This is to inform you that the public defense and viva voce examination of Ms. Zahra Afzal Malik, a candidate of Ph.D. Degree in Political Science will be held on 11.03.2026 (Wednesday) at 10:00 a.m. in the Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore.  She has completed her thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rehana Saeed Hashmi.  The topic of the thesis is “Neo-Aristocracy: The Case of Power Politics within Pakistan Muslim League N (PMLN) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)”.