Academic Appointments;

Assistant Professor, NUML University, Islamabad, Pakistan (March 2021 to Present).
Post-Doc. Fellow, Visiting Scholar, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University (June 2022 to June. 2023)
Visiting Faculty, NUML University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2021).
Visiting Faculty, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2021).
Visiting Faculty, SZABIST, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to July 2020).
Research Fellow, Research Assistant to Prof. Marvin G. Weinbaum (Oct. 2016 to March 2017).

Summary of Qualification;

Post Doctorate, George Washington University, Washington D.C. USA. (2022-2023)
PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Defence University Islamabad (2014-2020).
M.Phil. in Pakistan Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad (2006-09).
M.Sc. in Pakistan Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad (2003-05).
B.A. in Economics from Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, Sindh (2000-03).

History of Professional Career

Middle East Institute, Washington D.C., USA

Dr. Kalhoro served with the Middle East Institute, based in Washington, D.C., United States, as a Research Fellow for six months and assisted Prof. Marvin G. Weinbaum, Director of Afghanistan and Pakistan Studies.

Pakistan Television News, Islamabad

Dr. Kalhoro also worked with Pakistan Television News from July 2007 until January 2021, as a News Producer/Reporter. During this tenure, he produced short documentaries on various issues vis-à-vis the security situation in Pakistan. He also conducted one-on-one interviews with senior government officials of Pakistan and foreign diplomats.

A.TV. News Islamabad

Dr. Kalhoro initiated his journalistic career with a private terrestrial news channel, A.TV. for one year. During a one-year-long attachment with ATV, Kalhoro was privileged to report on the disaster-prone areas of Pakistan, including the earthquake which affected Azad Kashmir in 2005. His official responsibilities with ATV started in December 2005 and ended in December 2006.

Voice of America, Washington D.C., USA

Under the fellowship opportunity in the United States, Dr. Kalhoro had an opportunity to work with Voice of America, based in Washington D.C. in 2014. I produced several news stories, published on the VoA web, exclusive reports for VoA radio, and assisted as a researcher for Ayesha Tanzeem for her current affairs live show “Access Point”.

Publications;

Kalhoro, Javed and Cromwell, Alexander. (2022). “Musharraf’s Enlightened Moderation Program: An Attempt at Transforming Education in Pakistan” in Textbooks for Peace: The Intersecting Roles of Learning Materials in Shaping Relationships between Education and Conflict, edited by Catherine Vanner with Spogmai Akseer and Thursica Kovinthan Levi. New York: Springer.
Kalhoro, Javed., Azhar, Abbasi. & Mubarak, Munnaza., “The Politics of Troika: A Case Study of Governance in Pakistan (1947-1969)”, Global Strategic and Security Studies Review, Vol. 7, No. 3., (September 2022).
Rehman, Muhammad and Gardezi, Amna and Kalhoro, Javed., “Nation Building Through Better Policy: A Framework for National Level Educational Policy”, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, Vol. 4, No. 2., (March 2022).
Abbasi, Azhar and Kalhoro, Javed., “Politics of Ethnic Identities and Conflicts: A Case Study of Hazara and Siraiki Ethno-Nationalist Movements in Pakistan”, Pakistan Social Sciences Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, (April-June 2022)
Abbasi, Azhar and Kalhoro, Javed and Ayaz., “The Role of Hazaras in the Creation of Pakistan: The Post-Independence Search for Identity”, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, Vol. 4, No. 2, (April 2022).
Kalhoro, Javed and Khan, Sarfraz., “Education and Radicalization; Is There Any Causative Relationship? A Case Study of Pakistan”, Journal of Law and Social Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, (March 2022).
Rabbi, Fazal., Kalhoro, Javed., Ahmed, Muhammad, “Regional Dynamics and Prospects for Peace in the Context of Pakistan-Russia Cooperation”, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, Vol. 3, No. 4, (December 2021).
Kalhoro, Javed and Iqbal, Zubair. “Genesis of Radicalization: A Case Study of Islamiyat Textbooks in Balochistan, Pakistan”, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, Vol. 3, No. 3, (September 2021).

Kalhoro, Javed., “An analytical approach towards Islamiyat textbooks in Pakistan; A Case Study of Punjab Province”, Pakistan Journal of History & Culture, Vol. XLII, No.01. (January-June 2021).
Tahir, Mariam., Kalhoro, Javed., Ahmed, Ashfaq., “The Emerging Intelligence Architecture of Internal Security & New Regional Dynamics in South Asia (2015-1018)”, Global Social Science Review, Vol. IV, No. II. (Spring, 2019).
Rabi, Fazal., Mubarak, Munazza and Kalhoro, Javed., “The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Towards Pakistan (1990-2000)”, Global Social Science Review, Vol. IV, No. III. (Summer, 2019).
Kalhoro, Javed., “Historical Evolution of the Educational System in the Pre-Partition Indian Sub-Continent”, Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, Vol. XXXIX, No. 1, (2018).
M. Phil Dissertation titled “A Comparative Study of U.S aid to Pakistan; in the 80s and after 9/11”.
Columns, Articles on economic, defence & terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan with reference to Pak-U.S. relations, in various English dailies, News Papers of Pakistan.

“Pakistani Americans sing songs of a free country”, Published in Weekly Pulse Magazine, dated June 2nd, 2014, https://www.academia.edu/11982663/Pakistani_Americans_sing_songs_of_fr ee_country
“Operation Zarb-e-Azab and Haqqani Network”, Published in Weekly Pulse Magazine, dated June 30, 2014, https://www.academia.edu/11982547/Operation_Zarb_e_Azab_and_Haqqani_ Network
“Five “E” challenges for today’s Pakistan”, Published in Weekly Pulse Magazine, dated May 12, 2014, https://www.academia.edu/11982496/Five_E_challenges_for_todays_Pakistan
“Democracy conquers Afghanistan”, Published online at https://www.academia.edu/11982437/Democracy_conquers_Afghanistan
“Mehsud Taliban; fact behind the scene”, Published online at https://www.academia.edu/11982410/Mehsud_Taliban_Fact_behind_the_scen e
“Endgame in Afghanistan; post-NATO withdrawal scenario”, Published in Weekly Pulse Magazine dated July 14, 2014, https://www.academia.edu/11982380/End_game_in_Afghanistan
“Karzai, BSA and Afghanistan”, Published in Weekly Pulse Magazine dated March 3rd 2014, https://www.academia.edu/11982366/Karzai_BSA_and_Afghanistan
“The causes of Falklands war of 1982 & War theories”, Published online at https://www.academia.edu/11356239/The_Causes_of_the_Falklands_War_of _1982
“Peace in region mantra and OIC”, Published in The Nation dated March 1st, 2019. https://nation.com.pk/14-Mar-2019/peace-in-region-mantra-and-oic
“Implementation on NAP”, Published in Express Tribune dated March 10, 2019. https://tribune.com.pk/letter/1926302/implementation-on-nap
“National Action Plan”, Published in Dawn dated April 6th, 2019, https://www.dawn.com/news/1474284
“Curbing militant outfits”, Published in Dawn dated May 13, 2019, https://www.dawn.com/news/1481968/curbing-militant-outfits
“Sabotaging Peace” Published in Express Tribune dated October 19, 2013, https://tribune.com.pk/letter/619239/sabotaging-peace

Video reports,

Video reports on the security situation in Pakistan along with interviews with U.S. Ambassador and British High Commissioner available at https://vimeo.com/javedkalhoro

Research Area;

Peace Education, Peace and Development, Radicalization, South Asia Security, Ethno-Conflicts

Education