Prof. Dr

Doctor (title)

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. Talat Ayesha Wizarat (Urdu

Urdu

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: طلعت عائشہ وزارت) is a noted scholar of International Relations

International relations

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 and Middle Eastern Studies

Middle Eastern studies

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 from Pakistan

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. She remained the Chairperson of the Department of International Relations, University of Karachi

University of Karachi

The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...

, Pakistan and now teaches at the Institute of Business Administration

Institute of Business Administration

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 (IBA), Karachi.

Education

Dr. Wizarat holds M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 (Karachi University), M.A.

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 (University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina

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, U.S.

United States

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) & Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 (2001) from the Department of International Relations, University of Karachi. Her Phd. thesis was "Strategies for Peace and Security in the Persian Gulf.".
Her fields of specialization include Science

Science

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, Technology

Technology

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 & International Relations, Strategic Studies, Crisis Management

Crisis management

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, Conflict Resolution

Conflict resolution

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 and International organizations, all with primary respect to the Middle East

Middle East

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.

Honours and awards

She secured Fulbright Hays Award 1997-78 and has been invited as a Guest Speaker by various Pakistani Staff Colleges including the Air War College, National Defense College and Command and Staff College. Dr. Wizarat has been invited by TV channels as an expert for their Current Affairs programs. She has organized and participated in various national and international seminars . She is a founder member of International Relations Society of Pakistan and Ambassador Alumni Association of International Relations Department.

Books

• Wizarat, Talat A. Middle East Peace Process: Lessons for South Asia
• Wizarat, Talat A. Conflict Resolution
• Wizarat, Talat A. Strategies for Peace in the Persian Gulf

Administration

Under her first tenure as Chairperson the Syllabi were revised and many new courses were introduced among them are Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution, Disarmament

Disarmament

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 and Arms Control

Arms control

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, Confidence Building Measures, Research Methodology, Comparative Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy

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 Analysis and Science, Technology and International Relations. Currently six candidates are working on M.Phil and Ph.D theses under her supervision.

External links

• Bio details, University of Karachi