 During his long stay at Quaid-i-Azam University, Cheema served as the Chairman of International Relations Department as well as Defence and Strategic Studies Department for more than 14 years.Since 2009, Cheema had been working at the National Defense University as a Dean, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, Islamabad.Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in more than 215 National and International Seminars/Conferences/Workshops.