. University of Peshawar.

International Conference on ‘Pakistan’s Afghan Repatriation Plan’, organized by Centre For Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College in collaboration with Simpson University and The Institute for Global Engagement. 17 June 2025. Paper title: Characteristics of Protracted Displacement Economies: A Comparative Analysis of Afghan Refugees and their Pakistani Hosts, by Dr. Shahida Aman and Muhammad Ayub Jan.

Conference on Challenges and Transformations in Contemporary Pakistan: 21-22 May 2025. Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College. Lahore. Paper Title: Solidarity, Belonging, and Care Through Gham Khadi Practices within the Displacement-Affected Communities of Pakistan by Muhammad Ayub Jan and Shahida Aman

Jan, A.,  and Aman, S., (April 2025), ‘Solidarity, Belonging, and Care Through Gham Khadi Practices within the Displacement-Affected Communities of Pakistan’. International Conference on Migration, Mobility and Belonging. Organized by the Department of Anthropology Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, from 22-23 April 2025.

 Oeppen, C., Aman, S., Jan, A and Rauf, A. (2024) ‘Does ‘refugeehood’ matter; how, when and where? Examining the experiences of Afghan refugees in Pakistan’, Displacement Crises in Pakistan International Conference, University of Peshawar, 8 May 2024.

Collyer, M., Adugna Tufa, F., Deshingkar, P., Oeppen, C., Aman, S., Samaha, C. and Zaman, T. (2023) ‘Geographies of refugee assistance and survival: comparing displacement affected communities in camps and cities’, ‘Forced Displacement and the City’ Conference IIED, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, September 26-27, 2023.

Oeppen, C., Rauf, A., Aman, S. and Jan, A. (2023) ‘The Lived Experience of Displacement and Mutual Support: Afghans in Pakistan’, Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre Symposium, London Metropolitan University, 11 May 2023.

Participated in the ‘Paigham-e-Pakistan International Conference on Peacemaking, National Integration, Social Cohesion and Interfaith Harmony,’ organized by the Paigham-e-Pakistan Centre for Peace, Reconciliation and Reconstruction Studies, Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University (IIUI), Islamabad on December 27, 2021, held at Islamic Research Institute, IIUI, Faisal Masjid Campus, Islamabad.

Participated in Seminar, ‘Strategic Environment in Indian Ocean Region and Policy Implications for Pakistan’ organized by Strategic Vision Institute (SVI) Islamabad in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, and China Study Centre, University of Peshawar on June 29, 2022, held at China Study Centre, University of Peshawar.

Two papers, entitled, ‘Political Transformations in Pakistan Afghanistan Borderland: Changing Perceptions about the Role, Functioning and Membership of Jirgas and Traditional Leadership’ and ‘Economic Vulnerability and Exclusion: Covid-19 Lockdowns and Afghan Women Refugees in Pakistan’ accepted for presentation at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Conference, ‘Development: Discourses and Critiques,’ to be held on March 25th to 27, 2022.

Conducted workshop on ‘Refugee & Research Methodologies: Challenges to Data Collection in Afghan Refugee Villages,’ in the International Summer School, ‘The Importance of Regional Connectivity in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Region with a Focus on Bilateral Dialogue and Challenges,’ organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad on September 30, 2021, at Bara Gali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar

Presented a talk on ‘Covid 19 Emergency and Impacts on Livelihoods in Pakistan’ in an online discussion on Covid 19, Migration and Pakistan, organized by Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2020.

Participated in a Workshop on ‘Violent Extremism and Hate Speech: The Gender Perspective,’ in a Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Multi-Stake Dialogue on Prevention of Violent Extremism, organized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Information for all Programme on September 17, 2019.

Presented a talk on HEC Thematic Research Grant Seminar, ‘Waziristan at the Cross-Current of Social Change’ on April 8, 2019, organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar.

Presented a lecture on ‘Gender and Radicalization,’ at Junior Command and Staff School, Badaber, Peshawar on October 9, 2018.

Presented a paper on ‘Leadership Transformations among the Pakhtun Tribes in FATA’ in the Mountstuart Alphinstone International Conference 2 held by the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies on April 18-20, 2017.

Presented a paper (Online), entitled, ‘Trends of Radicalism among Youth: Countering University Radicalization,’ at the International Conference, “Issues of Radicalization in Migrant Urban Societies: A Comparative Assessment of Pakistan and Europe,” organized by Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad on October 7-8, 2015.

Attended a one-day workshop on, ‘Civic Engagement in Local Bodies Elections in the KP 2015,’ on May 21st, 2015, at University of Peshawar, organized by Cell for FATA Studies, University of Peshawar Ministry of Local Government KP and UNDP.

Conducted workshop on ‘Challenging the Failed States Concept: Pakistan and Afghanistan,’ in the International Summer School, “Governance, Conflict and Peace Building,” organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and the Hanns Seidel Foundation in June 2015 at Bara Gali.

Presented paper ‘Militancy, Governance and Leadership Transformations in FATA,’ at International Conference on FATA, ‘Socio-Economic and Political Currents in FATA: A Way Forward,’ organized by Cell for FATA Studies, University of Peshawar at Peshawar on 10-11th June 2015.

Presented Paper ‘State’s Encapsulation of FATA: Legal and Political Reforms and Impact,’ at the International Conference, ‘1973 Constitution of Pakistan and its Amendments: Theory and Practice,’ organized by Department of History, University of Peshawar and the Hanns Seidel Foundation Islamabad on 29-27 May 2015 at Bara Gali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Paper, ‘Patrimonialism and State Making in Afghanistan,’ presented at the Friday Seminar of the Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar on November 7, 2014.

Presented a paper, ‘Pak-Afghan Borderland: Cultural and Geographical Features,’ in the

Presented a paper entitled, ‘Pakistan Afghanistan Border: Geographical and Cultural Dynamics,’ in the International Conference, ‘Regional Stability and Lessons Learned in Regional Peace Building,’ organized by the Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis (ISSRA), National Defence University Pakistan and the Royal Danish Defence College in National Defence University on 22-23 October 2014.

Conducted a workshop session on “Continuity and Discontinuity: The Case of Conflict and Transformation in Pak-Afghan Borderland” in the International Summer School, “Governance, Conflict and Peace Building,” organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and the Hanns Seidel Foundation on 8-9 September 2014 at Bara Gali.

Paper, “Institutional Paradoxes and State Building in Afghanistan: District governance and the Interplay of formal and the informal in Bati Kot, Nangarhar,” presented at the International Conference, “Dynamics of Change in the Pak-Afghan Borderland: The Interplay of Past Legacies, Present Realities and Future Scenarios,” on 25-26 June 2014 at Bara Gali, Summer Campus of University of Peshawar.

Seminar participant for ‘Misgovernance-Radicalization Nexus in Pakistan,’ organized by Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), University of Peshawar in collaboration with Governance Institute Network International (GINI) in Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Museum Conference Hall, University of Peshawar on April 4, 2014.

Conference Coordinator for the 3rd International Conference organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Islamabad entitled, “Dynamics of Change in the Pak-Afghan Borderland: The Interplay of Past Legacies, Present Realities and Future Scenarios,” on 25-26 June 2014 at Bara Gali, the Summer Campus of University of Peshawar.

Worked in the organizing committee of the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar for organizing the First and Second International Summer School for Pak-Afghan graduate students on “Peace, Conflict and Governance,” at Bara Gali from 1st -15th September 2014, and 1st to 15 June 2015 simultaneously in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Islamabad.  

Paper entitled, “Malik-Militancy Conundrum: Deciphering the Transitions in Traditional Pakhtun leadership,” presented at the International Conference “The Dynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective,” organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and the Hanns Siedel Foundation at Bara Gali Summer Campus of University of Peshawar (25-26 June 2013), 187-223.

Paper “Leadership Transformations among the Pakhtun Tribes in FATA,” presented at National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, on 28th November 2013.

Paper, “Building Capacity to Build Dependency: A Case of Afghan National Security Forces, Judiciary and Public Administration,” presented at the Friday seminar in Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar in October 2013.

Paper, “Conflict and Leadership Transformations in Bara, Khyber Agency,” presented at the Friday seminar in Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, in December 2013.

Paper, “State Failure Theories and Afghanistan,” presented at the Friday seminar in Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, April 2011.

Paper, “Western State Formation, Alternate State Formation: Some Lessons for the New States,” presented at the Friday seminar in Area Study Centre, Peshawar, December 2009.

Paper, “Problems in defining the term, State Failure,” presented at the Friday seminar in Area Study Centre, Peshawar, May 2009.

Participated in the International Conference on ‘Regional Perspectives on Afghan Imbroglio’, organized by the Area Study Centre, Peshawar, 1-2 January 2011.

 

 

Referrals

Dr. Muhammad Ayub Jan                                      Dr. Tahir Zaman

Associate Professor                                                 Co-Director

Department of Political Science                               Sussex Center for Migration Research

University of Peshawar.                                           Senior Lecturer in Human Geography

Email: ayub@uop.edu.pk                                        University of Sussex. UK

                                                                                Email: Tahir.Zaman@sussex.ac.uk