Mr. Sohail Akhtar

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  •   Department of Pakistan Studies
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  •   sohail.akhtar@numl.edu.pk

Mr. Sohail Akhtar

Lecturer

2011

Matric (physics, chemistry, math and Biology)

(Board of intermediate and secondary education Mirpur AJK)

2013

FSc (pre-engineering)

(Board of intermediate and secondary education Mirpur AJK)

 

 

 

2016

B.A (Economics and Political Science) (University of The Punjab Lahore)

2018

MSc (Sociology)

(University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi)

2020

MPhil (Pakistan Studies)

(Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad)

 

2016-17

Assistant Regional Coordinator (Alif Ailaan, www.alifailaan.pk)

2017-19

Home Tutor

(Beacon House Academy Rawalpindi)

2017

Fellow Teacher (Civic Face Pakistan)

 

2019                 Assistant Researcher (The Hive Pakistan, www.thehive.pk/ )

 

Member Youth Parliament (PILDAT) 2022 Cohort.

 

CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS

 

2015-16

Certificate of Merit (English Essay writing competition) (Government Gordon College Rawalpindi)

03-06-2016

Merit Certificate (Essay Writing) (Government of Punjab)

21-03-2016

Certificate of Honor (Urdu Essay writing)

(GOVT. Post Graduate College Asghar Mall Rawalpindi)

05-08-2016

Certificate of short Summer Course (English Language) (National University of Modern Languages Islamabad)

10-15-2019

Certificate of Achievement (Introduction to Digital Humanities) (Harvard University)

12-20-2019

Certificate of Achievement (Leading Change through Policy Making)

 

07-02-2021

(British Council)

Certificate of Financial Literacy (State bank of Pakistan)

 

PUBLISHED WORK

 

2019     Research Paper (Military tensions along the Line of Control (LoC), implications for people living in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir) https://pjsr.com.pk/wp- content/uploads/2021/12/22.-Vol-3.-Issue-4.-Dec-2021-Akhtar-Bilal-Military-Tensions-Across- the-Line-of-Control.pdf

 

 

2019     Research Paper (Understanding Political Change through Social Movement: A Case Of PTM) file:///C:/Users/Haier/Downloads/Third-Issue-January-June-2021.pdf

 

Op-Eds/ Book Reviews

 

https://southasianvoices.org/between-the-devil-and-the-deep-sea-a-civilians-perspective-on- pakistan-administered-kashmir/ 

https://strafasia.com/the-temple-controversy-the-state-of-hindu-minority-in-pakistan/ Understanding the deaths of Rebellious Baloch

https://strafasia.com/making-gilgit-baltistan-a-province-of-pakistan/ Beyond the Ajk Elections Dawn.com

Faizabad Sitin Dawn.com

Science Festival in a School in Rawalpindi. Dawn.com A record of Indian Attrocities in IOJK The Patriot

https://journal.ipripak.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Book-Review-IPRI-Journal-XXI-2.pdf https://www.dawn.com/news/1663264/non-fiction-rethinking-azad-kashmir https://www.dawn.com/news/1680765/non-fiction-the-call-of-the-wild https://www.dawn.com/news/1685738/plastic-conundrum https://www.dawn.com/news/1695602/fiction-poetry-words-fall-apart https://www.dawn.com/news/1714238/non-fiction-class-and-hegemony https://www.dawn.com/news/1733026/non-fiction-demystifying-the-council https://www.dawn.com/news/1733020/economy-no-country-for-the-young

Myself Sohail Akhtar, I am a Lecturer at the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad Pakistan. I hold an MPhil degree in Pakistan Studies from Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad. My research interest includes Ethnic-Nationalist Politics, Borderlands/conflict zones. Besides I have worked as a researcher on a diverse array of subjects in Pakistan. My main area of interest is Ethnic- Nationalist/pro-independence politics, and security issues, focused mainly on an analysis of the nationalist narrative. I have contributed to both development and social science research in the mentioned areas. I have undertaken adequate training in research methodologies and my work uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. I have been conducting surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions. I contribute to, Dawn, South Asian Voices and STRAFASIA.

Education

2011

Matric (physics, chemistry, math and Biology)

(Board of intermediate and secondary education Mirpur AJK)

2013

FSc (pre-engineering)

(Board of intermediate and secondary education Mirpur AJK)

 

 

 

2016

B.A (Economics and Political Science) (University of The Punjab Lahore)

2018

MSc (Sociology)

(University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi)

2020

MPhil (Pakistan Studies)

(Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad)

 

Experience

2016-17

Assistant Regional Coordinator (Alif Ailaan, www.alifailaan.pk)

2017-19

Home Tutor

(Beacon House Academy Rawalpindi)

2017

Fellow Teacher (Civic Face Pakistan)

 

2019                 Assistant Researcher (The Hive Pakistan, www.thehive.pk/ )

 

Member Youth Parliament (PILDAT) 2022 Cohort.

 

CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS

 

2015-16

Certificate of Merit (English Essay writing competition) (Government Gordon College Rawalpindi)

03-06-2016

Merit Certificate (Essay Writing) (Government of Punjab)

21-03-2016

Certificate of Honor (Urdu Essay writing)

(GOVT. Post Graduate College Asghar Mall Rawalpindi)

05-08-2016

Certificate of short Summer Course (English Language) (National University of Modern Languages Islamabad)

10-15-2019

Certificate of Achievement (Introduction to Digital Humanities) (Harvard University)

12-20-2019

Certificate of Achievement (Leading Change through Policy Making)

 

07-02-2021

(British Council)

Certificate of Financial Literacy (State bank of Pakistan)

 

Publications

PUBLISHED WORK

 

2019     Research Paper (Military tensions along the Line of Control (LoC), implications for people living in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir) https://pjsr.com.pk/wp- content/uploads/2021/12/22.-Vol-3.-Issue-4.-Dec-2021-Akhtar-Bilal-Military-Tensions-Across- the-Line-of-Control.pdf

 

 

2019     Research Paper (Understanding Political Change through Social Movement: A Case Of PTM) file:///C:/Users/Haier/Downloads/Third-Issue-January-June-2021.pdf

 

Op-Eds/ Book Reviews

 

https://southasianvoices.org/between-the-devil-and-the-deep-sea-a-civilians-perspective-on- pakistan-administered-kashmir/ 

https://strafasia.com/the-temple-controversy-the-state-of-hindu-minority-in-pakistan/ Understanding the deaths of Rebellious Baloch

https://strafasia.com/making-gilgit-baltistan-a-province-of-pakistan/ Beyond the Ajk Elections Dawn.com

Faizabad Sitin Dawn.com

Science Festival in a School in Rawalpindi. Dawn.com A record of Indian Attrocities in IOJK The Patriot

https://journal.ipripak.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Book-Review-IPRI-Journal-XXI-2.pdf https://www.dawn.com/news/1663264/non-fiction-rethinking-azad-kashmir https://www.dawn.com/news/1680765/non-fiction-the-call-of-the-wild https://www.dawn.com/news/1685738/plastic-conundrum https://www.dawn.com/news/1695602/fiction-poetry-words-fall-apart https://www.dawn.com/news/1714238/non-fiction-class-and-hegemony https://www.dawn.com/news/1733026/non-fiction-demystifying-the-council https://www.dawn.com/news/1733020/economy-no-country-for-the-young

Interests

Myself Sohail Akhtar, I am a Lecturer at the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad Pakistan. I hold an MPhil degree in Pakistan Studies from Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad. My research interest includes Ethnic-Nationalist Politics, Borderlands/conflict zones. Besides I have worked as a researcher on a diverse array of subjects in Pakistan. My main area of interest is Ethnic- Nationalist/pro-independence politics, and security issues, focused mainly on an analysis of the nationalist narrative. I have contributed to both development and social science research in the mentioned areas. I have undertaken adequate training in research methodologies and my work uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. I have been conducting surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions. I contribute to, Dawn, South Asian Voices and STRAFASIA.