About This Issue
October to December, Volume 4, Issue 4, 2020.
Articles
Research Article # 1
Alia Sadiq, Dr. Mahr Muhammad Saeed Akhter
Quality education is the most significant device for the advancement of mankind just as to create modernization in human progress and holds entire country together and drives the state towards extreme achievement. This study plans to investigate the view of teachers with respe...
Research Article # 2
Anila Sultana
Wheat is the staple crop of Pakistan constituting major share of dietary needs of its population. This study examines the impact of climate variability on wheat crop yield in the selected agro-ecological zones of Pakistan. The data on annual aggregate wheat yield, mean variati...
Research Article # 3
Ghosia Ayaz Abbasi, Javed Iqbal
A large body of literature has examined the impact of real exchange rate fluctuation on trade flows. Most of the studies report both positive and negative impact of exchange rate fluctuations on trade flows. In recent years, many studies point to the fact that third-country ex...
Research Article # 4
Dr. Muhammad Shabbir Sarwar, Muhammad Ahsan Bhatti, Humara Gulzar
Karachi, the most populous city, business hub and the only sea port city of Pakistan, is in a quagmire state of management among three different governments i.e. PTI led government at the Centre, PPP in the province and MQM at power in the city district government. The tug-of...
Research Article # 5
Dr. Barkat Ali
Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is judicial review based constitutional adjudication for the enforcement of fundamental rights. Of course such jurisdiction is not expressly provided in the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 (Constitution, 1973). It is rather ...
Research Article # 6
Rao Qasim Idrees, Jawwad Riaz, Zaheer Iqbal Cheema
This research article primarily examines the overland logistics infrastructure and schemes by the Chinese investors in Pakistan and further discusses the Pakistan government plans and initiatives to prepare their policies and arrangements in line with the needs arising from fu...
Research Article # 7
Rehan Ahmad, Dr Mumtaz Muhammad Khan, Dr Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq
The objective of this study is to provide a criterion for businesses in making the right decisions about a conventionally negative emotion such as workplace envy. This study contributes to the literature by exploring the positive side of envy and by comparing it with the tradi...
Research Article # 8
Hina Fazil
It is not possible to achieve equality in society without the inclusion of the marginalized sector of society. The third gender, also is known as Khwaja Sira in South East Asia, is a chromosomal genetic disorder when a male child is born with an extra X chromosome, also known ...
pp. 113-133
December 2020
Research Article # 9
Saima Bibi, Mumtaz Akhter
The presents study was designed to assess the development of critical thinking skills among prospective teachers. Prospective teachers of three universities of Lahore offering teacher training program constituted the population of the study. The subjects of the study were only...
pp. 134-143
December 2020
Research Article # 10
Khurram Javed Kazi
According to the World Bank, International trade has the potential to increase individual income and lift people out of poverty. Development through aid creates a sense of dependency between the donor and the recipient countries. While the effectiveness of free trade across bo...
pp. 144-159
December 2020
Research Article # 11
Qasim Shahzad Gill
One of the central problems in relations between Pakistan and India in South Asia is the issue of cooperation. The focal point in this study is the application of game theory in a situation of deterrence between the two countries. The question is “Why are India and Pakistan un...
pp. 160-170
December 2020
Research Article # 12
Ali Nawaz Khan, Dr. Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman
Since its creation, Pakistan supported free market economic regime. The policy framework, domestic and international instrumentality of the country has subscribed a protectionist approach for foreign investment. The successive governments of the state participated to adopt num...
pp. 171-185
December 2020
Research Article # 13
Dr. Rizwan Ullah Kokab, Dr. Muhammad Waris, Hamid Iqbal
The paper reviews the historical patterns of the participation of youth in the politics of Pakistan. It is summed up that the political activities of the young Muslim students contributed in Pakistan Movement but instead of ruling Muslim League, opposition parties established ...
pp. 186-198
December 2020
Research Article # 14
Fayyaz Ahmad Shaheen, Dr. Muhammad Akhtar Kang
The present study analyzed the impact of medium of instruction of teachers on conceptual understanding of students of secondary level in the subject of General Science. It was descriptive study. The scope of the study limited to secondary schools of Karachi. Four major researc...
pp. 199-208
December 2020
Research Article # 15
Miss Rizwana
This research paper explores the people’s perception about the effects of consanguineous marriages on the health of the child. The literature on consanguineous marriages reported increased risk of still births and neonatal deaths in such marriages. Additionally, there are high...
pp. 209-220
December 2020
Research Article # 16
Hassan Naseer, Prof. Dr. Abdul Wajid Khan
The study analyzes and investigates the “Portrayal of Pakistan in US dailies” through content analysis of Washington Post and The New York Times. For it researcher analyzed all the editorials published from September 2001 to 2018. Data was analyzed in the light of framing theo...
pp. 221-233
December 2020
Research Article # 17
Muhammad Luqman Khan, Arooj Sarfraz, Sobia Tabassum
The main objective of this study is to find out whether parental occupation affects parental authority, introversion, self-esteem, religiosity and social anxiety of Youngsters or not. Total of 550 participants were screened out in the initial process out of which400 were sel...
pp. 234-245
December 2020
Research Article # 18
Labiba Sheikh, Wasimul Rehman, Saba Sundas
This study turns to predict the consequences of perceived organizational politics (POPs) on work related outcomes using the mediating framework of work engagement (WE) and organizational commitment (OC). Data was collected from employees working in banking sector of Pakistan. ...
pp. 246-264
December 2020
Research Article # 19
Dr. Faiz Bakhsh, Zareen Qadeer, Dr. Waheed Ahmed Abbasi
Corruption is a universal phenomenon attracting a huge amount of scholarship and media coverage. Corruption has remained a root cause of the falling economy and governance in Pakistan. Pakistan has marked as lack of political will and remaining inactive in framing institutiona...
pp. 265-276
December 2020
Research Article # 20
Dr. Tariq Bhatti, Dr. Sumera Irum, Jameel Ahmed
The study investigated the nutritional status and the effects of malnutrition on students’ academic performance in reading and writing abilities in different languages at the Primary level. This was a cross-sectional study; A total of (40) schools and (300) students were sele...
pp. 277-290
December 2020
Research Article # 21
Khushbakht Qaiser, Zarfishan Qaiser
This paper attempts to establish an incontrovertible nexus of transparency and good governance with enforcement of right of information. The object of the study is to elucidate the theoretical, methodological understanding of this connection and to recommend how effective mech...
pp. 291-300
December 2020
Research Article # 22
AD Hassan Sajanka, Abdul Qadir Mushtaq, Zil-e-Huma Rafique
In the Indian sub-continent, the shrines have great importance due to their constructive role for the society. Propagation of Islamic values, teachings and traditions through Sufis has great importance among the academic circles. This article aims at signifying the role of rel...
pp. 301-310
December 2020
Research Article # 23
Muhammad Yasir, Dr. Aurang Zaib, Mohammad Usman
This study aims to analyze the critical commentary on Iqbal’s poetry, thoughts, use of metaphors, and unique techniques. Critics believed his poetry was limited, parochial, and disconnected from reality. Iqbal countered that he was a philosopher and that his politics were driv...
pp. 311-328
December 2020