22 March, 2012 to date Associate Professor at department of Entomology faculty of Agriculture Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

10 October, 2012 to 21 March, 2022 Assistant Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Entomology

 Principal Investigator of the research project entitled” The evaluation of bio-pesticides against brinjal jassid (amrasca biguttula biguttula) also using the dna quantification as pesticides screening tool” 0.15 Million funded by University of the Punjab, Lahore for the fiscal year(2019-20) .

 Principal Investigator of the research project entitled “The comparison of indigenous plants extracts against aphid (schizaphis graminum r.) On wheat (triticum aestivum l.) Crop in Lahore division. .0.15 Million funded by University of the Punjab, Lahore for the fiscal year 2017-18.

 Principal Investigator of the research project entitled “The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Jassid (Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) by the biopesticides on the Okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Monech.”. 0.15 Million funded by University of the Punjab, Lahore for the fiscal year 2015-16.

 Principal Investigator of the research project entitled “The role of phsciomorphological and bio-chemical plant characters of Okra, (Abelmoschus CURRICULUM VITAE 3 esculentus (L.) Monech) with its resistance against Jassid (Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) in Punjab.0.15 Million funded by University of the Punjab, Lahore for the fiscal year 2014-15.

 Principal Investigator of the research project entitled “The Control of Jassid (Amrasca biguttula biguttula) on brinjal through the bio-pesticides and habitat management in Lahore Division. 0.5 Million funded by Higher Education Commission Islamabad. (2013-2014).

 Principal Investigator of the research project entitled “The relationship of biochemical and phscio-morphological characters of brinjal (Solanum melongena l.) with its resistance against Jassid (Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) in Pakistan.0.15 Million funded by University of the Punjab, Lahore for the fiscal year 2012-13.

 Sehrish Mushtaq, Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Ali1, Shabnum Shaheen, Daniel Hsieh, Turlough Finan and Muhammad Saleem Haider (2021) Study of varying ph ranges on the growth rate of bacterial strains isolated from plants. Pak. J. Agri. Sci., Vol. 58(3), 1051-1057

 Muhammad Ashfaq, Ansa Afzal, Muhammad Arshad Javed, Muhammad Ali, Bilal Rasool, Shabnum Shaheen, Muhammad Shafiq, Urooj Mubashar, Mubarak Ali Anjum1 and Abdul Rasheed (2021) Identification and pathogenic characterization of bacteria causing rice grain discoloration in Pakistan. Int. J. Biol. Biotech., 18 (2): 239-246.

 Nida Rafaqat, Muhammad Tariq Manzoor, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Sabir And Ayesha Bibi (2021) Morphological and Biochemical Characterization Of Xanthomonas Oryzae Pv Oryzae Isolates From Punjab, Pakistan Biologia (Lahore) VOL. 67 (I)421-49

 Mubarak Ali Anjum, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Muhammad Arshad Javed, Muhammad Ali, Bilal Rasool, Muhammad Shafiq and Urooj Mubashar (2021) Barley chitinase gene confers resistance against CURRICULUM VITAE 12 Fusarium oxysporum and Aalternaria solani in transgenic potato ak-22 Int. J. Biol. Biotech., 18 (4): 657-663,

 Umair Ali, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Ali, Shabnum Shaheen, Bakhtawar Mubashar, Mubarak Ali Anjum and Muhammad Aqeel (2020) effects of organic and chemical fertilizers on growth and yield attributes of chili (capsicum annuum l.). Int. J. Biol. Biotech., 17 (4): 731-738. (Y HEC)

 Shabnum Shaheen, Mehreen Jalal, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Ali, Bilal Rasool, Javed Iqbal Watto, Muhammad Asrar, Umair Ali, Muhammad Sajjad, Mehwish Jaffer, Nida Haroon and Farah Khan(2020) Evaluation Of Nutraceutical Potential Of Five Selected Wild Edible Plants Of Lahore, Pakistan Pak. J. Agri. Sci., Vol. 57(6),1557-1563(IF 0.677).

 Muhammad Ashfaq, Iqra saleem, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Muhammad Ali, Javed Iqbal Watto, Muhammad Shafiq, Shahbaz Ahmad, Muhammad Asrar, Abdul Rasheed, Umair Ali, Muhammad Sajjad and Urooj Mubashar (2020) SSR based screening of rice germplasm against blast disease and its GIS monitoring in Punjab, Pakistan. Int. J. Biol. Biotech., 17 (3): 571-581. (Y HEC)

 Jam Nazeer Ahmad, Samina J.N., Ahmad, Mubashir Ahmad Malik, Abid Ali, Muhammad Ali, Ejaz Ahmad, Muhammad Tahir and Muhammad Ashraf (2020) Molecular Evidence for the Association of Swarm Forming Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria gregaria (Forskål) in Pakistan with Highly Prevalent Subspecies in Sahara Desert of Africa. J. Zool., vol. 52(6), pp 2233-2242. (IF.79)

 Unaiza wahab, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Sajjad, Shabnum Shaheen, Riffat Sadique, Muhammad Ali and Farah khan ( 2020) Effects of different plant growth regulators on in vitro growth of Aaloe vera l. Bangladesh j. Bot. 49(1): 159-162. (IF 0.247).

 M. Ashfaq, M.A. Anjum1, M. S. Haider, M. Ali, U. Mubashar, U. Bashir H.M.U Aslam and M. Sajjad (2020) Association of Cladosporium cladosporioides brown leaf spot of lady palm in Pakistan. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 30(2): 2020, Page: 371-376. (IF 0.678).