mahmood.sohail@gmail.com

Conference Participants

 

1.         rajesh kharat, Dept. of Civics and Politics, University of >>Mumbai, (Bombay), India

 

 

education:

M.Phil. and Ph.D. from South Asian Studies, JNU, new Delhi, India

email: <rkharat@hotmail.com

 

 

2.         RABIA AKHTAR

 

29-A Street 1, Lane 2                                               Ph: 92-321-5286071; 5593386

Chaklala Scheme No.1                                           Off: 92-51-9270050-57 ext 153

Pakistan                                                     e-mail: rabois@gmail.com

 

Professional Experience:

Incharge Program                                                                  January 2004 till date

Defense & Diplomatic Studies

Fatima Jinnah Women University-FJWU

Rawalpindi-Pakistan

Assistant Dean Graduate Programs

Assistant Editor Quarterly Journal of Gender & Social Issues

Assistant Professor

 

Instructor: Conducted 8-Video Links Video Conferencing class on “Intercultural Communication” with University of Nebraska, Lincoln Sep 08-Oct 04, 2005 and 8-Vedieo links in February 02-28, 2006.

 

International Labor Organization (ILO)

Islamabad

Asst.Senior Programme Officer        July 2001 to Sep 2001

Served as Asst. Senior Programme Officer in International labor Organization-UN on a short-term contractual assignment. Provided assistance in carrying out the following projects:

 

Developments in Literacy (DIL)

Not -for-Profit Organization

Islamabad

 

Program Coordinator                                                                Dec 2000 to July 2001

Served as a Program Coordinator for Developments in Literacy (DIL). A not-for-profit organization working to promote primary female Education:

  • PhD candidate in Defense and Strategic Studies, QAU, Islamabad as of September 2006.

International Student Scholarship at Eastern Illinois University-USA

(Aug2002-Aug 2003)

  • Masters in Political Science; GPA 3.88
  • Delivered lectures on global politics, diplomacy, conflict resolution and International Relations to both graduate as well as undergraduate students at Eastern during the year 2002-2003.
  • Master’s Thesis on “Pakistan’s Nuclearization 1998: Motivations and Intentions”.
  • Masters in International Relations (1997-1999), Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. (3.5 GPA)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology and Political Science 94-96, Government College for women, Rawalpindi. GPA 3.5

 

Published Papers:

  • “Genocide that never was? Gujarat Riots 2002 published in Quarterly Journal of Gender & Social Issues. Summer 2004. Vol.3. No.2.
  • Gender Vs Issues of War and Peace published as ISSC conference proceedings

January 2006.

  • Emerging security dilemma for Pakistan in the wake of Indo-U.S Defense Deal 2005, Defense Journal, Vol 13, No. 2, August 2006.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Defense Journal, Vol.10. No.2, September 2006.

Op-ed in The NEWS International:

  • “Non Compliance to NPT” May 15, 2006
  • “Controlling Spread of fissile materials” May 23, 2006
  • “Minimum Credible Deterrence” May 30, 2006
  • “U.S-India Deal and its ramifications” June 04, 2006
  • “Pakistan-India Nuclear CBMs” June 18, 2006

 

 

3.         Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad
Associate Professor
Department of International Relations
Quaid-i-Azam University
Islamabad-Pakistan
Phone: +92-51-9219851, 90643033
mailto:ishtiaq@qau.edu.pk

 

EDUCATION
• Ph. D. US Studies (History and International Relations), 1996, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University
• M. Phil. US Studies (History and International Relations) 1990, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University
• M. Sc. Defense and Strategic Studies, 1987, Quaid-i-Azam University
• B.A. Economics and Sociology, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

 

EXPERIENCE
• 2005-Present, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University
• 1998-2005, Assistant Professor/Vice Chair, Department of International Relations, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus
• 1996-1998, Senior Research Fellow, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University

 PUBLICATIONS
Books
• Gulbuddin Hekmatyar: An Afghan Trail from Jihad to Terrorism. Islamabad: Pan-Graphics, 2004
• India and Pakistan: Charting a Path to Peace (co-authored). Islamabad: Pan-Graphics Private Ltd, 2004
• The New Nuclear Order. Islamabad: Ferozesons (pvt) Ltd, for Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), 1998.
• India Watch 1997-1998: State, Society and Politics. Islamabad: Ferozesons, for IRS, 1998.
• The Nuclear Danger: Going Down to Minimum Deterrence. Islamabad: National Book Foundation, 1996.
• Pakistan in a Changing World: Foreign Policy Options (ed). Islamabad: Ferozesons, for IRS, 1997.
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Issues in South Asia (ed). Islamabad: Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre Press, for Hanns-Seidel Foundation and Islamabad Council of World Affairs, 1996.

Book Chapters
• “Combating Terrorism in Afghanistan: Implications for Central Asian Stability,” in Institute of Regional Studies, Global Terrorism: Its Genesis, Implications, Remedial and Counter Measures. Islamabad, Pan-Graphics Pvt. Ltd, for Institute of Regional Studies, 2006.
• “Peacekeeping and Disarmament: Protecting the World’s People” (co-authored), 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.
• “Negotiating Peace at the Table, Building Peace on the Ground,” (co-authored), in Angela Drakulich (ed), A Global Agenda: Issues before the 59th General Assembly of the United Nations. New York: UNA-USA, September 2004, pp 107-156.
• “Religious Terrorism, Taliban, Afghanistan, Deobandism, Wahhabism and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan,” in G Palmer-Fernandez (ed), Encyclopaedia of Religion and War (1st ed). New York: Berkshire/Routledge, 2003.
• Keeping the Peace in Asia; State Building in Afghanistan Requires a Heavier Footprint,” in Angela Drakulich (ed), A Global Agenda: Issues before the 58th General Assembly of the United Nations. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, for UNA-USA, 2003.
• “Turkish-Pakistan Relations: Continuity and Change,” in Mehmet Tahiroglu & Tareq Y Ismael (ed), Turkey in the 21st Century: Changing Role in World Politics. EMU Press, for International Centre for Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies (ICCMES), 2000
• “Restoring the Credibility of NPT Regime: A New Global Approach,” in Mehmet Tahiroglu, et al (ed), Globalization in World Affairs: Socio-Economic and Political Dimensions. EMU,1999

Journal Articles

• “Competing Religious Nationalisms and the Partition of British India,” Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, vol. 24, July-December 2005, pp 1-11.
• “Towards Kashmir Settlement beyond Jihad,” Perceptions, vol. 9, March-May 2004, pp 29-44
• “Post-War Afghanistan: Rebuilding a Ravaged Nation,” Perceptions, vol. 7, March-May 2002, pp 52-70
• “Containing the Taliban: Path to Peace in Afghanistan,” Perceptions, vol. 6, December 2000-February 2001, pp 67-85
• Cyprus Settlement: Analogies from the Subcontinent,” Foreign Policy, vol.26, 2001.
• “Turkey and Pakistan: Bridging the Growing Divergence,” Perceptions, vol. 5, September-November 2000, pp 154-169
• “A New Nuclear Arms Control Regime,” Pakistan Journal of American Studies (PJAS), vol. 16, Spring 1998, pp 43-58
• “US, Russia and Nuclear Disarmament,” PJAS, vol. 15, Spring & Fall 1997, pp 27-38
• “A New Pak Policy Towards the US,” National Development and Security, vol. 5, May 1997, pp 93-104
• “Reducing the Nuclear Danger,” PJAS, vol. 14, Spring & Fall 1996, pp 41-54
• “Stopping the Nuclear Spread after START,” PJAS, vol. 11, Fall 1993, pp 15-27
• “The INF Treaty: Lessons for START,” PJAS, Spring & Fall 1991, pp 18-28

 

4.                    Dr. Maqsudul Hasan Nuri

Dr. Maqsudul Hasan Nuri is currently serving as Senior Research fellow at IPRI. Previously he served as Senior Research Scholar at the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad (1986-2002). He holds MSc (International Relations) from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad, MA (International Relations) from the Australian National University, Canberra, diploma courses from The Graduate International Studies Programme Geneva, Switzerland, and Ph.D (International Studies) from the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He has had fellowships in Henry Stimson Centre, Washington DC, Copenhagen Peace Research Institute, Denmark and Orient Institute, Hamburg. His area of specialization is in conflict resolution in South Asia, Central Asia and the Gulf region. He is also visiting faculty member at the Quaid- e -Azam University and a columnist for The News, an English daily.
Email: mhnuri@ipripak.org

 

5.         DR MOONIS AHMAR
Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270 Pakistan and Director, Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. http://www.ppscr.org/

 

Phone: Phone: 9221-479001-2274, 4972526 (W) 9221-, 4990463, 9243965 (H)
Fax: 9221-9243190-91
Email: moonisahmar@hotmail.com;
ahmar_moonis@yahoo.com

 

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. (1992) from the University of Karachi.
M.Phil (1988) from the University of Karachi.
Bachelor of Arts (1978) from the University of Karachi in First Class.

 

PUBLICATIONS
(i) Books

  1. Superpower Rivalry in the Indian Ocean since the withdrawal of Great Britain. (Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, 1985. pp.143).
  2. The Soviet Role in South Asia: 1969-87 (Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, 1989), pp.312.
  3. Contemporary Central Asia (Edited), (Islamabad: Department of International Relations, University of Karachi and Hanns Seidel Foundation, 1995), pp.256.
  4. Internal and External Dynamics of South Asian Security (Edited), (Karachi: Faze, 1998), pp.151.
  5. The CTBT Controversy: Different Perceptions In South Asia (Edited) (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2000), pp. 153.
  6. The Challenges of Conflict Resolution and Security in 21st Century (Edited) (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2001).
  7. Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Lessons for South Asia (Edited) (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001.)
  8. The Challenge of Confidence-Building in South Asia (Edited) (New Delhi: Harahan Publications, 2001), pp. 440.
  9. Paradigms of Conflict Resolution in South Asia (Edited) (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2003).
  10. The World after September 11: Challenges and Opportunities (Edited) (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2003). pp.322
  11. Different Perceptions on Conflict Resolution: Need for an Alternate Approach (Edited) (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2005), pp. 297.
  12. The Challenge of Rebuilding Afghanistan (Edited) (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 2005), pp. 240.

(ii)BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. "European Peace Movements and the Third World" in A.A. Kidder & Naves Ahmed (eds.), Europe and the Third World (Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, 1985), pp. 146-181.
  2. "Pakistan and the Federal Republic of Germany" in A.A. Kidder and Naves Ahmed Tapir (eds.), Pakistan-Europe Ties in Contemporary Setting (Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, 1988) pp. 231-253.
  3. "European Union as a Model for the SAARC: Pakistan's Perspective" in K.B. Loll, H. S. Chopra & Thomas Meyer (eds.), the European Community and SAARC (New Delhi: Radiant Publishers, 1993), pp. 39-56.
  4. "Security and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific Developments and Prospects South Asian Perspectives" pp. 65-78 UNIDIR Publication (New York: United Nations, 1992).
  5. Conflict Resolution in Central Asia: A Case Study of Confidence-Building in S.M. Hider, Pakistan Central Asia and the Region (Lahore: Progressive Publishers, pp.319-342
  6. "Non-Military CBMs between India and Pakistan" in Michael Krepon and Amity Sevak (eds.), Crisis Prevention, Confidence-Building, and Reconciliation in South Asia (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995), pp.131-152.
  7. "Indian Ocean: Maritime Security And Confidence-Building" in Indian Ocean: Security and stability in the post-cold war era (Islamabad: The Directorate of Naval Educational Services, 1995), pp.363-379.
  8. "Conventional weapons as Main Killer of Mankind Fifty Years Perspective" in Fasahat H. Syed (ed.), Nuclear Disarmament and Conventional Arms Control Including Light Weapons
    (Islamabad: Asia Printers, 1997), pp. 253-278.
  9. “Ethnic problems and solutions in the South Asian countries: Lessons from the European experience” in Naveed Ahmad Tahir (ed.), The Politics of ethnicity and nationalism in Europe and South Asia (Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, 1997), pp.204-222.
  10. "Ethnicity and Constitutional Reforms: A Pakistani Perspective" in Iftekharazzaman (ed.) Ethnicity and Constitutional Reform in South Asia (Colombo: Manohar, 1998), pp.108-129.
  11. “India’s relations with the Central Asian States: Pakistan’s Perspective” in Riazul Islam et.al (eds.), Central Asia History, Politics and Culture (Karachi: Institute of Central and West Asian Studies, 1999), pp. 135-158.
  12. “Conflict Management and the Role of Third Party Mediation” in Talat A. Wizarat (ed.), Conflict Resolution in a new era: lessons for South Asia (Karachi: Department of International Relations, 1999).
  13. “Confidence Building Measures in South Asia: lessons from the Middle East,” in Dipankar Banerjee (ed.), Confidence Building in South Asia (Colombo: Regional Center for Strategic Studies, 1999) pp. 91-100.
  14. “Pakistan’s Democracy and Co-Operative Security Arrangements in South Asia,” in Mukesh Kumar Kayathwal, (ed.), Security and Foreign Policy in South Asia (Jaipur: Pointer Publishers, 1999), pp.104-129.
  15. "West Asia and Palestine Talks" in Dipanker Banerjee (ed.), CBMs In South Asia: Potential And Possibilities (Colombo: Regional Center for Strategic Studies, April 2000), pp.15-26.
  16. “The CTBT Controversy: The Regional Dimension,” in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The CTBT Controversy: Different Perceptions In South Asia (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2000), pp.37-51.
  17. “South Asian Security in 21st Century: Problems And Prospects,” in Moonis Ahmar and Farhan Hanif Siddiqi (eds.), The Challenges of Conflict Resolution And Security In 21st Century: Problems and Prospects (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2001), pp. 147-157.
  18. “The concept of a peace process” in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The Arab-Israeli Peace Process Lessons for India and Pakistan (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp.19-38.
  19. “Rationalizing the Concept of Confidence-Building Measures,” in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The Challenge of Confidence-Building in South Asia (New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications, 2001),
    pp.39-52.
  20. “Gains and Costs of Third Party Mediation”, in P. Sahadevan (ed.), Conflict and Peacemaking in South Asia (New Delhi: Lancer, 2001), pp.483-504.
  21. “Nuclear Weapons and Regional Security: A Case Study of South Asia,” in Joachim Krause and Andreas Wenger (eds.), Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century: (Bern: Peter Lang, 2001), pp. 155-175.
  22. “The Sindhi-Mohajir Conflict” in Paul van Tongeren and Hans van de Veen (eds.), Searching for Peace in Central and South Asia (Boulder: Colorado, 2002), 452-464.
  23. “Why Rethink the Paradigms of Conflict Resolution? In Moonis Ahmar (ed.), Paradigms of Conflict Resolution in South Asia (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2003), pp. 15-30.
  24. “Terrorism: Challenge or an Opportunity?” in Moonis Ahmar, (ed.), The World After September 11: Challenges and Opportunities (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2003).
  25. “The Role of Civil Society in Linking and Promoting Track-I and II Initiatives” in A. K. M. Sabur (ed.), Politics and Security In South Asia Salience Of Religion And Culture (Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Strategic and International Studies, 2004), pp. 247-274.
  26. “The Impact of 9/11 on Pakistan,” in Farooq Sobhan, Strengthening Cooperation And Security In South Asia Post 9/11 (Dhaka: Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, 2004), pp. 239-256.
  27. “Peace and Conflict Studies” in Inayatullah, Rubina Saigol, Pervez Tahir (eds.), Social Sciences in Pakistan: A Profile (Islamabad: Council of Social Sciences, Pakistan, 2005), pp. 387-402.
  28. “Afghanistan After 9/11” in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The Challenge of Rebuilding Afghanistan (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 2005), pp. 13-30
  29. “EU’s enlargement and the possible economic, political and social impact on member States” in Naveed Ahmad Tahir (ed.), The European Union’s Expansion: Impact on EU Institutions, Member States, The Region and The Developing World (Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, University of Karachi in collaboration with The Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, July 2005), pp. 53-67.
  30. “Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies” in Inayatullah, Rubina Saigol, Pervez Tahir (ed.), Social Sciences in Pakistan: A Profile (Islamabad: Council of Social Sciences, 2005), pp. 387-402.
  31. “Interrelationship between the Formal and Informal Justice in Pakistan” in Albrecht, Simon, Rezaei, Rohne/Kiza (eds.), Conflicts and Conflict Resolution in Middle Eastern Societies – Between Tradition and Modernity (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2006), pp. 593-606
  32. “EU’s enlargement and the possible economic, political and social impact on member States” in Naveed Ahmad Tahir (ed.), The European Union’s Expansion: Impact on EU Institutions, Member States, The Region and The Developing World (Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, University of Karachi in collaboration with The Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, July 2005), pp. 53-67.

6.         SALMA MEHR FATIMA MALIK

Phone No: (92-51) 9219854   Mobile: 92-3008501590 Email: salmamehr@yahoo.com

Career History

Aug 1999-present        Lecturer, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan

June 1996–Aug 1999               Research Officer, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Education

2005. PhD HEC approved Scholarship to pursue Doctorate in War Studies from King’s College, London. Dissertation: Role of CBMs in Stability & Risk Reduction in South Asia.

2003. M Phil  Defence & Strategic Studies. Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad

Pakistan. Dissertation: Scourge of Small Arms Challenge to Human Security - A Case Study for Pakistan

1995. M Sc  Defence & Strategic Studies. Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad

Publications & Research

2006 “India - US Strategic Partnership, Implications for Regional Security,” book chapter in Peace & Security in South Asia: Issues & Challenges, published by the Pakistan Studies Centre, University of the Punjab Lahore, 2006.