Faculty of Contemporary Studies
FCS Faculty
Prof. Dr Zulfqar Khan
(CV)
Dean FCS
- Middle East
- Theories of Comparative Politics
- Research Methodology
- Politics of Iran & South West Asia
- Global Political Economy
- Islamic Spirituality
- FP Analysis
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deanfcs@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Shafei Moiz Hali
(CV)
HOD
Associate Professor
hodgpp@ndu.edu.pk
shafeimoizhali@ndu.edu.pk
Prof Dr Abdul Jalil
(CV)
Professor
abdul.jalil@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Muhammad Bashir Khan
(CV)
Associate Professor
Area of Specialization
- Development Economics
- Agricultural Economics
bashirkhan@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Sarfraz Hussain Ansari
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Ph.D in
Pakistan Studies
- Political & Constitutional Constitution
- Social Policy
- Public Administration
ansari@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Fatima Bajwa
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Power, Policy and Politics nexus
- Policy design / Analysis: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects
- Actor Interface/Policy Networks
- Political/Governance Systems
- Decision Making Models/Path Dependency
- Comparative Public Policy
- Historical Trajectories of Power Relations Among State
bajwafatima@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Naveed Yousaf Sandhu
Assistant Professor
naveed@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Mirza Nouman Ali Talib
Assistant Professor
nouman@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Farhan Khan
(CV)
Assistant Professor
farhan@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Ahsan Abbas
(CV)
Assistant Professor
ahsanabbas@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Abdul Rauf
(CV)
Assistant Professor
arauf@ndu.edu.pk
Ms. Mahroona Hussain Syed
(CV)
Lecturer
mahroona@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Qurat ul Ain Abbas
(CV)
Lecturer
quratulainabbas@ndu.edu.pk
Mr. Osama Tahir
Lecturer
osama@ndu.edu.pk
Ms. Mahrukh Fatima
(CV)
Lecturer
mahrukh@ndu.edu.pk
Ms. Sana Bashir
(CV)
Lecturer (Eco)
sanabashir@ndu.edu.pk
Prof Dr. Husnul Amin
(CV)
HoD
hodpcs@ndu.edu.pk
husnulamin@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Arshi Saleem Hashmi
(RP)
(CV)
Professor
Area of Specialization
- Violent Religious Conflict
- Ethno religious Conflict
- Religious Radicalism and Militancy
- Political Violence and Regime Types
- Conflict Resolution
- Confidence Building Measures
- Peace Building
- South Asia and Western Asia (Iran and Afghanistan)
- Women in Conflict and International Security
arshi@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Maria S. Effendi
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Conflict Analysis (Mapping) & Resolution Models (Indigenous conflict resolution models)
- Negotiation, Mediation (Certified Mediator, trained by Prof. Johan Galtung at Transcend Peace University, Norway)
-
Traditional – Non Traditional Security Paradigm
- Ethnic Conflict Resolution
- South Asia (Karachi, Kashmir, India and Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka)
maria@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Rashid Ahmed
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Ethno-nationalism
- Political/religious conflicts
- Afghanistan, Afghan Taliban
- Research Methodology
rashidahmed@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Riffat Haque
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- International Relations
- Gende Peace & Security
- Gender and Development
- Gender and Environment
- Gender and Global Conflicts
- Feminist Theories application in Peace and Conflict
- Gender & Armed Conflict
- Globalization and Development
drriffathaque@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Lubna Sunawar
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- International Relations
- Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism
- US Foreign Policy
- Conflict Resolution
- U.S. Role in Global Politics
- Conflict & Cooperation in South Asia (with particular reference to Afghanistan)
- National Security and Threat Perception
- European History
- Theories of Peace and Conflict
- Terrorism and Political Violence
- Conflict Prevention and Strategic Peace Building
- Peace and Conflict Studies, EU relations
lubnasunawar@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Muhammad Irfan Mahsud
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Conflict Transformation and Peace Building in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Borderland
- Ethno-Nationalism in the Pashtun Belt of Pakistan
- Religious Militancy and CVE in Pakistan
irfanmahsud@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Marium Fatima
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- International law
- Law of armed conflict
- Refugee law
- Human rights
mariumfatima@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Muhammad Usman Asghar
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Discourse Studies
- Religious Extremism
- Public Policy
- Government and Politics
usman.asghar@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Asif Iqbal Dawar
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Security development nexus
- Post-conflict development
- Community engagement models
- Militancy in the PakAfghan border
- Human security
- Peacebuilding Research Methodology ( Conflict Methodology)
dawar@ndu.edu.pk
Mr Zulfiqar Ali
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Cyber Warfare
- Artificial Intelligence
- Arms Control & Disarmament
- Digital Media & Politics
- Globalization
- Conflict Resolution
- South Asia Politics
zulfiqarali@ndu.edu.pk
Ms Maria Hamid
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Hybrid Warfare
- Theories of Peace & Conflict
- Research Methodology
- Narrative and Perception Building
- Radicalization and P/CVE
- Conflict, Media & Peace
- Lobbying and Propaganda
mariahamid@ndu.edu.pk
Ms Gulandam Mian
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- International and European relations
- International Security (NATO and European Strategic culture)
- Diplomacy
- Analysis of Power in international relations
- European Neighborhood Policy (with a focus on EU, Russia and Belarus)
gulandam@ndu.edu.pk
Ms Hira Khan
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- UN Peacekeeping
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Generation Peacekeeping
- Political Science
- Comparative Politics
- Politics of Pakistan
hirakhan@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Nasir Mehmood
(CV)
HoD
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Arms Control & Disarmament
- Strategy and Doctrine
- IR Theory and meta-theory, especially causation and causal explanation
- Research Methods
- Pakistan’s Foreign and Defence Policy
hodss@ndu.edu.pk
nasirmehmood@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Bilal Zubair
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
bilalzubair@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Fouzia Amin
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation
- Politics of South Asia
- China-US strategic Competition in the Indian Ocean
- Geopolitics of Indian and Pacific Oceans
- Maritime Security
- Foreign Policy and Power Politics of Great Powers: China, Russia and the US
- Political Economy
fouzia@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Ansar Jamil
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Defense and Strategic Studies
- Caspian Sea Region
Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi
(CV)
Assistant Professor
- Defense and Strategic Studies
- Caspian Sea Region
Dr Ghulam Mujaddid
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- National Security
- Strategic Stability
- State-Society Relations
- Social Conflict Analysis and Global Commons
Mr. Ali Mustafa
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Nonproliferation,
- Nuclear Safety & Security
- Nuclear Technology & Policy
alimustafa@ndu.edu.pk
Mr. Junaid Jhandad
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- International Security
- Nuclear Strategy
- Strategic Studies
- Middle Eastern Politics /Security
junaidjhandad@ndu.edu.pk
Mr. Nabeel Hussain
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Theories of International Relations
- Confidence Building Measures & Crisis Management
- Strategic Studies
- Politics of South Asia
- Nuclear Nonproliferation
- International Security
- Hybrid warfare/ Media Studies
- European History
nabeel@ndu.edu.pk
Ms. Natalia Shahrukh
(CV)
Lecturer
nataliya@ndu.edu.pk
Mr Zeeshan Javed
(CV)
Lecturer
zeeshanjaved@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Shaheen Akhtar
(CV)
HOD
Professor
Area of Specialization
- South Asia
- Regional Security
- Conflict Resolution & Peace Building
- Climate Change & National Security
- Foreign Policy of Pakistan
- Foreign Policy of Major Powers
shaheenakhtar@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Lubna Abid Ali
(CV)
Professor
Area of Specialization
- Middle East
- Theories of IR / Comparative Politics
- Research Methodology
- Politics of Iran & South West Asia
- Global Political Economy
- Islamic Spirituality
- FP Analysis
lubnaabidali@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Khuram Iqbal
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Counter Terrorism & extremism
- South Asian security
- International security
khuramiqbal@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Imran Ashraf
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Foreign Policy
- Political Economy
- Federalism
- Parliamentary Studies
- Conflict Resolution
imranashraf@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Sameera Imran
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- National Security
- Great Powers Involvement in South Asia
- Sino-US Great Powers Politics in Asia-Pacific Region
- Globalization
- Western Political Thought
drsameeraimran@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Shahid Afridi
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Critical Studies
- Post-Colonial Studies
- Discourse Analysis
- Counter-Violent Extremism
- Afghanistan and FATA Region
drshahid@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Muhammad Shoaib
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- US Foreign Policy
- Foreign Policy of Pakistan
- China’s Foreign Policy
- Electoral Politics
shoaibm37@yahoo.com
Dr Umar Abbasi
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- International Politics of Middle East
- Foreign Policy Analysis
umarabbasi@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Huma Siddiqi
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Neo-structuralism
- International Anarchy and State Dilemma
- Neo-Structuralism and Problems of Cooperation among States.
- Empirical Study of the Strategic and Political Culture of a State to understand Foreign Policy Behaviour.
- Decision Making Dynamics, Foreign Policy Choices in various Regime Types ( Democratic, Authoritarian, Hybrid, Ideological and Dynastic)
- National Harmony, Federalism, and Political Culture of Provinces.
- Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation.
humasiddiqi88@gmail.com
Dr. Kalim Ullah
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Dynamics of Regional Power Politics
- Socio-economic uplift of Pakistan
- Global Power Politics
- Theories of International Relations
- International Political Economy
kalimullah@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Hamid Iqbal
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Pakistan Foreign Policy
- Intl & regional orgs
- Politics of Pakistan
- Identity Politics
- Ethno Nationalism
hamidiqbal@ndu.edu.pk
Ms Saba Noor
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Counter Terrorism
- P/CVE (Preventive-Counter Violent Extremism)
- Research Methodology and Religion Studies
sabanoor@ndu.edu.pk
Mr Ameer Abdullah Khan
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Politics of Environment and climate change
- Diplomacy
- Traditional and non- traditional security dynamic of Pakistan
- Theories of IR
ameerabdullah@ndu.edu.pk
Ms Maria Rehman
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- English
- Sociolinguistics
- linguistics
mariakhan9005@gmail.com
Mr Syed Adnan Athar Bukhari
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Strategic Studies
- Nuclear Deterrence Particularly with reference to Pakistan and India
- Nuclear Non Proliferation
- Arms Control and Disarmament and Foreign Policy Analysis
s.adnanathar@yahoo.com
Ms Aroobah Sarfarz Lak
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- War and Contemporary Human Rights
- International Environment, Peace and Conflict studies
- Great Power Politics, Counter Terrorism
- Gender in IR
- International Security
- IR Theories
aroobalak@ndu.edu.pk
Mr Fahad Nabeel
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Terrorism
- Cyber Conflicts and Peace Keeping
- Intelligence Studies
- Piracy and Data Protection
fahadnabeel@ndu.edu.pk
Mr Sardar Bakhsh
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Counter Terrorism
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Political Economy
- Foreign Policy Great Power
- International Security
- World History / Political History
sardarbakhsh@ndu.edu.pk
Mr Umair Pervez Khan
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- South Asian Security
- Indian Strategic Culture
- Chinese Political Affairs
- Kashmir Conflict
- Hindutva
umairkhan@ndu.edu.pk
Prof. Dr. Tahir Saeed
(CV)
HOD
Professor
Area of Specialization
- Corporate Leadership
- Business Strategy
- Quantitative Analyses
hodlms@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman
(CV)
Associate Professor
Area of Specialization
- Human Resource Management & Human Resource Development
- Organizational behavior & Employee Motivation
- Emotional Intelligence & Leadership and related studies
- Training and development and Change management
- Organizational Policy and Strategic management
- International HRM & Strategic HRM
- Quantitative Techniques
- Statistical Analysis
- SPSS, AMOS, SmartPLS
- Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) & Path Analysis
- Corporate Leadership development (CLD)
- Anger Management, Stress management,Time Managment & Soft skills
zrehman@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Shazia Hassan
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Human Resource Management
Entrepreneurship
- Recruitment & Selection
- Compensation & Benefits Management
- Business Communication & Presentation Skills
shaziahassan@ndu.edu.pk
Dr. Umer Iftikhar Malik
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- International Finance
- Risk Management
- Corporate Strategy
- International Business
iftikhar@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Muhammad Ismail Ramay
(CV)
Associate Professor
deanramay@gmail.com
Dr Bilal Latif
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Corporate Governance
- Financial Accounting
bilallatif143@gmail.com
Dr. Arslan Rafi
(CV)
Assistant Professor
arslan@ndu.edu.pk
Mr. Adnan Jameel
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Service Design and Operations
- Services Marketing
- Branding / Advertising
- Relationship Management
- Sales Management
adnan@ndu.edu.pk
Dr Zubair Nawaz
(CV)
Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization
- Sharing Economy
- Employer Branding
- Gig Workers
- Consumer Behaviour
zubairnawaz@ndu.edu.pk
Ms. Wajeeha Ghias
(CV)
Lecturer
Area of Specialization
- Organizational Leadership
- Organizational Behavior
- The Art of Followership
wajeeha@ndu.edu.pk
Ms. Qurat Ul Ain Saboor
(CV)
Lecturer
quratulain@ndu.edu.pk
Ms. Anam Saif
(CV)
Lecturer
anamsaifmalik@ndu.edu.pk
Mr. Muhammad Mehmood Aslam
(CV)
Lecturer
mehmoodaslam@ndu.edu.pk
