VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Employee Portrait
Lecturer
Dr. Tahir Khan
Department of Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies
Faculty of Arts
Highest Qualification
PhD (History)
Specialization / Major
Refugees Rehabilitation and Settlement in Pakistan
PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. Tahir Khan has a specialization in Refugee Rehabilitation and Settlement in Pakistan, his expertise lies in refugees' experiences after the partition of India and the role of government and its policy-making. He joined the Virtual University of Pakistan as a lecturer in 2023. Prior to joining the Virtual University of Pakistan, he was a permanent faculty member at several notable universities in Punjab from 2014 to 2022. He received his PhD degree in history in 2022 from the University of Punjab, Department of History and Pakistan Studies. He did his M.Phil. (History) in 2014 at the University of the Punjab. He remained in the top three in his Master's (Pak-Studies) in 2012.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research focuses on refugee rehabilitation and settlement in Pakistan. It covers a wide range of concerns, such as refugee protection, government policies, refugee rights, integration, and resettlement process.

Experience

Lecturer
Virtual University of Pakistan
Apr 07, 2023 — Present
Assistant Professor
University of South Asia
Nov 19, 2020 — Apr 06, 2023
Lecturer
Imperial College of Business Studies
Dec 12, 2015 — Oct 16, 2019
Lecturer
BZU, Lahore Campus
Apr 02, 2014 — Dec 11, 2015

Research Publications

Book Chapter, Punjab, Evacuee Property and the Inter Dominion Conferences, 1947-1958
Vanguard Publisher (1st)
Year: 2025 • Category: Book Chapter
Authors: Tahir Khan
This specific chapter explores the critical post-Partition challenge of evacuee property and the material belongings left behind by migrants during the 1947 division of British India
Formulation of Refugee-Settlement Policies in Punjab A Case Study of the Ayub Khan Regime
Pakistan Vision ((Vol. 24 No.2, July-December 2023))
Year: 2023 • Category: Y
Authors: Tahir Khan
It investigates how state-led policies directly impacted the lives of millions of displaced refugees who were forced to rebuild their communities, livelihoods, and identities in a new homeland in Ayub Khan Era
Changing the Face of Wars; A Case Study of Indo-Pak Textbooks, International Journal of Kashmir Studies,
Articles published by refereed journals
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Refugee’s Sufferings: Role of Custodian, Civil Bureaucracy and Litigation in Punjab, Pakistan Perspective Vol, No. 27, IssueNo.1, January-June 2022.
Articles published by refereed journals
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Rehabilitation and Settlement of Refugees in East Bengal: Role of Federal government of Pakistan, 1947-50, Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Vol, No. 33, Issue No. 1
Articles published by refereed journals
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Presentations & Talks

ASS in Asia, International Conference
Location: Lums
Year: 2026 • Audience: International and National • Chief Participant: Tahir Khan
International symposium, In the Memories of 1947, Refugees rehabilitation and Settlement
Location: Punjab University
Year: 2023 • Audience: International and National • Chief Participant: Tahir Khan
International Conference on South Asia, Past Present and Future
Location: Punjab University
Year: 2022 • Audience: International and National • Chief Participant: Tahir Khan

Awards & Distinctions

Year: 2012