Dr. Muhammad Usman Askari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at UMT, Lahore. He has been at UMT since 2012 where he holds the administrative positions of In-charge BS IR and Political Science programs and student advisor. Before joining academia, he has served for seven years in leading national newspapers including Daily Jang and Daily Express. He obtained his PhD in International Relations from University of the Punjab, Lahore. He is the gold medalist in Masters’ in International Relations and distinction holder in MPhil in Political Science. He holds Masters in English Literature as well. He has won the Best Teachers’ Award from UMT in 2020.