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Richard H. Meadow, a longstanding member of the AIPS community and Trustee for Harvard University passed away, on July 10, 2026. Richard Meadow began his archaeological and zooarchaeological field research in Pakistan in the 1970s. He worked at the site of Balakot, Baluchistan with Dr. George F. Dales from the University of California, Berkeley and … Read more

Dr. Hafeez Malik, political science scholar, social activist, and one of the founders of AIPS, passed away this past Monday. Prof. Malik will be greatly missed by all. To read more about his life and extensive contributions, please read this article.

The journal of Critical Pakistan Studies has published several new articles! The following articles are available on the Cambridge University Press website: Book review by Bramsh Khan “Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir.” Omer Aijazi (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024). Research Article by Abid Ali Borderland, Resistance, and Neo-Pashtun Consciousness: The Case of … Read more

On May 11, AIPS collaborated with Punjab University Pakistan Study Centre to host an event on “Pakistan Studies in the 21st Century: Teaching, Narratives, and Perspectives.” The academic workshop discussed emerging trends, contemporary challenges, and interdisciplinary approaches in the field of Pakistan Studies, and it featured Dr. Sikandar Hayat (Dean of the Faculty of Social … Read more

Robert Nichols, David Gilmartin, and Matthew Cook organized and held two workshops for junior Pakistani scholars working towards PhDs in History. Individual projects were presented and discussed in detail, while workshop sessions also opened conversations about research methods, scholarly literature and argumentation, and recent examples of successfully completed academic History books of interest to scholars, … Read more

AIPS Co-sponsored Scholars at the Intersection of South Asian and Africana Studies (SISAAS) Colloquium will be held at Armour J. Blackburn University Center, Howard University on Saturday, April 8, 2017. This full day (9am – 5pm) event invites its participants to explore exciting topics discovered in the overlap of South Asian and Africana Studies. SISAAS will … Read more

If you haven’t already done so, consider renewing your AIPS individual membership for the next academic year. 2022-23 memberships started with the new member year on October 1st. The Individual Membership page offers more information on renewing your membership. Contact AIPS (aips@pakistanstudies-aips.org) if you have questions regarding membership!

Dr. Joel Gordon led a two-day seminar on “Popular Culture Across Borders” for scholars and researchers from Government College University (Lahore) and other institutions in Pakistan!