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Name: Mr. Sarfraz Khan
Designation: Lecturer
Department: Sociology


Qualifications: PhD (Anthropology) QAU, July 2017
M.Phil (Anthropology) QAU, 2006
M.A (Sociology) UAF, 2002


Phone: +92-51 9064-3062
Email: sarfraz@qau.edu.pk
Status: On Job
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Research Interests Publications Conferences Research Projects

1.      Migration, Gender, and Religion 

(I). RESEARCH ARTICLES

  1. Sarfraz Khan & Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro (2016). The Impact of International Migration on Spiritual Healing Practices in Rural Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Pakistan Historical Society (Historicus), LXIV (4), 71-94.
  2. Sarfraz Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro & Zia-ur-Rehman (2015). Marriage Ceremonies and Rituals in Astore Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Asian Civilizations 38(2), 149-158. [X category] 
  3. Ikram Badshah & Sarfraz Khan (2015). Understanding Pakhtun Society through Proverbs. Journal of Asian Civilizations 38(2), 159-172. [X category] 
  4. Waseem Khan, Arab Naz, Nasim Khan, Sarfraz Khan & Ikram Shah (2015). Illicit drugs & indiscriminate proliferation: The consequential and discourse analysis of substance abuse. Pakistan Journal of Criminology, 7(4): 45-60. [Y category] 
  5. Sarfraz Khan, I Badshah, W.I. Chaudhry (2014). Ethnographic Study of Muharram Rituals in a Punjabi Village in Pakistan. Journal of Asian Civilizations 37(2), 123-138. [Y category] 
  6. Rahim Bakhsh & Sarfraz Khan (2014). Oracle Bone (Scapula/Bardust) Deciphering in Baloch Tribes of Balochistan, Pakistan. Journal of Asian Civilizations 37(2), 139-150. [Y category]   
  7. Sarfraz Khan, B Idrees, MR Sajid (2012). The Impact of Women’s Education on Maternal Health Care Utilization in Rural Gujrat, International Journal of Advances in Doctoral Research 1 (1), 17-20. [Indexed by Ulrich’s Directory]
  8. RB Khetran, Sarfraz Khan, W Chaudhry (2012). Indigenous Knowledge, Early Warning System, and Disaster Management: A Case Study of Khetran Community in Balochistan, Pakistan, Journal of Gender and Social Issues 11 (1), 15-24. [National Peer Reviewed Journal]
  9. T Sultan, M Shoaib, Y Saeed, S Dildar, Sarfraz Khan (2012). Problems of Single Mothers and State Provisions: A Case Study of Sweden and Denmark, Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 11 (7), 988-991. [ISI Indexed Journal]
  10. I Badshah, Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Sarfraz Khan, FA Faiz (2012). War on Terrorism and its Impacts on the Socio-Political Structure of Pakhtun Society of Pakistan, Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 12 (6), 826-832. [ISI Indexed Journal]
  11. Sarfraz Khan and Mirza Rizwan Sajid (2011). Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Case Study of Wife Battering in Rural Gujrat, Pakistan. World Applied Sciences Journal, 12(11): 2168-2174. [ISI Indexed Journal]
  12. Sarfraz Khan and Hafeez-ur-Rehman (2011). Determinants of Sectarianism in Pakistan: A Case Study of District Jhang. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 8(1): 237-243. [ISI Indexed Journal]
  13. Sarfraz Khan and Mirza Rizwan Sajid (2011). Effects of Women’s Education and Marriage Period on their Decision Making Power at Household Level in Gujrat, Pakistan. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 8(2): 407-415. [ISI Indexed Journal]
  14. Sarfraz Khan and Hafeez-ur-Rehman (2011). Major Consequences of Sectarian Militancy in Jhang, Pakistan. Academic Research International, 1(3): 73-81. [Indexed by Ulrich’s Directory]
  1. Sarfraz Khan and Hafeez-ur-Rehman (2011). Punjabi Color Categories: An Analysis of Worldview of Rural Community in Gujrat, Pakistan. Academic Research International, 1(2): 270-275. [Indexed by Ulrich’s Directory]
  2. Sarfraz Khan and Mirza Rizwan Sajid (2011). The Essence of Shrines in Rural Punjab: A Case Study of Shrines at Barrilla Sharif, Gujrat-Pakistan. Humanity & Social Sciences Journal, 6(1): 66-77. [International Peer Reviewed Journal]
  3. Sarfraz Khan and Hafeez-ur-Rehman (2011). Commemoration of Ashura Rituals: A Case Study of Imambargah Hussainyia in Rural Jhang, Pakistan. Humanity & Social Sciences Journal, 6(1): 41-48. [International Peer Reviewed Journal]
  4. Muhammad Shoaib, Sarfraz Khan and Saadia Abid (2011). Motivational Factors and Satisfaction Levels of Infertile Couples towards Spiritual Healing in Pakistan. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 10(2): 233-238. [ISI Indexed Journal]
  5. Muhammad Shoaib, Sarfraz Khan and Mohsin Hassan Khan (2011). Family Support and Health Status of Elderly People: A Case Study of District Gujrat, Pakistan. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 10(4): 519-525. [ISI Indexed Journal]
  6. Rahim Bakhsh Khetran and Sarfraz Khan (2011). An Analysis of Worldview of Khetran Community through Color Terms. Academic Research International, 1(3): 91-98. [Indexed by Ulrich’s Directory]
  7. Muhammad Shoaib, Sarfraz Khan and Amara Ashraf (2011). Occupational Risk Factors Associated with Reproductive Health of Working Women: A Case Study of University of Gujrat. Academic Research International, 1(2): 292-300. [Indexed by Ulrich’s Directory]
  8. Sarfraz Khan, Mirza Rizwan Sajid and Shahid Iqbal (2010). The Impact of Women’s Autonomy on Maternal Health Care Utilization in Rural Punjab. The Pakistan Journal of Social Issues, 2: 74-83. [National Peer Reviewed Journal]
  9. Sarfraz Khan, Mirza Rizwan Sajid, Maria Abbas Gondal, Nadeem Ahmad (2009). Impacts of Remittances on Living Standards of Emigrant’s Families in Gujrat, Pakistan. European Journal of Social Sciences, 12(2): 205-215. [Indexed by Ulrich’s Directory]

(II). BOOKS CO-EDITED

  1. Sarfraz Khan, Yasir Saeed, Hafeez-ur-Rehman (2012). Gender Mainstreaming: An Analysis of Pakistani Society. Global Vision Publishing House, New Delhi, India.   

(III). CHAPTERS IN EDITED BOOKS

Sarfraz Khan, Hafeez-ur-Rehman, and Sundas Ayyub (2012). Beyond Boundaries, Shifting Lives: Globalization, Gender and Family Dynamics in Pakistan. In Sarfraz Khan, Yasir Saeed, Hafeez-ur-Rehman eds. Gender Mainstreaming: An Analysis of Pakistani Society. Global Vision Publishing House, New Delhi, India
  1. Sarfraz Khan (2016). The Practice of Charity among Migrant Families in Rural Gujrat, Pakistan. Presented in Two Days International Conference on “Islamic Charity and Social Development in Pakistan.” [Department of Anthropology, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan] 09-10 March, 2016. 
  2. Sarfraz Khan (2014). The Impact of International Migration on Children’s Education in Rural Gujrat, Pakistan. Presented in 3rd International Conference on Humanity, Culture and Society [Las Vegas, USA] 17-18 December, 2014
  3. Sarfraz Khan and Aqeel Ahmed (2014). Parents’ Perceptions regarding Female Children’s Right to Education in District Bhakkar. Presented in International Conference on 25 Years of the State of Child Rights in Pakistan [QAU, Pakistan] 19th November 2014.

1.      RESEARCH PROJECTS

1.      Co-Pi Principal Investigator: [2016-17]

Title of the Project:   Survey and Documentation of Buddhist Rock Carvings in Sindh-Kohistan, Sindh

Funding Agency:      Higher Education Commission, Islamabad (Thematic Research Grant Programme)

Funding Amount:     4 Million

  1. Principal Investigator: [2016-17]

Title of the Project: Family Aspiration in Conflict with Legislation: Agency, Structure and Culture of Irregular Migration

Funding Agency:  Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (URF-University Research Fund)

  1. Principal Investigator: [2015-2016]

Title of the Project: International Migration, Remittances and Social Well Being of Families in Rural Gujrat, Pakistan

Funding Agency:      Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (URF-University Research Fund)

  1. Principal Investigator: [2013-2014]

Title of the Project: The Impact of International Migration on Academic Performance of Migrants’ Children in Rural Gujrat, Pakistan

Funding Agency:  Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (URF-University Research Fund)

  1. Principal Investigator: [2012-2013]

Title of the Project: The Impact of Remittances on Maternal Health Care Utilizations: A Case Study of District Gujrat.

Funding Agency:       Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (URF-University Research Fund)

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