Dr. Altaf Qadir

Fellowship(s) and Grant(s)

1. July 2019-April 2021

Georg-Forster Senior Research Fellowship was granted by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, to research the Literary Survey of Religious Dynamics of Pukhtunkhwa during the 19th Century.

2. September 2015

American Institute of Pakistan Studies travel grant to deliver lectures at Stockton University and the University of Massachusetts and interact with Tufts University and Boston University faculty.

3. March-August 2008

International Research Support Initiative Programme, Higher Education Commission Islamabad, to conduct research at the Department of History, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Since August 2025                 Chairman

                                               Department of History

                                               University of Peshawar

Since February 2025              Camp Coordinator

                                                Bara Gali Summer Camp, University of Peshawar

RESEARCH SUPERVISION

PhD Supervisees with title of dissertation and year of award of degree

1. Muhammad Usman, The Causes of Political Differences and Disputes Among Baloch Leadership: A Historical Perspective, 2024. (Co-Supervisor)
2. Siddique Ahmad Shah, Religio-Political Thoughts of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, 2020. (Co-Supervisor)
3. Ishtiaq Ahmad, Pakhtun Resistance Against the British Imperialism: An Assessment of the Uprising of 1897-98, 2018.
4. Naseem Khattak, The Mujahidin Movement in the North-West Frontier and the Role of the Local Tribes (1831-1901), 2016.

M. Phil Supervisees with title of dissertation and year of award of degree

1. Ahmad Khan, Tarikh-i-Peshawar of Munshi Gopal Das and Muhammad Hayat Khan: An Assessment, 2026.
2. Fozia Riaz, Sayyed Ameer Shah Qadri: Sufi and Scholar in the Light of His Writings, 2025.
3. Basir Ullah Khan, The Historiography of Karbala: An analysis of Ibn Hayat and Abu Mikhnaf’s Works, 2025
4. Ameer Hamza, Maulana Abdul Haq’s Religio-Political Contribution, 2025.
5. Nisar Ahmad, Sayyid Abdul Salam Rustami: Life and Contribution to Religious Literature, 2025.
6. Natasha Aman, Akhund Darweza’s Religious Views and Historiographical Contribution, 2024.
7. Asma Khatoon, Bayazid Ansari: An Analysis of Religious Views and Political Endeavors, 2024.
8. Muhammad Anis Khan, The Akhund of Swat: An Appraisal of His Political Engagements and Religious Views, 2022.
9. Humaira Gohar, Said Ameer Mullah: Life and Teachings, 2021.
10. Mohibullah, Religion, Traditions or Vested Interests: An Analysis of the Nature of Opposition to the Reforms of Amanullah Khan in Afghanistan, 2021.
11. Ayesha Bibi, Kutanran of Lakki Marwat: A Historical Perspective, 2020.
12. Gulzar Ali, The Mujahidin of Chamarkand, 1915-1947: An Historical Analysis, 2020.
13. Owais Ahmad, British Expeditions in Waziristan and Local Resistance (1849-1895). 2020.

1. Altaf Qadir, ‘Hajj, Authority, and Jihād: The Hahh as Social Mobilisation in the Movement of Sayyid Ahmad Baraylvī’, Hamdard Islamicus, 49(2). https://doi.org/10.57144/hi.v49i2.1472

2. Sabeeha Atlas & Altaf Qadir, ‘Chiefdom, Vassalage Tribes and Empire: The Political Structures of Arabia from First CE to the Advent of Islam’, Social Evolution and History, vol. 23, No. 2. 2024. Pp. 3-43. https://www.sociostudies.org/journal/articles/3776764/

3. Ayesha Bibi & Altaf Qadir, ‘The Kutanran of Lakki Marwat: An Inquiry into Its Position and Challenges Amidst State and Society Constructs’, Pakistan Perspectives, vol. 29, No. 1, Jan-June 2024. Pp. 95-115. https://www.journal.psc.edu.pk/index.php/pp/article/view/524

4. Ayesha Bibi & Altaf Qadir, ‘Kutanran of Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: A Note on their Origin, Customs and Rituals’, Pakistan Vision, vol. 24, No. 2, July-December 2023. Pp. 139-154. http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/studies/PDF-FILES/9_v24_2_23.pdf

5. Altaf Qadir & Sabeeha, ‘Curriculum and History: Reflections on the Pakistan Studies Text Books Taught in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan,’ Journal of History and Social Sciences (JHSS), vol. 13, No. 2, July-December 2022. Pp. 156-178. https://jhss-uok.com/index.php/JHSS/article/view/211

6. Altaf Qadir, ‘Minorities in social and state structures: reflections on the Sikh community of Swat, Pakistan’ Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ), vol. 6, No. 1, Jan-June, 2022. Pp. 31-41 https://doi.org/10.47264/idea.lassij/6.1.3

7. Altaf Qadir, ‘Portrayal of Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi’s Jihad Movement in Pakistani Curricula’ Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ), vol. 4, No. 2, July-Dec., 2020. pp. 453–464. https://doi.org/10.47264/idea.lassij/4.2.35

8. Muhammad Tariq & Altaf Qadir, ‘Sikh-Pukhtuns Clashes in the Frontier: Assessing the Battle of Pir Sabaq, Nowshera 1823’ Journal of Pakistan Historical Society,    Karachi.    Jan-March    2020—Vol.    68,    No.    1.

https://www.phs.com.pk/index.php/phs/article/view/

9. Altaf Qadir, ‘Historiography of the Jihad Movement: An Assessment of the Selected Portions of Muhammad Wazir Khan and Ghulam Rasul Mihr’s Works’. Journal of     

      the Research Society of Pakistan, Lahore. Jan-June 2016—Vol. 53 No. 1. 281-94.            http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/history/PDF- FILES/20%20Paper_v53_1_16.pdf

10. Altaf Qadir & Fatima Asghar, ‘Peshawar Valley Under Durranis with Focus on its Administration 1747-1818’. Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, Karachi. Jan-March 2016—Vol. 64, No. 1. Pp. 57-66. https://phs.com.pk/index.php/phs/issue/view/143/121

11. Altaf Qadir & Naseem Khattak, ‘Roving Preachers, Fund Raising and Jihad: Organization of the Mujahidin Movement in Northern India (1830s-1858)’. Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Lahore. Jan-June 2015—Vol. 52, No. 1. Pp. 211-223. http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/history/PDF-FILES/12-%20PC%20Naseem%20Khattak%20-%20Altaf%20Qadir_52-1-15.pdf

12. Zakir Minhas & Altaf Qadir, ‘The US War on Terror and the Drone Attacks in FATA, Pakistan’ Pakistan, Annual Research Journal, Pakistan Study Centre, University of Peshawar. Vol. 50, 2014. pp. 15-28. http://pscpesh.org/PDFs/PJ/Volume_50/02_Minhas.pdf

13. Altaf Qadir & Sabeeha Atlas, ‘The War of Independence 1857 and North West Frontier: The Struggle of Mujahidin against the English’ Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, Karachi. January-March 2014—Vol. 62, No. 1.pp. 7-19. https://phs.com.pk/index.php/phs/issue/view/135/113
14. Altaf Qadir & Zakir Minhas, ‘Khyber Pass in Imperial Politics of the Mughals (1519-1707)’ Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Lahore. July-December 2013—Vol. 50, No. 2. Pp. 41-59. http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/history/PDF- FILES/ARTICLE%203%20ALTAF%2044-62_v50_no2_2013.pdf
15. Altaf Qadir & Ishtiaq Ahmad, ‘Reflection of Swat Crisis in Folk Poetry’ Pakistan Perspectives, Karachi. July-December 2013—Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 103-120. https://journal.psc.edu.pk/index.php/pp/article/view/163
16. Altaf Qadir, ‘Anti-Colonial Movement: The Struggle of Haji Sahib Turangzai to do away with the authority of the British Raj’ Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, Karachi. April-June, 2008─Vol. 56, No. 2. pp. 111-123. https://phs.com.pk/index.php/phs/issue/view/112/91

17. Altaf Qadir, ‘Haji Sahib of Turangzai and His Reform Movement in North West Frontier Province’ Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, Karachi, July- September 2006—Vol. 54, No. 3. Pp. 85-95. https://phs.com.pk/index.php/phs/issue/view/105/86