Public defense of two MPhil scholars was held at Pakistan Study Centre University of Peshawar. Director Prof Dr Fakhr-ul-Islam presided over the proceedings. Haseena Jehangir worked with Dr Farmanullah while Uzma Matloob was supervised with Prof Dr Zahid Anwar. External examiners were Dr. Hussain Shaheed Chairman IR University of Peshawar and Dr Himayatullah from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad.