Mrs. Aqsa Siddique, Assistant Professor, Quaid-e-Azam College of Commerce, University of Peshawar, has successfully defended her PhD thesis on management sciences at the public defence held in Islamia College University, Peshawar, and qualified for the award of doctorate degree.

She did her research on “Strategic leadership’s competitiveness in health care of Pakistan” under the supervision of Professor Dr. Qadar Bakht Baloch. Professor Dr. Abdul Majid of Hazara University served as her external examiner.

The public defence was attended by a large number of faculty members, research scholars and students including Professor Dr. Habib Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Islamia College University, Peshawar, Deans Professor Dr. Sareer Badshah, Professor Dr. Inayat Ali Shah, Professor Dr. Nisar Muhammad and Professor Dr. Shahid Jan, Chairman Department of Management Sciences, ICU, Peshawar.

She has successfully published three research papers from the thesis in HEC recognized journals and published one paper in international conference proceedings which has been accepted for impact factor journal.