Dr. Javed Ali Kalhoro

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, NUML University, Islamabad, Pakistan (March 2021 to Present).
  • Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria, Canada) (Jan. 2025 to June 2025)
  • Visiting Scholar, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University (June 2022 to July. 2023).
  • Visiting Faculty, NUML University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2021).
  • Visiting Faculty, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to Present).
  • Visiting Faculty, SZABIST, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to July 2020).
  • Research Fellow, Research Assistant to Prof. Marvin G. Weinbaum (Oct. 2016 to March 2017).

Professional Experience

Middle East Institute Washington D.C., USA

For six months, I held a Research Fellowship at the Middle East Institute in Washington D.C., United States. During this tenure, I also assisted Prof. Marvin G. Weinbaum, my foreign PhD supervisor, with my dissertation.

Pakistan Television News, Islamabad

From July 2007 to January 2021, I served as a News Producer/Reporter at Pakistan Television News. During my tenure, I produced a series of short documentaries highlighting key issues related to Pakistan's security landscape. Additionally, I conducted exclusive one-on-one interviews with senior Pakistani government officials and foreign diplomats.  

ATV News Islamabad

I had the opportunity to work with ATV, a private terrestrial news channel, for a year. During my tenure from December 2005 to December 2006, I reported on various disaster-prone areas in Pakistan, including the devastating 2005 earthquake that struck Azad Kashmir.

 Voice of America, Washington D.C., USA 

In 2014, I was honored to participate in a fellowship program sponsored by the United States, which allowed me to work with Voice of America (VoA) in Washington D.C. During my tenure, I produced several news stories published on the VoA website, exclusive reports for VoA radio, and assisted as a researcher for Ayesha Tanzeem's live current affairs show, "Access Point".

Publications

  • Kalhoro, J. (2026). Countering Radicalism: Pakistan’s Pursuit of Peace and Stability. NUST Journal of Peace and Stability. (9 (1). 1-13.
  • Kalhoro, J. (2026). How Deradicalization Program Addresses Terrorism in Pakistan. Journal of Deradicalization (Publication in Process).
  • Kalhoro, J. & Khan, M. (2023). Socio-Economic Grievances of Transgender Community in Pakistan: A Case Study of The Capital City, Islamabad. Annals of Human and Social Sciences, 4(4), 465-472.
  • Kalhoro, J., & Cromwell, A. (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.
  • Rehman, M., Gardezi, A. & Kalhoro, J. (2022). Nation Building Through Better Policy: A Framework for National Level Educational Policy, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 4 (02), 42-49.
  • Abbasi, A. & Kalhoro, J. (April-June 2022): Politics of Ethnic Identities and Conflicts: A Case Study of Hazara and Siraiki Ethno-Nationalist Movements in Pakistan, Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 6 (2), 15-24.
  • Abbasi, A., Kalhoro, J. & Ayaz. (2022). The Role of Hazaras in the Creation of Pakistan: The Post-Independence Search for Identity, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 4(2). 12-17.
  • Kalhoro, J. & Khan, S., (2022). Education and Radicalization; Is There Any Causative Relationship? A Case Study of Pakistan, Journal of Law and Social Studies, 4 (01), 13-29.
  • Rabbi, F., Kalhoro, J. & Ahmed, M. (2021). Regional Dynamics and Prospects for Peace in the Context of Pakistan-Russia Cooperation, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 3 (04). 
  • Kalhoro, J. & Iqbal, Z. (2021). Genesis of Radicalization: A Case Study of Islamiyat Textbooks in Balochistan, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 3 (03), 400-409.
  • Kalhoro, J., (2021). An analytical approach towards Islamiyat textbooks in Pakistan; A Case Study of Punjab Province, Pakistan Journal of History & Culture, XLII (01).
  • Rabi, F., Mubarak, M. & Kalhoro, J., (2019). The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Towards Pakistan (1990-2000), Global Social Science Review, IV (III). 398-406.
  • Tahir, M., Kalhoro, J., & Ahmad, A., (2019). The Emerging Intelligence Architecture of Internal Security and New Regional Dynamics in South Asia (2015-2018), Global Social Science Review, IV (II). 479-486. 
  • Kalhoro, J. (2018). Historical Evolution of the Educational System in the Pre-Partition Indian Sub-Continent, Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, XXXIX (1). 153-177.
  • M. Phil Dissertation titled “A Comparative Study of U.S aid to Pakistan; in the 80s and after 9/11”. 
  • Columns and articles on economic, defence & terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan concerning Pak-U.S. relations, in various English dailies, and newspapers of Pakistan. 

Research Area;

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

Education

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, NUML University, Islamabad, Pakistan (March 2021 to Present).
  • Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria, Canada) (Jan. 2025 to June 2025)
  • Visiting Scholar, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University (June 2022 to July. 2023).
  • Visiting Faculty, NUML University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2021).
  • Visiting Faculty, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to Present).
  • Visiting Faculty, SZABIST, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb. 2020 to July 2020).
  • Research Fellow, Research Assistant to Prof. Marvin G. Weinbaum (Oct. 2016 to March 2017).

Experience

Professional Experience

Middle East Institute Washington D.C., USA

For six months, I held a Research Fellowship at the Middle East Institute in Washington D.C., United States. During this tenure, I also assisted Prof. Marvin G. Weinbaum, my foreign PhD supervisor, with my dissertation.

Pakistan Television News, Islamabad

From July 2007 to January 2021, I served as a News Producer/Reporter at Pakistan Television News. During my tenure, I produced a series of short documentaries highlighting key issues related to Pakistan's security landscape. Additionally, I conducted exclusive one-on-one interviews with senior Pakistani government officials and foreign diplomats.  

ATV News Islamabad

I had the opportunity to work with ATV, a private terrestrial news channel, for a year. During my tenure from December 2005 to December 2006, I reported on various disaster-prone areas in Pakistan, including the devastating 2005 earthquake that struck Azad Kashmir.

 Voice of America, Washington D.C., USA 

In 2014, I was honored to participate in a fellowship program sponsored by the United States, which allowed me to work with Voice of America (VoA) in Washington D.C. During my tenure, I produced several news stories published on the VoA website, exclusive reports for VoA radio, and assisted as a researcher for Ayesha Tanzeem's live current affairs show, "Access Point".

Publications

Publications

  • Kalhoro, J. (2026). Countering Radicalism: Pakistan’s Pursuit of Peace and Stability. NUST Journal of Peace and Stability. (9 (1). 1-13.
  • Kalhoro, J. (2026). How Deradicalization Program Addresses Terrorism in Pakistan. Journal of Deradicalization (Publication in Process).
  • Kalhoro, J. & Khan, M. (2023). Socio-Economic Grievances of Transgender Community in Pakistan: A Case Study of The Capital City, Islamabad. Annals of Human and Social Sciences, 4(4), 465-472.
  • Kalhoro, J., & Cromwell, A. (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.
  • Rehman, M., Gardezi, A. & Kalhoro, J. (2022). Nation Building Through Better Policy: A Framework for National Level Educational Policy, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 4 (02), 42-49.
  • Abbasi, A. & Kalhoro, J. (April-June 2022): Politics of Ethnic Identities and Conflicts: A Case Study of Hazara and Siraiki Ethno-Nationalist Movements in Pakistan, Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 6 (2), 15-24.
  • Abbasi, A., Kalhoro, J. & Ayaz. (2022). The Role of Hazaras in the Creation of Pakistan: The Post-Independence Search for Identity, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 4(2). 12-17.
  • Kalhoro, J. & Khan, S., (2022). Education and Radicalization; Is There Any Causative Relationship? A Case Study of Pakistan, Journal of Law and Social Studies, 4 (01), 13-29.
  • Rabbi, F., Kalhoro, J. & Ahmed, M. (2021). Regional Dynamics and Prospects for Peace in the Context of Pakistan-Russia Cooperation, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 3 (04). 
  • Kalhoro, J. & Iqbal, Z. (2021). Genesis of Radicalization: A Case Study of Islamiyat Textbooks in Balochistan, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 3 (03), 400-409.
  • Kalhoro, J., (2021). An analytical approach towards Islamiyat textbooks in Pakistan; A Case Study of Punjab Province, Pakistan Journal of History & Culture, XLII (01).
  • Rabi, F., Mubarak, M. & Kalhoro, J., (2019). The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Towards Pakistan (1990-2000), Global Social Science Review, IV (III). 398-406.
  • Tahir, M., Kalhoro, J., & Ahmad, A., (2019). The Emerging Intelligence Architecture of Internal Security and New Regional Dynamics in South Asia (2015-2018), Global Social Science Review, IV (II). 479-486. 
  • Kalhoro, J. (2018). Historical Evolution of the Educational System in the Pre-Partition Indian Sub-Continent, Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, XXXIX (1). 153-177.
  • M. Phil Dissertation titled “A Comparative Study of U.S aid to Pakistan; in the 80s and after 9/11”. 
  • Columns and articles on economic, defence & terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan concerning Pak-U.S. relations, in various English dailies, and newspapers of Pakistan. 

Interests

Research Area;

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