This is to inform you that the public defense and viva voce examination of Ms. Zeba Shehzad, a candidate of Ph.D. Degree in International Relations will be held on 17.02.2026 (Tuesday) 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 Dr. Gulshan Majeed. The topic of the thesis is “The Political Economy of Healthcare System in Pakistan: Implications for Health Security and Pandemic Response”.