LAHORE: (Tuesday, November 1, 2022): Punjab University has awarded five PhD degrees to the scholars in which Muhammad Ikram S/o Jamshaid Ali in the subject of South Asian Studies (Specialization in Political Science) after approval of his thesis entitled ‘China’s Foreign Policy towards South Asia from 2001-2019: Critical Analysis’, Maria Ali D/o Dilawar Ali in the subject of South Asian Studies (Specialization in Social Work) after approval of her thesis entitled ‘Social Implications of Female Substance Users in Pakistan (A Case Study of Punjab Province)’, Muhammad Waqas Gondal S/o Muhammad Zafar Gondal in the subject of South Asian Studies (Specialization in Sociology) after approval of his thesis entitled ‘Urbanization in Pakistan and Challenges to Social Development’, Samina Yasin D/o Malik Ghulam Yasin in the subject of Biological Sciences (Specialization in Human Genetics) after approval of her thesis entitled ‘Identification of Genes Involved in Skeletal Dysplasia’ and Sobia Sultana D/o Muhammad Naeem Khan in the subject of Administrative Sciences (Management) after approval of her thesis entitled ‘Understanding Public Service Motivation, Workplace Spirituality and Employee Well-being in the Public Sector: An Institutional Perspective’.