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Dr. Sarfraz Khawaja earned his PhD degree from University of Missouri, Columbia, USA and then joined University of Wisconsin, USA as a faculty member. He served Government College Lahore, (Now University) and Civil Services Academy, Lahore as a teaching faculty. He worked for the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan as Deputy Educational Advisor and Director, Academy of Educational Planning and Management, Islamabad. His work experience extends to UNICEF as Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. He also worked for UNFPA as Management advisor. He is a prolific writer and some of his works include: i) Education Evaluation and Monitoring: Concepts and Techniques. (ii) Non Formal Education: Myth or Panacea for Pakistan (Won the National Book Foundation Award) (iii) Innovative Program of Basic Education: Policies and Plans Review 1947-89 (iv) Planning of Basic Education in Pakistan (v) Technical Education: Its relevance to job market (vi) Sikhs of the Punjab: A Study of Confrontation and Political Mobilization 1900-1925 (vii) Nasser: A Soldier Among Diplomas. He has been consultant to several International agencies some of which are Swiss Development cooperation (SDC). Asian Development Bank (ADB) Plan International, the World Bank, UNICEF, USAID, Aga Khan Educational Foundation. He was principal Research Partner in the BRIDGES project carried out in collaboration with Harvard University, USA (1988-1990). He has been a visiting speaker at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, NIPA, Foreign Services Academy Islamabad and National Defence College Islamabad (Now University).