Team IPICS

Team IPICS consists upon Editorial Board (including editor-in-chief, senior editors, consultant editors and associate editors), Advisory Board, Academic Research Publications Ethics Review Committee and Proofreaders. The prime objective of IPICS is to bring experts and qualified researchers together at one place, and to utilize their capabilities as per the aims and scope of the journal.

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

<strong>Dr. Ghulam Asghar</strong>
Dr. Ghulam Asghar

Qualification: PhD in Urdu Literature
Specialization: Philosophical, Political and Spiritual concepts of Iqbal
designation: Assistant Professor at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Languages Proficiency: English, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi and Saraiki
Email: asghar.khan@iub.edu.pk

Senior Editors

<strong><strong>Dr. Ismail Adaramola Abdul Azeez</strong></strong>
Dr. Ismail Adaramola Abdul Azeez

Qualification: PhD in International Relations
Specializations: Political Economy, Politics of Central Asia, and Iranian Revolution
Designation: Assistant Professor at the Islamic International University Islamabad
Languages Proficiency: English, Urdu, Arabic and Yoruba
Email: imamdarams@yahoo.co.uk

<strong>Dr. Zia-ur-Rehman</strong>
Dr. Zia-ur-Rehman

Qualification: PhD in Urdu Literature
Specializations: Iranian Culture and Civilization, Urdu Poetry, and Travelogue Writing
Designation: Lecturer at Government Associate College (Boys) Dhoke Syedan, Rawalpindi Cantonment
Languages Proficiency: Urdu and Persian
Email: ziareman280@gmail.com

<strong><strong>Dr. Khan Zeb</strong></strong>
Dr. Khan Zeb

Qualification: PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies
Specializations: Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Political and Constitutional Developments in Pakistan, Human Security, and Regional Politics
Designation: Lecturer at Government Ashfaq Shaheed Degree College, Tank
Languages Proficiency: English, Urdu, Pashto, and Warmaro/Ormari
Email: burki313@gmail.com

Consultant Editor

<strong>Dr. Tariq Saeed Yousafzai</strong>
Dr. Tariq Saeed Yousafzai

Qualification: PhD in Logistics Management
Specializations: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, China-Pakistan Economic Relations, Afghanistan-China Economic Relations, and Regionalism
Designation: Research Associate at the Fatima Zahera Society for Women Development in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan (Qom, Iran) and Research Fellow at the Department of International Relations, Coventry University (Coventry, UK)
Languages Proficiency: English, Chinese, Uzbek, Urdu and Pashto
Email: tariqsaeed55@yahoo.com

<strong>Zulkaif Umar Shah</strong>
Zulkaif Umar Shah

Specializations: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
Department: Statistics
Designation: Assistant Professor at Government Associate College (Boys) Dhoke Syedan, Rawalpindi Cantonment
Languages Proficiency: English and Urdu
Email: zulkaifshah@gmail.com

<strong>Sidra Shoukat</strong>
Sidra Shoukat

Specializations: Balance of Power in Persian Gulf, Foreign Policy of Iran, Political Economy of Caspian Sea, Afghan Political Crisis and its Impacts on Pakistan and Iran, and US Interests in Persian Gulf
Department: History
Designation: History Teacher at SLS Montessori and High School, Rawalpindi
Languages Proficiency: English and Urdu
Email: sidrashaukat9@gmail.com

Associate Editors

<strong>Muddassar Abbas</strong>
Muddassar Abbas

Specializations: Islamic Civilization
Department: Islamic Studies
Designation: Lecturer at Government Associate College (Boys) Dhoke Syedan, Rawalpindi Cantonment
Languages Proficiency: English, Urdu, and Arabic
Email: muddassarabbas3@gmail.co

<strong>Umar Bin Salam</strong>
Umar Bin Salam

Specializations: Islamic School of Political Economy
Department: Economics
Designation: Lecturer at Government Associate College (Boys) Dhoke Syedan, Rawalpindi Cantonment
Languages Proficiency: English and Urdu
Email: umerbs@gmail.com

<strong>Amna Kalhoro</strong>
Amna Kalhoro

Specializations: US-Chinese Competition, South Asian Politics, and Chinese Foreign Policy
Department: American Studies
Designation: Internee at  the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad
Languages Proficiency: English, Urdu and Sindhi
Email: amnasaleem095@gmail.com

<strong>Maimona Saleem</strong>
Maimona Saleem

Specializations: Russia-Central Asia Relations, and Post-Cold War Era
Department: Iqbal Institute for Research and Dialogue, The Islamic International University Islamabad
Designation: Internee at Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP II)
Languages Proficiency: English and Urdu
Email: maimonasaleemzt8@gmail.com

<strong>Junaid Ali</strong>
Junaid Ali

Specializations: Regionalism
Department: International Relations (Central Asian Studies)
Designation: Research Associate at the Fatima Zahera Society for Women Development in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan (Qom, Iran); Monitoring Officer for UNDP’s Project “Stabilization Development Program in Ex-FATA”; and Enumerator at United Nations World Food Program (UN WFP) for District South Waziristan Agency (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Languages Proficiency: English, Persian, Uzbek, Urdu and Pashto
Email: junaidbangash@uop.edu.pk

Advisory Board

<strong>Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer</strong>
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer

Qualification: PhD in Political Science
Specializations: Chinese Mystical and Theological Studies, Iranian Religions, and Central Asian Theological Frameworks
Designation: Lecturer at Informatics Group of Colleges Arifwala
Languages Proficiency: English, Urdu, Persian and Arabic
Email: dr.akramzaheer@informatics.edu.pk

<strong>Dr. Waseem Ullah</strong>
Dr. Waseem Ullah

Qualification: PhD in Political Science
Specializations: Religious Fundamentalism, Conservatism, and Religious Militancy
Designation: Assistant Professor at University of Lakki Marwat, Lakki Marwat
Languages Proficiency: English, Urdu and Pashto
Email: iamwaseem9@gmail.com

<strong>Dr. Syed Raheem Abbas Naqvi</strong>
Dr. Syed Raheem Abbas Naqvi

Qualification: PhD in Political Science
Specializations: Theo-Dominant Societies, Iranian Religions and Public Administration within the context of Religion(s)
Designation: Assistant Professor at the Government Postgraduate College Bhakkar
Languages Proficiency; English, Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Saraiki
Email: raheemshahbk786@gmail.com

Members Academic Research Publications Ethics Review Committee

<strong>Dr. Shumaila Arzo</strong>
Dr. Shumaila Arzo

Qualification: PhD in Non-Traditional Security
Specializations: Security Issues in Pakistan, Iran and Azerbaijan
Designation: Research Fellow at Zhejian University, Hangzhou
Languages Proficiency: English, Chinese, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindko and Saraiki
Email: shumailaarzo@yahoo.com  and sarzoo.zju@gmail.com

<strong>Abid Iqbal</strong>
Abid Iqbal

Qualification: PhD in Pakistan Studies
Specializations: Power Politics in Pakistan, Political Developments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (including former Tribal areas along Pak-Afghan Border), Pak-US and Pak-Afghan Relations, and War against Terrorism
Designation: Visiting Lecturer at National Institute for Pakistan Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Languages Proficiency: English, Urdu and Pashto
Email: abidiqbal@nips.qau.edu.pk

<strong>Yousef Khanmohammadi</strong>
Yousef Khanmohammadi

Qualification: PhD in Political Science
Specializations: Islamic Movements, and Political Islam in Iran, Turky and Saudi Arab
Designation: The Editor-in-Chief in News section in TV ( IR.IB ) in Tehran
Languages Proficiency: English, Persian, Turkish and Azeri
Email: yemami54@gmail.com

Proofreaders

<strong>Hafiz Tariq Saleem</strong>
Hafiz Tariq Saleem

Specializations: English Language and Linguistics
Department: English
Designation: Lecturer at Government Associate College (Boys) Dhoke Syedan, Rawalpindi Cantonment
Languages Proficiency: English, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi and Saraiki
Email: hafiztariqktk@gmail.com

<strong>Kamran Zameer</strong>
Kamran Zameer

Specializations: English Language and Linguistics
Department: English
Designation: Lecturer at Government Associate College (Boys) Dhoke Syedan, Rawalpindi Cantonment
Languages Proficiency: English, French and Urdu
Email: kamrangcc111@gmail.com

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