LAHORE: (Sunday, January 22, 2017): Punjab University has awarded five PhD degrees to the scholars in which Aiysha Safdar Ali D/o Safdar Ali in the subject of International Relations after approval of her thesis entitled “Power Politics in Indian Ocean: Impact on Regional Stability (2001-2011)”, Bushra Nisar D/o Nisar Ahmed Khan in the subject of Zoology after approval of her thesis entitled “Socioecological Study of Mangla Lake with Inter-disciplinary Managemetn of its Biotic Resources”, Sundas Akhtar D/o Muhammad Akhtar in the subject of Agricultural Sciences after approval of her thesis entitled “Impact of Charcoal rot on Growth, Physiology and Gene Expression of Vigna Mungo Grown Under Copper Stress”, Kashif Ali Khan S/o Muhammad Ikram Khan in the subject of Agricultural Sciences after approval of his thesis entitled “Role of Zinc in Improving Plant Resistance Against Charcoal Rot of Vigna Radiate L.” and Tehmina Sattar D/o Rana Abdul Sattar in the subject of Sociology after approval of her thesis entitled “Social Predictors for Academic Performance of High School Students in Southern Punjab (Pakistan)”.