Mahrukh Khan
Research Fellow
Areas of Research:
North & South America
Mahrukh Khan did her M.Sc in Defense and Strategic Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University in 2008. She has been affiliated with the Institute since. Her area of research is Pakistan – United States relations and Baluchistan.
Issue Brief on “From ‘Howdy Modi’ to ‘Namaste Trump'”
US President Trump was hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the city of Ahmadabad marking his first official visit to India since taking...
Issue Brief on “Trump’s Impeachment”
In a turn of events, the United States Senate cleared Donald Trump of the charges that he was held accountable for, making him the...
Pakistan-US Relations: Rethinking the Dependency Relationship
Abstract
The relations between Pakistan and the US have always remained asymmetrical – in nature akin to any such bilateralism where one country, given its...
Report – 3rd Think Tank Coordination Meeting
The Institute of Strategic Studies hosted the 3rdCoordination Meeting of Think Tank on March 14, 2019 at its premises. The main intention of the...
Issue Brief on “JCPOA: Updates and Development”
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a multilateral agreement signed in July 2015 between Iran and P5+1 (France, United States, United Kingdom,...
Issue Brief on “US Drawdown in Afghanistan and India’s Reaction”
The recent turn of events in Afghanistan and the region has caused a major stir in India. The relations between India and US are...
Issue Brief on “Implications of US Sanctions on Iran”
President Trump has made no secret of his dislike of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iranian nuclear deal, and when he decided...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan-US Relations: Need for a Measured Approach”
Pakistan and US relationship currently stands at a very complicated juncture. There’s a critical divergence of interests between Washington and Islamabad which has left...
Report – In-House Meeting on “US Media Delegation”
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, (ISSI) hosted an In-House Meeting with a 4-member Media Delegation from the United States of America on March...
Report – Public Talk on “Pakistan US Relations in Jeopardy: Way Forward”
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, (ISSI) organised a Public Talk titled, "Pakistan and US Relations in Jeopardy: Way Forward" on January 29, 2018...