Dr. Moonis Ahmar is the former Chairman, of the Department of International Relations; former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Meritorious Professor of International Relations at the University of Karachi. He is also the Director of the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Program. His specialization is conflict and security studies focusing on the South and Central Asian regions. Dr. Ahmar has 36 years of academic experience in Pakistan and different foreign universities and research think tanks. He is also the author of a published book by the Routledge Press entitled, The Challenge of Enlightenment, Conflict Transformation and Peace in Pakistan.