The Public Defense of Ms. Saman Riaz, PhD dissertation in the discipline of Communication Studies is scheduled to be held on Thursday 02-07-2026 at 01:00 p.m. in Edward Said Boardroom of the School of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore. The topic of her dissertation is “Exploring the Impact of Social Media Trolling and the Political Polarization in Pakistan: A Youth Perspective”. The interested faculty members/MPhil & PhD Scholars are welcome to participate in the Public Defense.