Karakoram International University Excellence · Research · Innovation
Dr. Garee Khan
Dr. Garee Khan
Assistant-Professor
66
Publications
7
Supervised
0
Awards
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Projects
Publications
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1 Ali, Sajid; Ali, Saima; Wang, Lei; Hassan, Syed Razi Ul; Khan, Garee; Ali, Salar; Hussain, Taimoor; Ali, Dostdar; Deep Learning Model to Detect Glacial Lakes Using High-Resolution Optical and Radar Satellite Images Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 2025
2 Ahmad, Muqeet; Ali, Shehzad; Khan, Garee; Karim, Parisa; Hassan, Muzammil; Jurmey, Kelden; Dema, Lhachi; Gurung, Shrija; Analysis of Snow Cover Changes Using MODIS Snow Products and Meteorological Data in the Hunza Region, Karakoram, Pakistan EGUsphere 2025
3 Mustafa, Hajra; Tariq, Aqil; Shu, Hong; ul Hassan, Syed Najam; Khan, Garee; Brian, J Davis; Almutairi, Khalid F; Soufan, Walid; Integrating multisource data and machine learning for supraglacial lake detection: Implications for environmental management and sustainable development goals in high mountainous regions Journal of Environmental Management 2024
4 Khan, Garee; Sustainability of Water Resources along CPEC: Assessing Current Supply and Projecting Future Demand China Study Centre, KIU 2024
5 Khan, Anwar; Khan, Babar; Khan, Garee; Dynamic effects of energy aid in energy transition under the moderating role of the government's regulatory quality Sustainable Futures 2024
6 Baig, Sher Sultan; Khan, Garee; Alam, Masroor; Geological Hazards Along the CPEC Route from Gilgit to Khunjerab China Study Centre, KIU 2023
7 Kulsoom, Isma; Hua, Weihua; Hussain, Sadaqat; Chen, Qihao; Khan, Garee; Shihao, Dai; SBAS-InSAR based validated landslide susceptibility mapping along the Karakoram Highway: a case study of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Scientific reports 2023
8 Lund, Jewell; Forster, Richard R; Jameel, Yusuf; Rupper, Summer B; Deeb, Elias J; Dars, Ghulam Hussain; Zaheer, Azhar; Ali, Masood; Ghafoor, Abdul; Khan, Garee; Constraining Mountain Streamflow Constituents by Integrating Citizen Scientist Acquired Geochemical Samples and Sentinel‐1 SAR Wet Snow Time‐Series for the Shimshal Catchment in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan. Water Resources Research 2023
9 Ali, Sajid; Khan, Garee; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Hassan, Mujtaba; Kheirandish, Somayeh; Climatic and topographic controls on glacial changes (1973–2020) in Shigar Basin, Central Karakoram, Northern Pakistan Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2023
10 Zafar, Shameen; Zafar Khan, Muhammad; Mehmood, Tahir; Begum, Farida; Sadiq, Maryam; Role of community-based conservation and natural resource management in building climate resilience among vulnerable mountain societies Climate and Development 2023
11 Abbas, Farkhanda; Zhang, Feng; Abbas, Fazila; Ismail, Muhammad; Iqbal, Javed; Hussain, Dostdar; Khan, Garee; Alrefaei, Abdulwahed Fahad; Albeshr, Mohammed Fahad; Landslide susceptibility mapping: analysis of different feature selection techniques with artificial neural network tuned by bayesian and metaheuristic algorithms Remote Sensing 2023
12 Abbas, Hasnain; Tao, Wang; Khan, Garee; Alrefaei, Abdulwahed Fahad; Iqbal, Javed; Albeshr, Mohammed Fahad; Kulsoom, Isma; Multilayer perceptron and Markov Chain analysis based hybrid-approach for predicting land use land cover change dynamics with Sentinel-2 imagery Geocarto International 2023
13 Abbas, Farkhanda; Zhang, Feng; x Ismail, Muhammad; Khan, Garee; Iqbal, Javed; Alrefaei, Abdulwahed F; Albeshr, Mohammed Fahad; Hyperparameter Optimization for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping: A Comparison between Baseline, Bayesian and Metaheuristic Hyperparameter Optimization Techniques for Machine Learning Algorithms Preprints.org 2023
14 Abbas, Farkhanda; Zhang, Feng; Ismail, Muhammad; Khan, Garee; Iqbal, Javed; Alrefaei, Abdulwahed Fahad; Albeshr, Mohammed Fahad; Optimizing machine learning algorithms for landslide susceptibility mapping along the Karakoram Highway, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan Sensors 2023
15 Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Khan, Garee; Ali, Nauman; Ali, Sajid; Rehman, Shams ur; Bano, Razia; Saeed, Sajjad; Ehsan, Muhammad Azhar; Correction to: Spatio‑temporal Change of Glacier Surging and Glacier‑dammed Lake Formation in Karakoram Pakistan Earth Systems and Environment 2023
16 Khan, Garee; Bano, Iram; Khan, Asghar; Tahir, Adnan Ahmed; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Glaciology and Mountain Watershed Hydrology (Mountain Studies: Understanding and Managing Mountains for People and Nature) KIU, Gilgit 2022
17 Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Khan, Garee; Ali, Nauman; Ali, Sajid; ur Rehman, Shams; Bano, Razia; Saeed, Sajjad; Ehsan, Muhammad Azhar; Spatio-temporal Change of Glacier Surging and Glacier-dammed Lake Formation in Karakoram Pakistan Earth Systems and Environment 2022
18 Khan, Asghar; Shitao, Zhang; Khan, Garee; Comparative analysis and landslide susceptibility mapping of Hunza and Nagar Districts, Pakistan Arabian Journal of Geosciences 2022
19 Baig, Sher Sultan; Xue, Chuadong; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Hussain, Amjad; Alam, Masroor; Khan, Garee; Hussain, Syed Asim; FLUID INCLUSION STUDY OF KARAKORAM METAMORPHIC COMPLEX, CENTRAL HUNZA VALLEY, PAKISTAN Bahria University Research Journal of Earth Sciences 2021
20 Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Ali, Sajid; Khan, Garee; Bano, Iram; Hussain, Shabahat; Inter-Decadal Dynamics of Glacier Area and Supra-glacial Lakes Over Hispar Glacier, Western Karakoram International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 2021
21 Khan, Garee; Ali, Sajid; Xiangke, Xu; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Ali, Manzoor; Karim, Izhar; Expansion of Shishper Glacier lake and recent glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF), Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2021
22 Adhikari, Lipy; Khan, Babar; Joshi, Srijana; Ruijun, Long; Ali, Ghulam; Shah, Ghulam Muhammad; Ismail, Muhammad; Bano, Kosar; Ali, Rehmat; Khan, Garee; Community-based trophy hunting programs secure biodiversity and livelihoods: Learnings from Asia's high mountain communities and landscapes Environmental Challenges 2021
23 Abbas, Hasnain; Hussain, Dostdar; Khan, Garee; ul Hassan, Syed Najam; Kulsoom, Isma; Hussain, Sadiqa; Landslide inventory and landslide susceptibility mapping for china pakistan economic corridor (CPEC)’s main route (Karakorum Highway) Journal of Applied and Emerging Sciences 2021
24 Ali, Sajid; Khan, Garee; Hassan, Wajid; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Bano, Iram; Assessment of glacier status and its controlling parameters from 1990 to 2018 of Hunza Basin, Western Karakorum Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2021
25 Baig, Sher Sultan; Xue, Chuandong; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Hussain, Amjad; Alam, Masroor; Khan, Garee; Hussain, Syed Asim; FLUID INCLUSION STUDY OF KARAKORAM METAMORPHIC COMPLEX HUNZA VALLEY, PAKISTAN Bahria University Research Journal of Earth Sciences 2021
26 Omurakunova, Gulkaiyr; Bao, Anming; Jiapaer, Guli; Khan, Garee; Jiang, Liangliang; Jolochieva, Elnura; Urban growth dynamics during the period 1992–2013 in Kyrgyzstan based on DMSP-OLS nightlight satellite data Arabian Journal of Geosciences 2021
27 Nazakat, Hajra; ul Hassan, Syed Najam; Khan, Garee; Ali, Sajid; Machine Learning Algorithms for Extraction of Glacial Lakes Using Ground Range Detected (GRD) Data: A Case Study from Hunza River Basin, Pakistan Research Square 2021
28 Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Khan, Muzammil; Sikandar, Shehzad; Khan, Garee; Abbas, Naeem; Khan, Asghar; Alam, Muhammad; Karim, Rehmat; Halvorson, Sarah J; Inventory and quantitative valuation of geological and geomorphological sites from gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan Geoheritage 2021
29 Qutoshi, Sadruddin Bahadur; Ali, Amjad; Shedayi, Arshad Ali; Khan, Garee; Residents’ perception of impact of mass tourism on mountain environment in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 2021
30 Khan, Anwar; Chenggang, Yang; Khan, Garee; Muhammad, Faqeer; The dilemma of natural disasters: Impact on economy, fiscal position, and foreign direct investment alongside Belt and Road Initiative countries Science of the Total Environment 2020
31 Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Ali, Kamran; Murad, Shukoor; Ali, Arif; Khan, Garee; Ali, Mnzoor; Alam, Muhammad; The preliminary investigation and mineral characterization of the Gold and Copper at Gindai Yasin, Ghizer, Pakistan Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences 2020
32 Khan, Muhammad Zafar; Ajmal, Anila; Begum, Farida; Abbas, Syed Yasir; Khan, Akbar; Hussain, Iqtidar; Khan, Garee; Seasonal variation in population structure of Himalayan ibex (Capra sibirica) in Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan. International Jounral of Agriculture & Biology 2020
33 Khan, Aftab Ahmed; Hussain, Dostdar; Ali, Karamat; Khan, Garee; Ali, Manzoor; Jamil, Akhtar; Time series assessment of the relationship between land surface temperature due to change in elevation: a case study from Hindukush-Himalayan Region (HKH) Arabian Journal of Geosciences 2020
34 Abbas, Naeem; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Khan, Garee; Khan, Hawas; Shah, Kausar Sultan; Ali, Sajid; Processing of Malachite from the Shigar Region of Gilgit-Baltistan by Optimizing Some Operational Parameters of Floatation International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 2020
35 Khan, Garee; Xi, Chen; Khan, Babar; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Khan, Hawas; Bano, Iram; Spatiotemporal change analysis of snow cover in response to climate (in-situ temperature) over the Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan. Journal of Himalayan Earth Science 2020
36 Muhammad Zafar Khan1, Anila Ajmal, Farida Begum, Syed Yasir Abbas, Akbar Khan, Iqtidar Hussain and Garee Khan; Seasonal Variation in Population Structure of Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica) in Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan Intl J Agric Biol 2020
37 Alam, Muhammad; Qureshi, Javed Akhtar; Khan, Garee; Ali, Manzoor; Shah, Shaheen; The evaluation of geotechnical properties of precambrian hazara slates, Hazara-Kashmir Syntaxis, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 2019
38 Khan, Muhammad Zafar; Begum, Farida; Riaz, Muhammad; Khan, Babar; Karim, Rehmat; Ali, Karamat; Aman, Safina; Predicting the potential impacts of trophy hunting on population structure of Himalayan ibex (Capra sibirica) in northern Pakistan Polish Journal of Ecology 2019
39 Hussain, Jamal; Zhou, Kui; Akbar, Muhammad; Raza, Ghulam; Ali, Shaukat; Hussain, Alamdar; Abbas, Qamar; Khan, Garee; Khan, Mayoor; Abbas, Hassan; Dependence of rural livelihoods on forest resources in Naltar Valley, a dry temperate mountainous region, Pakistan Global Ecology and Conservation 2019
40 Alam, Muhammad; Ali, S; Khan, G; Alam, M; Bano, Y; Khan, A; An Overall view on gemstone Mining in Gilgit-Baltistan: Problems and Mitigations Journal of Mountain Area Research 2019
41 Haq, F; Rahman, MU; Hussain, S; Modeling and analysis of magnetized chemically reactive fluid flow past over porous stretched sheet Journal of Mountain Area Research 2019
42 Khan, Garee; Karim, Parvaiz; Ahmad, Zulfiqar; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Ali, Manzoor; ur Rehman, Shams; Alam, Muhamad; Khan, Aftab Ahmed; Begum, Farida; Landslide Hazard Risk Assessment and Landuse Planning of Mayoon, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 2019
43 Alam, Muhammad; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Khan, Garee; Ali, Manzoor; Abbas, Naeem; Sultan, Sher; Khan, Asghar; Bano, Yasmeen; The Process Designing of Gold Extraction from Placers of Passu to Shimshal (Hunza Valley) Gilgit-Baltistan by Mercury Amalgamation and Cyanidation Leached Method International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 2019
44 Abbas, Naeem; Akhter, Javed Qureshi; Khan, Garee; Alam, Muhammad; Khan, Hawas; Bano, Yasmeen; Alam, Masroor; ur Rehman, Shams; Khanet, Asgar; Relationship of physical properties of limestone and marble with rock strength under specific geological conditions from Khyber Region Hunza  International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 2019
45 Laila Bibi, Aftab Ahmed Khan, Garee Khan, Karamat Ali, Syed Najam ul Hassan, Javed Qureshi and Irfan U. Jan; Snow cover trend analysis using modis snow products: A case of Shayok River Basin in Northern Pakistan Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences 2019
46 Alam, Muhammad; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Khan, Garee; Ali, Manzoor; Abbas, Naeem; Ali, Irfan; The Efficiency of Amalgamation and Cyanidation for the Extraction of Placer Gold Deposits of Indus River Basin along Gilgit to Thalachi (Gilgit-Baltistan) International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 2019
47 Ali, Manzoor; Bano, Sher; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Wasim, M; Khan, Garee; Begum, Farida; Alam, Muhammad; Indoor and outdoor gamma radiation level in mud and concrete houses and the annual effective dose and excess life time cancer risk in Gahkuch Ghizer valley of Hindukush Range Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences 2019
48 Ali, Ayaz Fateh; Xiao, Cun-de; Zhang, Xiao-peng; Adnan, Muhammad; Iqbal, Mudassar; Khan, Garee; Projection of future streamflow of the Hunza River Basin, Karakoram Range (Pakistan) using HBV hydrological model Journal of Mountain Science 2018
49 Garee, Khan; Chen, Xi; Bao, Anming; Wang, Yu; Meng, Fanhao; Hydrological modeling of the upper indus basin: A case study from a high-altitude glacierized catchment Hunza Water-MDPI 2018
50 Kurban, Alishir; Strobl, Josef; Amanambu, AC; Khan, G; Valentine, M; A bivariate statistical technique with knowledge-based analytical hierarchy process for landslide susceptibility assessment in Naryn River Basin, Kyrgyzstan International Journal of Geoinformatics 2018
51 Ndayisaba, Felix; Guo, Hao; Isabwe, Alain; Bao, Anming; Nahayo, Lamek; Khan, Garee; Kayiranga, Alphonse; Karamage, Fidele; Muhire, Enan Nyesheja; Inter-annual vegetation changes in response to climate variability in Rwanda Journal of Environmental Protection 2017
52 Khan, Babar,Ablimit, Abdukadir,Khan, Garee,Jasra, Abdul Wahid,Ali, Hassan,Ali, Rehmat,Ahmad, Ejaz,Ismail, Muhammad, Abundance, distribution and conservation status of Siberian ibex, Marco Polo and Blue sheep in Karakoram-Pamir mountain area Journal of King Saud University-Science 2016
53 Babar Khan, Babar Khan,Saeed Abbas, Saeed Abbas,Khan, Muhammad Zafar,Garee Khan, Garee Khan,Muhammad Anjum, Muhammad Anjum,Sumaira Baig, Sumaira Baig,Shoukat Jamal, Shoukat Jamal, Indigenous practices of yak breeding in Gilgit-Baltistan: current status and future prospects for transboundary yak husbandry in the Karakoram-Pamir mountain area. ICIMOD, Nepal 2016
54 Khan, Garee,Khan, Babar,Qamer, Faisal M,Abbas, Sawaid,Khan, Anwar,Xi, Chen, Himalayan ibex (Capra ibex sibirica) habitat suitability and range resource dynamics in the Central Karakorum National Park, Pakistan Journal of King Saud University-Science 2016
55 Abbas, Yawar,Khan, Babar,Ali, Farasat,Khan, Garee,Abbas, Syed Naeem,Karim, Rizwan,Abbas, Saeed,Ali, Nawazish,Hussain, Ejaz, Exploring the Socio-Ecological characteristics of Gahkuch Marshland: a unique wetlands ecosystem in Hindukush mountain ranges Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science 2015
56 Ali, Rehmat,Khan, Babar,Khan, Garee,Khan, Muhammad Zafar,Abass, Saeed,Rais, Uzma, Status and threats of Asiatic black bear in Gais Valley of Diamer district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications 2015
57 Ali, Farasat,Khan, Babar,Khan, G,Abbas, Y,Hussain, E,Masud, A,Akber, K,Karim, R, Hazard vulnerability risk assessment of district Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Modern Environmental Science and Engineering 2015
58 Khan, BABAR,Hussain, EJAZ,Mundkur, TAEJ,Abbas, SAEED,Khan, GAREE, Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus: an addition to the avifauna of Pakistan BirdingASIA 2015
59 Khan, Muhammad Zafar,Babar Khan, Babar Khan,Ejaz Ahmed, Ejaz Ahmed,Garee Khan, Garee Khan,Anila Ajmal, Anila Ajmal,Rehmat Ali, Rehmat Ali,Saeed Abbas, Saeed Abbas,Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali,Ejaz Hussain, Ejaz Hussain, Abundance, distribution and conservation of key ungulate species in Hindu Kush, Karakoram and western Himalayan (HKH) mountain ranges of Pakistan. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 2014
60 Ali, Rehmat,Ali, Babar Khan1Amjad,Khan, Muhammad Zafar,Khan, Garee,Abbas, Saeed,Ali, Ejaz Hussain1Muhammad, Baseline study of vegetation in doyan valley district Astore, gilgit-baltistan, Pakistan IJETST 2014
61 Abbas, Saeed,Tabassum, Rahila,Khan, Muhammad Zafar,Khan, Babar,Hussain, Shahid,Khan, Garee,Awan, Saeed, Avian Diversity in Central Karakoram National Park, Gilgit-Baltistan International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 2014
62 Khan, Muhammad Zafar,Awan, Muhammad Saeed,Bocci, Anna,Khan, Babar,Abbas, Syed Yasir,Khan, Garee,Abbas, Saeed, Population structure and grouping tendency of Asiatic ibex Capra sibirica in the Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences 2014
63 Shah, Akbar,Qamer, Faisal Mueen,Kham, G,Gilani, Hammad,Ali, Hassan,Hussain, Nazir,Saleem, Rashid,Asif, Salman,Abbas, Sawaid, Land Cover Mapping of the Central Karakoram National Park ICIMOD, Nepal 2013
64 Khan, Muhammad Zafar,Khan, Babar,Awan, Saeed,Khan, Garee,Ali, Rehmat, High-altitude rangelands and their interfaces in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: current status and management strategies ICIMOD, Nepal 2013
65 Khan, Babar; Khan, Muhammad Zafar; Ali, Rehmat; Khan, Garee; Ali, Farasat; Ali, Muhammad; Shimshal Pamir Lakes: a prospective high altitude wetlands site for transboundary collaboration between China and Pakistan Rec. Zool. Surv. Pak 2012
66 Khan, Babar; Khan, Muhammad Zafar; Khan, Garee; DOES AGRO FORESTRY HELP PROTECT NATURAL FORESTS IN SEMI ARID ENVIRONS Pakistan Journal of Forestry 2009
Research Projects
#PI / Co-PITitle Funding AgencyBudget (M)StartEnd
1 Dr. Javed Akhter Qureshi / Dr. Garee Khan Gold Extraction from placers of Gilgit-Baltistan by Gold Washers NRPU-HEC 5.20 2022-10-05 2024-12-31
Research / Project Supervised 7 students
#Thesis / Project Title Reg. No.StudentDegree
1 STUDY OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF SHIGAR AND SHAYOK RIVERS OF UPPER INDUS BASIN, PAKISTAN 2022-KIU-MS753 Atif Ali MS Geology
2 UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING TO ANALYZE THE EVOLUTION OF GLACIER LAKES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE DYNAMICS. 2022-KIU-MS752 Sajjad hussain MS Geology
3 ASSESSING FLOW RATES IN THE ASTORE RIVER BASIN, GILGIT BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN WITH A GLACIO-HYDROLOGICAL MODELS (GHM) 2022-KIU-MS799 Ghazanfar Ali MS Geology
4 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON SHISHPER AND KHURDOPIN GLACIER SURGING DYNAMICS AND GLOF HAZARD IN HUNZA RIVER BASIN, PAKISTAN 2020-KIU-9149 Deedar Karim MS Geology
5 A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HISTORICAL, PREHISTORICAL AND POTENTIAL LANDSLIDE DAM SITES HUNZA-NAGAR VALLEY, KARAKORAM, IMPLICATION FOR HAZARD ASSESSMENT 2020-KIU-9034 Izhar Karim MS Geology
6 STATE AND FATE OF SHIGAR RIVER BASIN GLACIERS SINCE 1990 IN THE CENTRAL KARAKORAM, NORTHERN PAKISTAN 2020-KIU-9148 Shabahat Hussain MS Geology
7 SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN THE SOURCE OF UPPER INDUS BASIN, GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN 2020-KIU-10011 Saliha Karim MS Geology
Honors & Awards
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Certifications
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Teaching Spring 2026
# Course Name Credit Hours
1 Introduction to GIS and RS 3 cr.
2 Glacier Environment and Climate 3 cr.
3 Introduction to GIS and RS 3 cr.
4 Climate Change and Disaster Management 3 cr.