Bahawalpur: The Department of Political Science at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) has scheduled an open defense for the Ph.D. thesis titled “Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Opportunities and Challenges for Pakistan.” The event is set to take place on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 11:00 am in the Audio/Video Conference Room, Khawja Fareed Auditorium, Baghdad ul Jadeed Campus.

According to The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, the Ph.D. scholar Rana Pervaiz Iqbal will defend his thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Syed Musawar Hussain Bukhari, Chairman of the Political Science Department at IUB. The external examiner for this defense is Dr. Shahida Ameer Chandio, Chairperson of the Department of Political Science at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro.

This significant academic event highlights the critical analysis and insights provided by the scholar on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and its implications for Pakistan, emphasizing both the potential opportunities and the challenges faced by the country within this important regional framework.