Department of Geography
Extension Number: 673
Office Number: E 232- D2

Brief Profile
Dr. Khadija Shakrullah is the Chairperson and Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore. She has teaching experience of 14 years in FCCU. She is a member of the Board of Studies in various teaching Departments and Institutions across Punjab and also a member of various academic bodies in and outside Pakistan. She has extensively published research work in peer-reviewed journals in Pakistan and abroad. She is also on the editorial boards of many reputed journals of Geography and allied disciplines in and out of Pakistan. For the last two consecutive terms she has been elected as an Executive Member of the Pakistan Geographical Association, Pakistan (PGA).
Her research interests included Climate Change, Population Geography/Demography, Urbanization, and Urban Sustainability.

Education

• Post Doc. 2022, (Institute of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan)
• Ph.D. 2011-2016, (Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore)
• M. Phil. 2006-2008, (Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore
• M.Sc. 2003-2005, (Institute of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan)

Research & Publications (along with the publication link)

1. Shakrullah, K., Mahmood K., (2023) “Investigating the Relationship of Soil Moisture Content, Precipitation and Aerosols with Enhanced Vegetation Index in Pakistan” Pakistan Geographical Review, Vol.78, No. 1, June. 2023, PP 94-105(HEC Recognized-Y Category)
2. Kareem, M., Mahmood K. Shakrullah, K. (2023) “Modernity and Changing Food Habit among the Residents of Faisalabad City-Pakistan: A Geographical Approach” Pakistan Geographical Review, Vol.78, No. 1, June. 2023, PP 82-93 (HEC Recognized-Y Category). 
3. Shakrullah, K., Shirazi. S.A., (2022) “Changing Landscape Patterns and its Effects on Rising Land Surface Temperature of Lahore-Pakistan” Vol 74, No3, September 2022 Pakistan Journal of Science.
4. Amjad, D., Afzal. Mahmood, K., Sharkullah, K. Wahla, S., Khurshid, M., (2022) “Determining Shortest Possible Routes for Major Healthcare Emergency Providers in the City of Lahore- Pakistan: A Geographical Approach” Pakistan Geographical Review Vol.77 No.2 Dec.2022, 221-233 (HEC Recognized-Y Category). 
5. Shakrullah K., Shirazi, S.A., Mahmood, K., Sajjad, S.H., (2021). “Impact of Land Use Changes on Temperature Variability: A Case Study of Lahore” Pakistan Journal of Science 73(2): 404-411. 
6. Sajjad, S. H., Blond, N., Mohsin, T., Shakrullah, K., & Clappier, A. (2021). Temperature Variability over Urban, Town, and Rural Areas: The Case of Pakistan. International Journal of Climatology, 42(4). 10.1002/joc.7395 1–20 (IF 3.9). 
7. Abbas, S., M.S Hussain, N, Mazhar. Shakrullah. K., Wahla, S.S., & Khurshid, M (2021) “Socio-environmental Impacts of Climate Change on Green Economy and its Consequences: A Case Study of Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan” Pakistan Geographical Review, Vol.76, No1, June. 2021, P 01-19.
8. Abbas, S., M.S Hussain, Shirazi, S.A., K. Mahmood., Shakrullah, K., Wahla, S.S., & Khurshid, M. (2021). “Changing Climate in the Potohar Region-Punjab and its Effect on Stream Flow: A Case Study of Kanshi River”. Pakistan Journal of Science, 73(1): 213-221.10.57041/pjs.v73i1.628
9. S.A. Shirazi. Abbas, S., Shakarullah, K., M., Yaseen, M., N Mazhar., Wahla, S.S., & Khurshid, M. (2020). “Trends and Variability of Temperature Time Series over the Kanshi Catchment in Potohar Region of Punjab- -Pakistan”. Pakistan Journal of Science 72(3): 241-248.
10. M.S. Hussain., Seungho, Lee Abbas, S., Shakarullah, K., Wahla, S.S., (2020)” Relationship of Climate Variability with Major Crop Production in Punjab Pakistan” Pakistan Geographical Review, Vol.75, No2, December. 2020, PP 95-114.(HEC Recognized-Y Category)
11. Abbas, S., Shirazi, S.A., Hussain, M., Yaseen, M., Shakarullah, K., Wahla, S.S., & Khurshid, M. (2020). “Impact of Climate Change on Forest Cover: Implications for Carbon Stock Assessment and Sustainable Development in HKH Region-Pakistan”. Journal of Pakistan Vision, 21(1): 66-81.
12. S. A. Shirazi., Shakarullah, S.S. Wahla, M, Khurshid. (2019) “Assessing the Impact of Built-up Areas on Development of the Urban Heat Island in Lahore, Pakistan”. Int. J. Econ. Environ. Geol. Vol.10 (4): 64-68. (HEC Recognized-Y Category). 
13. S. A. Shirazi, A. Liaqut & Sharkullah. K., (2019) “Analysis of Temperature and Precipitation Trends Observed at Some Selected Districts of the Punjab, Pakistan” Int. S.J. Econ. Environ. Geol. Vol.10 (4):51-58.
14. Shakarullah. K., Shirazi, S.A., Sajjad, S.H., & Jahan, Z. (2019). “Examination of Temperature Variability over Lahore (Pakistan) and Dhaka (Bangladesh): A Comparative Study.” Int. J. Econ. Environ. Geol. Vol.10 (4):46-50 
15. Shakarullah, K., Shirazi, S.A. & Sajjad, S.H. (2019). “An Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Lahore (Pakistan) and New Delhi (India) using Geospatial Techniques”. Pakistan Journal of Science, 71(4): 250-253. 
16. Khurshid, M., Wahla, S.S., & Shakrullah, K., (2019). “Appraisal of Land Use Patterns of Dera Ghazi Kahn, Punjab, Pakistan”. Pakistan Journal of Science, 71(4): December: 234-240.
17. Jahan, Z., Shirazi, S. A., Shakrullah, K., (2019). “Evaluation of Residence Perception about Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Urban Green Spaces of Lahore Pakistan”. Int. J. Econ. Environ. Geol. Vol.10 (2) 87-96, 2019 ISSN: 2223-957X (HEC Recognized-Y Category
18. Muhammad, B., Shakrullah, K., (2019). “Monitoring and Analysis of Urban Heat Island of Lahore City in Pakistan during Winter Season”. Eur. J. Clim. Ch., 01(1): 24-31.
19. Shakrullah, K., Shirazi, S. A., Sajjad, S.H. (2015) “Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Cover Changes of Dhaka City in Bangladesh”. Pakistan Journal of Science, 67(4): 413-418 
20. Sajjad, S.H., Batool, R., Qadri, S.M.T., Shirazi, S. A., Shakrullah, K. (2015). “The long-term variability in minimum and maximum temperature trends and heat island of Lahore city Pakistan”. Sci. Int., 27(2): 1321 – 1325. (HEC recognized)
    http://www.sci-int.com/pdf/11825498751321-1325%20Sajjad%20et%20al%20-CO– SHIRAZI–GEO–PU–LHR.pdf.
21. Sajjad, S.H., Hussain, S., Shirazi, S. A., Shakrullah, K., Shahzad, K., Batool, R., Qadri, S.M.T. (2015). “Spatial Variability of Urban Heat Island of Sargodha City in Pakistan”. Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 11: 278 – 285. (HEC recognized).
22. Sajjad, S.H., Blond, N., Batool, R., Shirazi, S.A., Shakrullah, K & Bhalli, M.N. (2015). “Study of Urban Heat Island of Karachi by Using Finite Volume Mesoscale Model”. Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 11: 101 – 105. (IF 0.565).
23. Sajjad, S.H., Hussain, S., Shirazi, S. A., Shakrullah, K., Batool, R., Saeed, B. (2015). “Impact of Urban Evolution on Land-use Change of Sargodha City in Pakistan. Journal of Science & Technology. Vol. 38, No. 2: 29-36.
24. Sajjad S.H., Blond N, Clapier A, Raza A, Shirazi S.A, Shakrullah. K (2010). “The preliminary study of urbanization, fossil fuels consumption and CO2 emission in Karachi”. African Journal of Biotechnology, 9(13): 1941–1948.