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01 - A Comparative Study of the Kashmir Conflict Coverage in Pakistani and Indian Pre

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).01
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).01      Published : Sep 2019

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    The paper compares the coverage of JNK conflict in the Pakistani and Indian English press. The objective of the study is to figure out the differences in the coverage of Kashmir conflict by the Indian and Pakistani press along with determining the prominence of war or peace frames in the coverage. Content Analysis was carried out of the news stories published on the international and national page... Details

    War Journalism, Peace Journalism, Jammu & Kashmir

    (1) Ayesha Saddiqa
    PhD. Scholar,Centre for Media and Communication Studies, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Farish Ullah Yousafzai
    Dean,Faculty of Arts, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - Politics of Identity and Redrawing the State Boundaries in India: An Historical

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).02
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).02      Published : Sep 2019

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    This article will examine the idea of new states/provinces in India. How India created 16 new states on ethno-lingual, and other lines and accommodate the ethnic groups. The case study of India is focussing on the different factors; including constitutional setup and role of different political parties of India in making of the new state. The following three basic questions investigate the paper&r... Details

    Re-demarcation, Subnationalism, Re-organization, Indian constitution, Ethnic, Identity Politics group, Indian states.

    (1) Muhammad Shoaib Malik
    Assistant Professor,Department of Pakistan Studies, NationalUniversity of Modern Languages Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Azhar Mahmood Abbasi
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies,National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Saima Gul
    Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
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03 - The US War on Terror in Afghanistan and its Impact on FATA in Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).03
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).03      Published : Sep 2019

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    The US counterattack on Afghanistan in October 2001 changed in the overall security structure of the region. The Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters escaped the US bombing of the Tora Bora in Afghanistan and crossed into the FATA region of Pakistan. Pakistan’s military operations against these militants in the FATA provided a boost to the latter’s cause and almost the entire FATA experienced... Details

    FATA, Governance, Mujahideen, Al Qaeda, Taliban, TTP, PTM

    (1) Fazal Wahid
    Visiting Faculty,Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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04 - Hamlet and Pluralism: A Postmodernist Metaphor

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).04
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).04      Published : Sep 2019

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    The present study means to investigate Hamlet in the light of postmodernist-Deconstructive theoretical framework. The play seems to reinforce the overarching dominant patriarchal meta-narrative, with supposed unitary voice and unified identities. The current reading means to show that the play is a metaphor of postmodernism with pluralistic subjectivities, multiple alternative micronarrative voice... Details

    Pluralism, Uncertainty, Absolutist, Undesirability

    (1) Muhammad Ayub Jajja
    Associate Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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05 - Bureaucratic Efficiency as Determinant of Trade Openness in SAARC Countries

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).05
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).05      Published : Sep 2019

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    The study explores how bureaucratic efficiency effects international trade in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Srilanka. A composite indicator of government effectiveness is used to measure bureaucratic efficiency and model is estimated by using the SYS-GMM. It is well recognized that bureaucratic efficiency is vital to the enhancement of trade, whereas the result shows that a negative relationshi... Details

    Bureaucratic Efficiency, Democracy, Government Size, Trade Openness

    (1) Rabia Saghir
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Technology, Foundation University Rawalpindi Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Arshad Khan
    Associate Professor,Department of Management Science, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad.
    (3) Nazima Ellahi
    Assistant Professor,Department of Management Science, Foundation University Rawalpindi Pakistan.
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06 - A Comparative and Narrative Analysis: Executive Leader as Team Builder at the Un

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).06
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).06      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study was to compare and narrate the difference in the role of team building, through self-assessed inventory by VC (Executive Leader), observation sheet filled by co-workers as well as the narrated view of executive leaders regarding team-building of the newly established University of the region. Concurrent triangulation mixed-method design was followed. Vice-Chancellors of all Public unive... Details

    Executive Leader, Leadership, Team Building, University, Narrative Views.

    (1) Uzma Syeda Gilani
    Lecturer in IER, University of Science and Technology, Bannu. KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Umar Ali Khan
    Director IER, Preston University, Kohat Campus, KP, Pakistan.
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07 - Antecedents of Careerism: A Mediated- Moderated Model

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).07
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).07      Published : Sep 2019

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    The contemporary investigation was conducted with aimed to investigate the relationship of proactive personality and careerism. The said relationship was not tested in isolation rather it has been tested with the inclusion of career self-efficacy as a mediator and two moderators (openness to experience, extroversion). It was basically an attempt to build/ analyze the relationship of proactive pers... Details

    Proactive Personality, Career Self -Efficacy, Extroverts, Openness to Experience, Gender and Careerism.

    (1) Shazia Akhtar
    Associate Professor, Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Faisal Malik
    Ph.D. Scholar,Department of Management Sciences,SZABIST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Asim Afridi
    Associate Professor Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, KP, Pakistan.
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08 - Direction Metaphors in Political Discourse: Imran Khan and the Rhetoric of Chang

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).08
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).08      Published : Sep 2019

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    Journey Metaphors are among the most pervasive source domains used both in daily life and in political discourse as they follow a clearcut source-path-goal schema where the direction is a fundamental element. The crossdomain mapping between source and target domains is a means of gaining insight into the cognitive activity of the speaker. Metaphors of the journey are widely used in the political d... Details

    Direction Metaphors, Journey Metaphors, Conceptual Metaphors, Political Discourse.

    (1) Lubna Umar
    Lecturer, Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics,Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.
    (2) Umaima Kamran
    Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Zubair Khan
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Science & Technology Bannu, KP, Pakistan.
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09 - Development and Validation of Indigenous Deliberate SelfHarm Scale

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).09
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).09      Published : Sep 2019

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    Deliberate Self Harm (DSH) is a pervasive issue in Pakistan. The limited research on this phenomenon conducted in Pakistan is restricted by the non-availability of an empirical assessment measure of self-harm in the Urdu language, hence relies mostly on the interviews of cases reported to the emergency departments and those translated does not necessarily carry the same connotation. An indigenous ... Details

    DSH, Para Suicide, Pakistan, Indigenous Scale of Self-Harm, Principal Component Analysis, RASCH analysis, Parallel Analysis

    (1) Afifa Gull
    PhD. ScholarInstitute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan..
    (2) Najma Najam
    Professor Emeritus,Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
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10 - Growth and Productivity Analysis of Micro Finance Sector: A Case Study of Pakist

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).10
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).10      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study reviews the growth strategies and their effect on the efficiency and productivity of the microfinance sector of Pakistan. The sector needs to have adopted intensive growth strategy instead of extensive strategies of wide expansion in term of physical infrastructure and human resources, which had increased the financial sustainability risks for the credit constrain institutions. The sixd... Details

    Micro Finance, Growth Strategies, efficiency, sixdimension model.

    (1) Adnan Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ilyas
    Lecturer, Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Nisar Khan
    Lecturer Department of Management Studies, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
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11 - Are NGOs Bridging the Gaps? Analyzing Opportunities for Gender and Political Emp

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).11
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).11      Published : Sep 2019

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    Gender and development approach gained attention during the 1990s, since then government and nongovernmental organizations adopted these approaches for gender and political empowerment in Pakistan. This paper analyzes the contribution of NGO towards gender and political empowerment in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This study explored how NGOs interventions created opportunities for gender and poli... Details

    Gender, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, NGO Approaches, Opportunities, Peshawar, Political Empowerment.

    (1) Dur E Shawar
    Ph.D. Scholar,Department of Development Studies, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Bahadar Nawab Khattak
    Associate Professor, Department of Development Studies, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abda Khalid
    Assistant Professor, Department of Development Studies,COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, KP, Pakistan.
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12 - Feedback Effect on Secondary School Students Achievement in Mathematics

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).12
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).12      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study provides the empirical support that how feedback support students to improve their achievement in mathematics. The sample of the study was 87 students of Mathematics in grades IX. There were 43 students in the control group and 44 students in the experiment group. Groups were matched on students’ results in Mathematics in grade 8 to ensure the equivalence of both groups. Furthermo... Details

    Formal and Informal Feedback, Verbal and Written Questioning, Dialogue, Achievement

    (1) Tahira Batool
    Assistant Professor,Department of Research and Evaluation,Lahore College For Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Mumtaz Akhter
    Professor,Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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13 - Impact of Economic Value Added Dynamics on Stock Prices Fact or Fallacy: New Evi

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).13
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).13      Published : Sep 2019

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    Present scholarship targets to examine the robustness of EVA in Pakistan and information content while controlling prior research ignored firm-specific factors towards excess stock returns. The design of this research used panel data analysis whereby relevant, incremental information content and event analysis of EVA and conventional accounting performance measure via share prices is done by emplo... Details

    EVA, Financial Leverage, Firm Size, Liquidity. Traditional Accounting Measures, Stock Returns.

    (1) Malik Adil Pasha
    Ph.D. Scholar Department of Management Sciences, Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ramzan
    Associate Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Asif
    Visiting Faculty,Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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14 - Financial Literacy as a Life-Saver: Moderating the Contribution of Behavioral Bi

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).14
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).14      Published : Sep 2019

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    The assumption of investor rationality had been central to developing an understanding of financial markets and decision outcomes. But the formation and consequent burst of tech-stock bubble changed the paradigm and shifted towards the behavioral interruption aspect of investor psychology. The study aimed to investigate the relationship of two heuristics and one emotional bias with financial decis... Details

    Financial Decisions, Financial Literacy, Anchoring Bias, SelfControl, Availability Bias

    (1) Faisal Mehmood
    Ph.D. Scholar,Management Sciences,Bahria University, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
    (2) Taqadus Bashir
    Associate Professor, Department of Business Studies,Bahria University, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
    (3) Altamash Khan
    Lecturer,Lahore Business School, University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
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15 - Psychological Capital of Employees' Engagement: Moderating Impact of Conflict Ma

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).15
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).15      Published : Sep 2019

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    Human capital is the backbone of any business and its behavior reflects how the company would achieve its goals and objectives in its business. This study examines the relationship between psychological capital (PC) and employees’ engagement (EE) with the moderating role of conflict management (CM) in the financial sector of Pakistan. A questionnaire composed of established scales were admin... Details

    Conflict Management, Employees’ Engagement, Financial Sector, Psychological Capital.

    (1) Muhammad Asif
    PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences,Preston University, Islamabad Campus, Kohat KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Azizullah Khan,
    Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences,Preston University, Islamabad Campus, Kohat KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Malik Adil Pasha
    Lecturer, Department of Commerce,Federal Urdu University Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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16 - Effects of Demographic Attributes on Perceptions of the University Administrator

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).16
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).16      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study is intended to find out the effects of demographic variables on the perceptions of university administrators about the implementation of e-learning management and delivery practices. Simple Random Sampling technique was exercised to choose public and private sector universities which were functioning in Lahore and Gujranwala division, recognized by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.... Details

    E-learning, Elearning Management and Delivery Practices, Universities, Public and Private Sector, Demographic Variables

    (1) Imtiaz Hussain
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education,The University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Iftikhar Ahmad Baig
    Professor,Department of Education, The University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Iftikhar Haider Malik
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,The University of Sargodha, Gujranwala Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
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17 - Impact of Foreign Remittances on Quality of Life: A Case Study of District Lower

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).17
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).17      Published : Sep 2019

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    This research study examines the impact of remittances on quality of life. In order to accomplish the objectives, the study uses primary data which are collected from 403 households of District Dir Lower, Pakistan. Results summarized that incoming foreign remittances have a positive effect on education. Foreign remittances improve the household income level, this income is further utilized for dif... Details

    Remittances, Education and Health, OLS, Logit and Probit, Dir Pakistan

    (1) Haidar Farooq
    Student, Department of Economics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Sabahat Subhan
    Assistant Professor,Department of Economics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Yasir Riaz
    Student,International Institutes of Islamic Economics (IIIE),International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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18 - Correlation of Students' Self-efficacy, Adaptability and Entrepreneurial Intenti

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).18
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).18      Published : Sep 2019

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    The current study is an investigation of the correlation between students’ Self-efficacy, adaptability and Entrepreneurial Intention. For appropriate results and understand the phenomena; a descriptive research method was used. Previous entrepreneurial aptitude scale of the author was used for data collection from seven universities of Punjab and Islamabad territory of Pakistan. 3rd and 4th ... Details

    Students, Selfefficacy, Adaptability, Entrepreneurial Intention

    (1) Naeem Ullah
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Shakir
    Lecturer, Department of Educational Training,The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Jam Muhammad Zafar
    Assistant Professor, Department of Teachers Education, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
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19 - An Exploration of Public Engagement in Public Board Meetings

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).19
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).19      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study explores the purpose and role of public board meetings in the British National Health Service as an aftermath of public sector reforms. It deviates from the mainstream methodologies to study boards in action as it employs an ethnographic approach. Data has been collected through participant observation, in-depth semi-structured interviews from eighteen board members and members of the p... Details

    Board Meetings, Public Sector, Ethnography, British NHS
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20 - Linking Strategic Orientations, Dynamic Capabilities, and Firm Performance: Evid

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).20
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).20      Published : Sep 2019

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    The paper aims to extend the resource-based view to dynamic capability view under dynamic environment, by investigating the effects of three strategic orientations (i.e., customer, competitor, and technology) on firm performance mediated through dynamic capabilities. A sample of 180 pharmaceutical firms of Pakistan was drawn using simple random sampling. Data was collected through a self-administr... Details

    Strategic Orientations, Dynamic Capabilities, Firm Performance, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pakistan.
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21 - Trust, Rewards and Training Impact on Employee's Work Engagement: An Evidence fr

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).21
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).21      Published : Sep 2019

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    Pakistans banking sector shows a key role in its economic growth. Employee behavior in this sector is greatly affected by job-related factors. The drive of the study was to assess the impact of trust, rewards, and training on WE in the banking sector. Data were collected from a random sample of 150 correspondences through the survey questionnaire. The model of correlation and regression was used t... Details

    Trust, Rewards, Training, Work Engagement, Banking Sector
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22 - Investigating the Relationship between Identity-Based Leadership and Employee En

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).22
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).22      Published : Sep 2019

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    Based on social identity approach, present research intends to investigate the impact of identity-based leadership on employee engagement, through the mediating role of employee core-self evaluations. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to demonstrate the validity and reliability of the measurement model. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the hypothesized model. T... Details

    Social Identity Approach, Identity Leadership, Core Self-Evaluations, Employee Engagement.
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23 - Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Method for Teaching Mathematics at the Secondary

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).23
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).23      Published : Sep 2019

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    Mathematics is considered as an important subject which is taught up to the secondary level as a compulsory subject. Students’ achievements are influenced by the attitude they have for Mathematics subject and the attitude towards Mathematics is affected by teachers and the teaching methods adopted by the teachers. The aim of the study was to find out the effectiveness of the inquiry-based me... Details

    Effectiveness, Inquiry Based Method, Instruction, Traditional Method
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24 - Assessing the Impact of Corporate Governance on Non-Performing Loans: Empirical

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).24
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).24      Published : Sep 2019

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    Financial crisis shows the ambiguous role of the corporate governance system. Hence, the main purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of corporate governance on Non-performing loans of the banking industry of Pakistan. The time period selected from 2006 to 2016 and source of data is annual reports of respective banks and the World Bank. In order to explain the relationship between the govern... Details

    Business Collapses, Corporate Governance, NonPerforming Loans.
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25 - Effects of Corporate Governance on Capital Structure and Financial Performance:

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).25
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).25      Published : Sep 2019

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    The key aim of current research is to investigate the influence of CG on financial performance (FP) and capital structure (CS) of cement companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). To accomplish this purpose, twenty cement firms listed on the PSX was deployed from 2005 to 2014. Auto-correlation and heteroscedasticity were tested and Regression analyses were used to test the hypotheses. SPSS... Details

    Corporate Governance, Capital Structure, Financial Performance, Pakistan Stock Exchange
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26 - International Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting Conservatism, and Firm P

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).26
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).26      Published : Sep 2019

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    European Union passed a resolution in 2002, which bound all the listed companies and firms and required the consolidated and simple accounts to use Financial Reporting Standards starting from January 2005. It will improve firm performance and will have an influence on the information environment for the listed firms. This study provides empirical and theoretical literature regarding the adoption o... Details

    IFRS, Accounting Conservatism, Firm Performance, IASB, UAE
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27 - Aspect[s] of the Corporate Governance that Matter in a Firm's Value: Evidence fr

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).27
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).27      Published : Sep 2019

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    Corporate governance (CG) is key to enhance firm’s value. The purpose of this research is to examine effects of various aspects of corporate governance on firm’s value. We used secondary penal data of 100 companies on Pakistan Stock Exchange for the period: 2010 – 2016. Findings revealed that among other aspects of CG, managerial ownership and board size have significant influenc... Details

    Corporate Governance, Firm’s Value, Size of Firm, Age of Firms, Capital Structure, Non-Financial Firms.
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28 - Teachers' Misconceptions in Science: Implications for Developing a Remedial Teac

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).28
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).28      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study is designed to investigate future teachers’ misconceptions in heat and temperature concepts. The objectives of the study were to find out (i) misconceptions of future teachers in concepts of heat and temperature, (ii) to develop a counteractive teacher-training program for certain misconceptions and (iii) to establish the efficiency of treatment. The study sample was 96 prospectiv... Details

    Science Education, Prospective Science Teacher, Misconceptions, Constructivism, Conceptual Change, Heat and Temperature Concepts
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29 - Tobacco Farming and Its Social Impacts on Farmers in the Rural Mardan, Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).29
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).29      Published : Sep 2019

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    Despite the growing concern regarding the hazardous effects of tobacco by the international community, tobacco farming still prevails worldwide. This study was planned to explore how the rural farmers perceive the significance of tobacco farming in term of its social impacts on the farming community in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Tobacco farming was taken as independe... Details

    Community, Farmers, Impact, Social, Tobacco
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30 - The Interplay of Nationalism and Religion in Pashtun Society: An Analysis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).30
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).30      Published : Sep 2019

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    This paper discusses the role and interplay of nationalism and religion in the context of Pashtun society. Both nationalism and religion have been pivotal in shaping the international system and in guiding the mutual interactions of human beings and social groups. For the Pashtun society, both religion and nationalism simultaneously exist . Historically, the role and impact of both phenomena have ... Details

    Nationalism, Extremism, Radicalization, Modernism, Primordialism, Pashtunwali
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31 - An In-depth Analysis of Peers and Mentors' Feedback during Teaching Practicum

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).31
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).31      Published : Sep 2019

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    It is very essential to provide quality and effective feedback to the prospective teachers during practicum to provide information about their teaching strengths and weaknesses. Provision of feedback helps them to remove their mistakes and improve their teaching practice. The aim of this study was to examine the role of peer’s and mentor’s feedback on the performance of prospective tea... Details

    Teaching, Practicum, Mentors, Peers, Analysis
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32 - Meta-Analysis Approach towards Importance of In-Service Training in Teacher's Pr

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).32
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).32      Published : Sep 2019

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    The paper highlights the significance of in-service training and establishes that its role cannot be denied in a teacher’s professional and social development. It plays significant role in enhancing teacher’s competencies and improves teacher’s teaching skills. Its role is of vital importance in achieving teaching and learning outcomes. In-service teacher training enables teacher... Details

    In-service Training, Professional Development, Teacher's Improvement
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33 - The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with the Academic Achievement of Stud

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).33
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).33      Published : Sep 2019

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    The objective of this study was finding the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement. 384 students from secondary and high secondary school participated in this study. A significant relationship was found between academic achievement and Emotional Intelligence with the p-value = 0.01. The mean difference in emotional intelligence score of the students who secured high a... Details

    Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Quotient, Academic Achievement. Adolescents, Emotional Quotient Inventory, Emotional Management
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34 - A Multiple Mediation Analysis of the Growth in New Ventures

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).34
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).34      Published : Sep 2019

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    The current research investigates the mechanism that how new ventures growth is affected through entrepreneurial business ties. The study introduces multiple mediators to the model to clearly establish the link between business ties and new ventures growth. To test the hypotheses, data were collected from 325 new ventures operating in Pakistan from 2015 to 2017. We found a positive and significant... Details

    Entrepreneurial Business Ties, Resource Bundling, Resource Acquiring, Resource Leveraging, New Venture Growth
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35 - African and Chinese Counter-Colonial Fictional Narratives: A Comparative Study o

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).35
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).35      Published : Sep 2019

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    The oppressive British and chauvinistic Japanese colonialism imposed a hegemonic culture in Africa and China. Things Fall Apart by Achebe and Red Sorghum by Mo Yan demonstrate British and Japanese colonial misshaping of African and Chinese cultures respectively. In response, the indigenous writers sustain their identity and culture crumbling under colonial corrosion. Things Fall Apart deals with t... Details

    Colonialism, Intertextuality, filiative, affiliative, liminal intellectuals, countercolonialism
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36 - Linguistic Identity Construction of Shina Speakers: An Ethnographic Study

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).36
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).36      Published : Sep 2019

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    The present research intends to investigate the linguistic identity construction of Shina speakers in different contexts. The objective of the study is to study the pure Shina identity and to see how language use varies according to context. An ethnographic study was conducted to find out how Shina speakers construct their linguistic identities in different contexts. The sample for this research w... Details

    Identity construction, language, multilingualism
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37 - Problems Caused by Tourism in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan: A Study Based on Local Co

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).37
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).37      Published : Sep 2019

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    Tourism being one of the greatest and fastest growing industries of the world is contributing significantly to the development of countries and the host communities. But this industry is facing many problems in most of the developing countries including Pakistan. Most of the issues are raised due to lack of planning which not only dissatisfies the tourists but also has negative impacts on the loca... Details

    Tourism, Kaghan Valley, Problems, Tourists, Local Community, Tourism Resources, Socio Cultural Environments
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38 - Effects of Media Exposure on the Political Polarization Patterns of Students in

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).38
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).38      Published : Sep 2019

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    Political polarization remains central to the political behavior scholarship. In this study, political polarization patterns among the youth of Pakistan with reference to selective exposure approaches of media were examined. Survey from 420 students of Pakistan public sector universities was conducted. It was found that selective exposure to media is still strong in Pakistan, however diverse expos... Details

    Selective exposure, diverse exposure, political polarization, Pakistan elections-2013
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39 - Peer Tutoring: An Effective Technique To Enhance Students English Writing Skills

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).39
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).39      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study aimed to determine the effect of peer tutoring (PT) in enhancing students’ writing skills during English textbook taught to the students of Grade XI. The true experimental research pre/post-test design was used. The sample of the study comprised of 70 male and 58 female students containing each 35 male peer tutoring group (PTG) and non-peer tutoring group NPTG as well as each 29 f... Details

    Peer Feedback, writing skills, English language, cooperative teaching.
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40 - Usage Patterns of Western Televised Contents in Pakistan: A Use and Gratificatio

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).40
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).40      Published : Sep 2019

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    The main objective of the research was to find out the preference wise list of western televised programming among the viewers in Islamabad. By applying the stratified sampling technique, 292 respondents were finalized for analysis. It was found that entertainment programming was mostly consumed western televised contents and then, educational and political. The usage of western televised contents... Details

    dissatisfaction, exposure, educational, entertainment, political, usage.
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41 - A Fresh Perspective on Female Entrepreneurship: An Insight from Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).41
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).41      Published : Sep 2019

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    his research explores the dynamics of women entrepreneurs in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Underpinning on contemporary literature on drivers and barriers of women entrepreneurs, this research argues that literature and empirical evidences on negotiations is scarce and underdeveloped. Therefore, capitalizing on an interpretive qualitative assumption, this research collected dat... Details

    Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurship, Developing countries, Pakistan
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42 - White Womans Burden: A Critique of White Womens Portrayal in Selected Postcoloni

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).42
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).42      Published : Sep 2019

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    Image of white women occur frequently in postcolonial writings. This paper attempts to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the white womens portrayals in the selected Pakistani postcolonial fiction to determine the comparative discrepancy between the assumptions and reality about the role of white women in the colonies. The white women being the part of civilizing mission of the white man, are s... Details

    White Women, Postcolonial fiction, Indigenous writers, Civilizing mission, portrayals of white women.
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43 - Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Financial Performance of Bidding Banks

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).43
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).43      Published : Sep 2019

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    Merger and acquisition (M&A) is a growth policy for business to achieve desire objectives. Its importance is showed by the number of transaction in the previous year. Thus, this study is conducted to know about the influence of M&A on firm performance. The current study is to identify the influence of M&A (pre and post) on bidding banks in Pakistan. And then to analyze factors of firm,... Details

    Merger and Acquisition, Bidder Banks, Firm Performance
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44 - Mediational Role of Job Satisfaction between Servant Leadership and Employees Co

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).44
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).44      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study was taken to explain the role of job satisfaction as a mediator between servant leader behavior and employees commitment. Altruistic calling, persuasive mapping and organizational stewardship were the strong predictors of employees commitment. A structured questionnaire was used to get responses from 136 faculty members of different private universities. The findings of this work showed... Details

    job satisfaction, servant leader, universities, faculty and private.
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45 - Estimating Convergence (and Divergence) among Developing, Emerging and Developed

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).45
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).45      Published : Sep 2019

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    Economic growth process is explained by many scientists in order to materialize a cherished objective of economic growth across the globe. In the current study, convergence among developed, developing and emerging countries has been estimated. Convergence process was estimated by employing sigma, beta and omega techniques. Analysis was done for three time periods i.e. from 1980 to 2018, from 1980 ... Details

    Convergence; Divergence; Economic Growth; Information Technology Spillover; Developed; Developing Economies.
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46 - A Study to Adopt the Primary School Children on Number Conservation Ability thro

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).46
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).46      Published : Sep 2019

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    The main objectives of this study were: (1) To determine the accomplishment of conservation ability among the primary school children (2) To compete for the conservation ability of the rural and urban school children and male and female school children. The population was all the primary schools in Kohat District. Four urban as well as two rural schools were taken as a sample of the study. In the ... Details

    Key Words: Conservation Ability, Piaget Cognitive Development, Conservative ability Task
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47 - The Efficiency Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Commercial Banks of Pakistan: Th

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).47
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).47      Published : Sep 2019

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    The aim of the present study is to investigate the efficiency of domestic and foreign commercial banks of Pakistan over the period from the year 2009 to 2013 through the DEA technique (Data envelopment analysis). DEA estimates efficiency by the ratio of inputs (multiple) to outputs (multiple). For this purpose, the number of employees, deposits and fixed assets were used as inputs while Advances a... Details

    Efficiency, Domestic Banks, Foreign Banks, Commercial Banks, Data Envelopment Analysis
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48 - Russia's Annexation of Crimea and Security Implications for the Baltic States

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).48
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).48      Published : Sep 2019

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    This article discusses Russia's annexation of Crimea and its security implications for the Baltic States. The study exclusively examines two considerable impacts of the Russian annexation of Crimea, in term of its Compatriots and Hybrid warfare strategies on the security of the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) through qualitative and descriptive analysis. It discusses Russia's ... Details

    Compatriots, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Security, Hybrid Warfare
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49 - Chinese Co-Existence and Harmonious Policy and CPEC

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).49
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).49      Published : Sep 2019

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    Image Why does China adopt a harmoniously and Co-existence policy? Is this a strategy for international development? This paper is an attempt to explore Chinese co-existence and harmonious policy towards CPEC. China’s co-existence and harmonious policy and CPEC are interconnected to each other. Co-Existence and harmonious policy are two major indicators of Chinese developmental Philosophy.Th... Details

    Harmonious, Co-Existence, China, Pakistan, CPEC
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50 - The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy towards Pakistan (1990-2000)

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).50
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).50      Published : Sep 2019

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    The nuclear issue is considered to be one of the most important concerns in the Pak-US affairs since the 1970s. The issue further transpired after May 1998 when India conducted its second nuclear test, followed by Pakistan. Moreover, the US shared its critical concern over Pakistan’s nuclear programme since 1990. Afterwards, the US imposed sanctions on Pakistan to penalize the country and re... Details

    US, Nuclear Non- Proliferation Policy, Pakistan, 1990's.
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51 - Religious Seminaries and Muslim Education in Indo-Pakistan Sub-Continent: A Cri

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).51
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).51      Published : Sep 2019

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    This paper focuses on the history of Islamic studies and the growth of Muslim edification scheme subsequent to the arrival of Islam in South Asia (712 A.D) and also explores the key role played by the Emperors in its establishment since 1206 A.D. Thereafter, it will highlight the efforts of Muslim rulers in introducing religious-cum-modern education system through Madrassah (religious seminaries) ... Details

    History, Islam, Madrassah, Pakistan, Modernity, Globalization
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52 - Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).52
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).52      Published : Sep 2019

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    Autism spectrum disorders are lifelong developmental disabilities that can impact how students understand, what they see, hear and otherwise sense. This can result in difficulties with learning, communication, and behavior in their classroom. To execute this phenomenological research study in private schools of autism, the researchers were keen to dig out and try to listen to the perspectives of t... Details

    Key Words: Perspective, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Applied Behavior Analyst, Individual Education Plan, Training
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53 - Employment Barriers for Persons with Hearing Impairment in the Job Market: Emplo

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).53
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).53      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study investigated the employers' perspectives on the decent employment barriers faced by persons with hearing impairment in the job market. A survey questionnaire was developed based on literature review and the ILO model, which was validated by experts of the field and then pilot tested to determine its reliability. Data were collected from 81 employers using the snowball sampling technique... Details

    Employees with Hearing Impairment, Decent Employment, Employers, Policy Implications
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54 - Impact of Sectarian Violence on Pakistan's Security and Politics

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).54
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).54      Published : Sep 2019

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    The sectarian violence got the moment during Zia's reign when the Deobandi sect created violent militant groups as Sipah-e- Sahaba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. In contrast, the Shia sect created Sipah-i-Mohammad Pakistan under the banner of the Afghan Jihad. Both Deobandi and Shia sects had ignited the violent clashes, which led to many innocent people's massacre. This moment of violent clashes was cont... Details

    Barelvi, Deobandi, Intersect Harmony, Sectarianism, Security Risk, Shia, Violence
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55 - Under Western Eyes: A Critical Consideration of Fictitious Muslim Stereotyping i

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).55
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).55      Published : Sep 2019

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    English fiction pertaining to the British rule in India marked Indian Muslims intovisibility through the portrayal of their stable stereotypical identity, and since its publication, A Passage to India has gained the status of authentic imagining of Muslims asconservative religious ‘Other’ of the West. As such, they are analyzing this text as an instance ofcolonial fixity necessitates t... Details

    Colonial Discourse, Foreground, Image Construction, Stereotypical Representation, Colonized Muslims
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56 - Internet Infrastructure in Africa: Status and Opportunities

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).56
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).56      Published : Sep 2019

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    There is a major information gap in Africa, where access to information is structurally disabled.This study was conducted taking the University of Dodoma in Tanzania as a case study. The causes for poor internet access were identified as: Lack of alignment between last-mile, middle-mile, and long-range network infrastructure; Tyranny of bad on-premises network design; Up to 15 network hops just to... Details

    Internet, Infrastructure, Africa, Bandwidth, University
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57 - From Text to Context: Hermeneutics of Sacred Texts and Gendered Public Sphere in

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).57
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).57      Published : Sep 2019

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    The Quran is a primary sacred text for all Muslims which provides a basic idea of Islamic legislation and women role in politics. There are numerous verses in the Quran that teaches the followers to understand and support the participation of women in politics in a given context. Hermeneutics of Quran and the gendered public sphere have complex and critical relationships with each other. The sacre... Details

    Quran, Gender, Public Sphere, Hermeneutics, Politics
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58 - Discursive Exploration of Historicity of Ancient Punjab in Heer by Waris Shah

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).58
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).58      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study argues that the critical analysis of the discourse of a given time and place determines the identity, the social life as well as the social roles of people in that social order. With the help of the theorization of Fairclough and Wodak (1997), it explains how Waris Shah in his renowned discourse 'Heer' uncovers the historicity or social and cultural embedments during the 18thcentury Pun... Details

    Ancient Punjab, Heer, Historicity, Qissa, Waris Shah
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59 - Gwadar Port as the Socioeconomic Pivot to China Pakistan Economic Corridor: Pros

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).59
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).59      Published : Sep 2019

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    China is emerging as an economic power of the world and correspondingly it has unleashed a strategy of its sustained economic growth alongside socioeconomic development of the region and beyond, through implementation of its envisaged grand Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In this regard, Pakistanis accommodating China’s flagship project, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The success o... Details

    Economic Connectivity, Socioeconomic Growth, Geography, IOR, Traditional Security, Non-Traditional Security
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60 - Gender Discrimination in Legal Profession in Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).60
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).60      Published : Sep 2019

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    Data shows that there is an obvious gender imbalance in legal profession in Pakistan. The study was taken under the objective to find out the main reasons and causes of the gender imbalance in the legal profession in Pakistan. Gender discrimination is mainly considered the major factor behind gender imbalance in the legal profession in Pakistan. For the purpose of exploring the field the researche... Details

    gender discrimination, gender imbalance, insecure work field, eve teasing
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61 - Digitalisation of Revenue Laws in Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).61
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).61      Published : Sep 2019

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    Data The computerization of land records and the introduction of new administrative models have greatly improved public access and control over land records in Pakistan. However, an ongoing problem faced by many landlords on a daily basis is the challenge of 'long distance loading', which could be solved by vertically extending the Arazi Records Center to the union council level. Increase. Researc... Details

    Land Records Computerization, Administrative Models, Public Access, Costly
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62 - Re-thinking Folkloristic Subjectivity as Queer Spiritual Discourse in Saif-ul-Ma

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).62
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).62      Published : Sep 2019

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    The intersection of folk narratives with queer spirituality presents an ontological displacement of subjectivity triggered by an inquiry towards the nature of identity. Decentering of identity to the extent of modification of the self into a trans-human relationship mediated through love between a fairy and a man is a queer spiritual experience which creates anti-normative spaces hitherto celebrat... Details

    Queer Spirituality, Folkloristic Subjectivity, Trans-human relationship, Metaphysical World View, Empirical Praxis
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63 - Pedagogy as a factor of (In)tolerance: An Analysis of Teaching Practices at the

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).63
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).63      Published : Sep 2019

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    The study explores the relationship between teaching practices and the level of tolerance at higher education institutions through the concurrent triangulation method. The Mix Method Research technique was used to analyze the data. For qualitative data, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted with a focus on understanding the teaching patterns and practices at the university. The level of in... Details

    University, pedagogy, extremism, tolerance, Focus group discussion.
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