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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Pakistan Studies in the 21st Century
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
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 September 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 our website for more information … Read more
AIPS Book Prize 2026
Congratulations to both Dr. Nathan Tabor (Associate Professor, Western Michigan University) and Dr. Ilyas Chattha (Professor, LUMS) for receiving the 2026 AIPS Book Prize! This year, the AIPS Book Prize Committee selected two books for the annual award. Please see the committee’s comments below: City of Lyrics: Ordinary Poets and Islamicate Popular Culture in Early … Read more
Member Highlights
Natasha Raheja | Cornell University
Dr. Natasha Raheja’s book “The People, in Parts: the Majoritarian Work of the Minority Form” (University of Chicago Press) was awarded the American Institute of Indian Studies Joseph W. Elder Book Prize in the Indian Social Sciences. The book is an ethnographic account of Pakistani Hindu migration to India that theorizes the flexibility of the … Read more
Hassan Abbas | National Defense University
AIPS Trustee Dr. Hassan Abbas (National Defense University) interviewed Pakistani journalist Asma Sherazi at Harvard University’s Pakistan Conference on April 12, 2026. Centered on the theme “Pakistan — From Potential to Performance,” the conference brought together policymakers, economists, technologists, artists, investors, and global leaders to explore how Pakistan can translate its immense potential into sustained … Read more
John Mock | UCSC
AIPS Member Dr. John Mock edited the English translation of The History of the Ancient Era of Hunza State, for the Italian Archaeological Mission in Pakistan ISMEO/Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in the ACT-Field Project Reports and Memoirs Archival Studies, under the auspices of the WAKSAW-Uddiyana Archaeological Alliance. The book is published by Sang-e Meel … Read more
Ken LeBlond | UMass Donahue Institute
Ken LeBlond joined the volunteer board of directors for the Friends of the Presbyterian Education Board. The “Friends” is the U.S.-based fundraising arm of the education board. The board runs 25 schools for 5,500 students in Punjab. The Christian and Muslim students are educated in secular classrooms in both Lahore and small villages throughout the … Read more
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