Bahawalpur
Director Public Relations, Bahawalpur, Nasir Hameed has successfully completed his PhD, in Media Studies.
The PhD public defense was held at the Department of Media Studies, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
The topic of the research thesis was ‘Portrayal of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in International Press’.
The thesis was supervised by the Prof. Dr Muhammad Shahzad, Whereas the foreign referees for thesis evaluation were Dr Shahira Fehmy, Professor Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, School of Global affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo, Egypt and Dr Awais Aslam, Professor at Department of communication, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas USA.
The both foreign evaluators appreciated the research work and asserted in reports that the researcher has selected an important topic which not only promises to shape the future directions of Pakistan-China relations but also the dynamics of power game in the region.
The external examiners for Public defense were Dr M Ramzan Pahore from Department of Mass Communication, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, and Dr Majid Ul Ghafar from Department of Communication & Media Studies, Hazara University, Mansehra.
Both external examiners appreciated the research work and termed it an asset for the Media students.
The Public defense was attended by the Controller of Examination Dr Sajjad Paracha, Chairman Department of Media Studies Prof Dr Wajid Khan, Prof Dr Adnan Malik, Prof Dr Awais Gillani, Prof Dr Zubair Shafeeq Jatoi, Faculty Members, Eminent scholars and students of the department.
