
AIPS Academic Event
AIPS Pakistan collaborated with the Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology in Islamabad to host an event on “Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Education: Opportunities and Challenges.” Nearly 70 graduate students and faculty attended the discussion on February 16, 2026. Presenters and graduate students showcased locally developed apps and projects that addressed and came up with … Read more

AIPS-Vanguard Books Reprint Series
The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) and Vanguard Books Pakistan are happy to announce a collaborative reprint series. The series focuses on reprinting humanities and social science monographs and edited volumes for sale in Pakistan. Prospective applicants must be individual AIPS members or scholars from an AIPS member institution. For accepted books, AIPS will … Read more

Introduction to Urdu Language & Culture
AIPS will be hosting the 10-week “Introduction to Urdu Language and Culture” online course in 2026 (dates TBD). Enrollment will be open to all interested in exploring Urdu language and culture. To receive information and updates about this course, subscribe to our email list! Please see the AIPS website for more details about the course. Photo of Badshahi … Read more
Member Highlights
Abdul Aijaz | Indiana University Bloomington
Dr. Abdul Aijaz was selected to give the first Karan Graduate Lecture on Friday, Feb. 13. In his lecture, “Factional Ecologies: Environmental Imagination and Hydrosocial Futures in Punjab,” Dr. Aijaz examined how environmental imagination, political contestation and ecological transformation intersect in the canal-irrigated landscapes of Punjab amid a global environmental crisis. Dr. Aijaz is a human geographer … Read more
Michael Huang | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Michael Huang’s article, “How Ibne Safi taught an entire generation to read,” was recently published on DAWN. The article discusses how the works of Ibn-e-Safi, a hugely popular Urdu novelist, helped shape reading habits in Pakistan after independence by popularizing serialized mystery and spy fiction and cultivating a culture of regular reading.
Syed Tariq Anwar | West Texas A&M University
Dr. Syed Tariq Anwar’s article on “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Evolutionary Growth and Global Expansion” has been published in the Journal of International Entrepreneurship. The article is about ‘Sialkot’s sports goods industry and its ‘Entrepreneurial Ecosystem’.
Nelofar Khamisani | Kansas State University
Dr. Nelofar Khamisani received an innovation grant from the College of Education, Kansas State University, for her project “Developing Capacity in Biographical Research Methodology.”
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