This is to inform you that the public defense and viva voce examination of Mr. Muhammad Irfan Ali, a candidate of Ph.D. Degree in International Relations will be held on 11.08.2022 (Thursday) at 12:00 noon in the Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore.  He has completed his thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rana Eijaz Ahmad.  The topic of the thesis is "Saudi-Iran Rivalry and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy towards Middle East (2001-2017)".