ISLAMABAD:Eminent academician Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema passed away here in Islamabad on Friday after a short illness.
His funeral prayer will be offered at Quaid-e-Azam University’s Cricket Ground at 6:30 p.m. today (Friday). Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema was currently working as dean faculty of Contemporary Studies at the National Defence University.
He amongst the pioneers, who established department of International Relations at Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. South Asia was his area of expertise and he has written a number of research papers, articles, and books in this regard, besides producing research work on international and national politics. Dr Cheema supervised several M Phil. and PhD works on various topics as well.
The veteran political scientist was a regular contributor to Radio Pakistan’s News and Current Affairs programmes by giving his deep analysis of evolving regional and international situation.