Dr. Rahla Rahat is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies. She holds a Ph. D. from University of the Punjab (2020). She has MA in Sociology from the University of New Brunswick, Canada and University of the Punjab (Gold Medal). She served as International Guest Professor at the Institute of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Germany on Erasmus + International Faculty Exchange Program in 2017. She also spent a semester as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Centre for the Study of Religion and Conflict, Arizona State University, USA in 2016. Her research and teaching interest includes gender, infrastructure development, resettlement, displacement, and urbanization. Dr. Rahat works with various national and international organizations in various capacities including as consultant and trainer including the World Bank, Population Council, British Council, and WAPDA.