Structure and Governance

Consortium for Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS) research network was established in 2024 by Dr. Khurram Iqbal, Dr. Muhammad Shoaib and their colleagues. Associate Professor Dr. Iqbal is presently serving as Convenor of CAPS. CAPS membership, including representation on its Executive and Steering Committees, is multi-institutional, from different research and academic institutes of Pakistan. CAPS is guided by a Steering Committee and a Convening Committee. The Steering Committee provides high-level advice to the CAPS Convenor and Convening Committee on the strategic goals and operations of the CAPS research network. The Convening Committee manages the design and implementation of activities at the network, as well as contribute to strategic planning and development. The Terms of Reference for the CAPS Steering Committee and Convening Committee can be accessed on CAPS website.here

Steering Committee

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Dr. Khuram Iqbal (President)

Dr. Khuram Iqbal is currently affiliated as Associate Professor with the Department of International Relations at the National Defence University in Islamabad, Pakistan, where he previously served as the Head of Department from 2020 to 2023.
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Dr. Muhammad Shoaib (Senior Vice President)

Dr Muhammad Shoaib is an Assistant Professor at the Area Study Centre for Africa, North and South America, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, and was previously associated with COMSATS University, Islamabad. He holds a PhD in American Studies.

Saira Aquil (Vice President)

Saira Aquil, an Assistant Professor at Quaid-i-Azam University in the Department of Defence & Strategic Studies. She is the author of Destined to Fail: Democracy and State Building Experiment in Post Taliban Afghanistan published by Oxford University Press, Karachi.

Convening Committee

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Umair Pervez Khan (Secretary)

Umair Pervez Khan is a lecturer of International Relations at the National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan, and is also pursuing a Ph.D. in International Relations, from Selcuk University, Konya, Türkiye.
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Sardar Bakhsh (General Secretary)

Sardar Bakhsh is a Lecturer at the National Defence University Islamabad. His research interests are related to Homeland Security, counterterrorism, climate change and foreign policy.
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Khaqan Ahmed (Joint Secretary)

Khaqan Ahmed is currently serving as a Lecturer at the Humanities and Social Studies Department at Bahria University, Islamabad. He holds an M.Phil. in International Relations and is pursuing his..
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Dr. Gulshan Rafiq (Chief Organizer)

Dr. Gulshan Rafiq holds a PhD from the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) at Fudan University, Shanghai.

Organizing Committee

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Muneeb Salman

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Muhammad Ahmad Khan

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Shiraz Sheikh

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Waleed Ahmed

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Shazia Habib

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Muhammad Ali Raza

Research Team

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Muhammad Sulaiman Mueez

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Asif Khan

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Najam Ul Hassan Naqvi

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Hadia Allaudin

Tech Support

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Haris Manzoor

Social Media Support

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Sharjeel Siddiqui