 Khalida holds MA & PhD degrees in International Relations from University of Karachi.She did her PhD under the supervision of eminent jurist and scholar Khalid M. Ishaq on the "Institutionalization of Human Rights with the particular reference to the European Court of Human Rights".Being one of the senior Professors, Dr. Ghous has completed her first term as Chairperson of the Department of International Relations, University of Karachi from September 2003 to September 2006 & now on a long leave from university.