Public defense of Ms Tehseen Akbar, Candidate of PhD in the subject of Education was held on 08 June 2022 in the Committee Room of Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore. She successfully defended her PhD Dissertation entitled "Developing Critical Thinking in Higher Secondary School Students by using Cooperative Learning Strategies". Examiners unanimously recommended Ms Tehseen Akbar for the award of PhD Degree. She completed her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Akhter. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shahid Farooq, Chairman Department of Advanced Studies in Education, thanked the examiners for their cooperation and congratulated the candidate on her successful defense.