Centre for International Peace and Stability
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Shakir Ullah

Assistant Professor
Summary

Dr. Shakir Ullah holds a PhD in Development Studies, specializing in Conflict, Peace, and Development from COMSATS University Islamabad. He also pursued coursework at NMBU, Norway, as part of a student exchange program. Dr. Shakir has earned a master's degree in Anthropology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, and a bachelor’s degree from GCU Lahore. Before joining the Center for International Peace and Stability (CIPS) at NUST as an Assistant Professor, he served as a Research Associate at CUI Abbottabad and as a Project Manager at the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad. He is the Director Local Quality Enhancement Cell (DLQEC) at the Centre for International Peace and Stability (CIPS), NUST, Islamabad.

Academic Background
PhD (Peace and Conflict Studies) COMSATS, Abbottabad September 01, 2014 - January 21, 2022
Honours and Awards
Publications
Climate Change and Hydro-politics in South Asia: A Critical Analysis of the Indus Waters Treaty June 29, 2025 Sadiq Journal of Pakistan Studies - Volume 5, No.1, Pages 93-109
Social inclusion of minorities in Pakistan: The case of Sikh community January 15, 2023 Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture, Theory - Volume:19, Issue:1, Page:74-94
Gender and development in post-conflict Swat, Pakistan: a critical analysis of NGO approaches used in development projects December 30, 2022 Conflict, Security and Development - Volume:22, Issue:6, Pages 629-649
Ibn Khaldun Theory of Asabiyyah and the Rise and Fall of the Mughals in South Asia December 21, 2022 Journal of Al-Tamaddun - Volume:17, Issue:2, Pages:159-169
Fragile Future: Youth Insecurities and Their Relations with Police in Afghanistan and Pakistan November 18, 2022 Journal of Human Security - Volume:16, Issue:2, Page:179-204
Understanding Women Empowerment in Rural Communities: A Case Study of Sahiwal District, Punjab Pakistan May 27, 2021 Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews - Volume 9, No. 3, Pages 607-616
Institutional arrangement for disaster risk management: Evidence from Pakistan December 01, 2020 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction - Volume:51, Article Number 101784
The Underlying Causes of Violent Conflict in the North Waziristan Tribal Areas of Pakistan March 19, 2020 Civil Wars - Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 114-136
Violent Conflict in North Waziristan, Pakistan: The Distortion and Re-emergence of Social Structure December 31, 2019 FWU Journal of Social Sciences - Volume 13, No.3, Pages 1-14
Community-Oriented Policing: Political, Institutional and Technical Reforms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police July 26, 2019 Journal of Human Security - Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 41-53
Role of ICT in Community-Oriented Policing in South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities (2019) July 17, 2019 Journal of Human Security - Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 21-40
Archaeological Surveys of Waziristan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its Contribution to our Understanding January 01, 2016 Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language (PJSEL) - Volume 2(1), Pages 18-32
Conferences
Assistant Professor National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) January 07, 2025 - April 27, 2026
Project Manager Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad July 01, 2022 - January 05, 2025
Research Associate COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus April 01, 2014 - June 30, 2022
Field Officer Inter-Faith League Against Poverty (ILAP) June 01, 2009 - January 31, 2010