Welcome to AIPS
The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS), established in 1973, is a bi-national research and education organization with a mission to promote academic study of Pakistan in the US and to encourage scholarly exchange between the US and Pakistan.
It is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, autonomous organization and a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
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Travel Grant Deadline
Are you an AIPS member who is presenting at an upcoming conference? Check out AIPS’s Travel Grants! The next deadline to apply is June 15. AIPS Travel Grants fund travel to scholarly conferences for the presentation of papers or organization of panels on topics relevant to Pakistan Studies. *Please review the “Travel Grants” tab in … Read more
AIPS Pakistan Academic Event
AIPS Pakistan collaborated with the Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad to host an event titled “Pakistan’s Heritage and Cultural Conservation: Challenges, Strategies, and the Way Forward” on May 4, 2026. The event significantly enriched Pakistan Studies by expanding its focus beyond political narratives to include culture as a core analytical lens, while fostering interdisciplinary dialogue … Read more
MOU with Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur
AIPS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur on March 25, 2026. Present at the signing were Dr. Aalia Sohail Khan (AIPS Pakistan Director), Prof. Dr. Shazia Anjum (Vice Chancellor, Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur), and Prof. Mussarat Azhar (Director of External Linkages).
Member Highlights
Tahir Naqvi | Trinity University
Dr. Tahir Naqvi was recently promoted to full professor at the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at Trinity University. He teaches courses in anthropology and sociology, with a focus on South Asian and Muslim world studies. His teaching often involves themes such as Partition legacies, urbanization, and political mobilization. His research emphasizes questions of state power, urban … Read more
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’.
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