Present work was aimed to find the contribution of personality traits, identity style and depression in predicting cigarette smoking. Data was collected from male students of universities located in ... Read More
Republic of Indonesia is the largest archipelagic and Muslim majority country in the world comprising of various small and big islands. Almost 300 languages are spoken in the country, but Indonesia ... Read More
Domestic violence is gaining increasing notoriety in Nigeria, yet, it is treated with little importance. This could be attributed to a number of reasons; one of which is underreporting. This article ... Read More
Peer tutoring provides an opportunity to students of diverse abilities to work on academic tasks in pairs, in a democratic, cooperative and friendly approach. In this context, the study was an attem ... Read More
The study aimed to investigate relationship between humor styles and interpersonal relationships in university students. It was hypothesized that: there would be a relationship between humor styles ... Read More
The study assessed the centrifugal cause of poverty in Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria. Utilising the survey research method, data was collected from 417 participants from Obudu Local Government A ... Read More
This study intended to investigate the effects of Assessment as Learning (AaL) strategy on satisfaction of academic performance and motivational beliefs of ESL (English as Secondary Language) studen ... Read More
Research has consistently shown that teachers’ epistemological beliefs have a significant impact on their teaching and teacher effectiveness in the teaching- learning process. This study investigate ... Read More
There have been many proposals made and implemented worldwide by both the public and private sectors to alleviate the hardships of the poor women, and in the long term enhance their empowerment. Su ... Read More
The performance of institutions is squarely anchored with different factors that affect the institutional credibility and success either positively or negatively. The best performance on the part of ... Read More
State building is the process of establishing and strengthening the institutions essential for smooth functioning of government and necessary for economic, social, and political development. The pr ... Read More
The current study examines the impact of human capital development (HCD) on strategic renewal (SR) of firms in hospitality industry of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In addition, the current study also examin ... Read More
Psychological resilience has been, to a certain extent, explained by Western individualistic, and static factors. However, dynamic factors that affect the resilience through the process are proofed ... Read More
When the university initiates its activities as an academic and civic institution, it will have other upshots for the society, in addition to the goals set by policymakers. In a general view, social ... Read More
This paper aims to explore the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) in Egypt, as a dependent variable, and selected economic and institutional determinants for the period (1996-2018 ... Read More
As essential area of criminology, crime victims have really never been accorded due recognition in Nigeria. It is in this regard that this paper discusses the Nigerian criminal justice system and th ... Read More
Structure of the economy changes over a time. Fixed parameter approaches do not consider impact of structural changes on constancy of estimated parameters. The study addresses the weaknesses of non ... Read More
Sequel to the realisation that youths champion violence and militancy in the Niger Delta Region, and the resolution of Umar Musa Yar’Aduas’ government to end insecurity, militancy, and youth restiv ... Read More
This paper examines the colonial project of social control of the Pashtun body as seen through Foucauldian framework of biopower. This paper initiates debate into colonial health politics of NWFP an ... Read More
Product market competition is believed to have a strong influence on achieving production efficiency. In this context, this study tests the effects of product market competition on payouts of Pakist ... Read More
Throughout the freedom movement All-India Muslim League advocated for Federal form of Government in British India, with maximum provincial autonomy. Even when they demanded a separate state for the ... Read More
The paper examines different colonial policies that the British administration envisioned for India’s North West Frontier during 1849-1901. The policies were devised to bring the Pashtun dominated ... Read More
The present study explores the socio-cultural causes of cousin marriages. The main objective of the study is to investigate and explain the social determinants of high prevalence of cousin marriage ... Read More
In 2009, Obama’s administration signaled to hold talks with moderate Taliban leadership but no success was achieved. After each failed talks, the Taliban would intensify insurgency for achieving a ... Read More
This paper focusses on an important Baoli (Stepped-well) in Kotli district Azad Jammu and Kasmir. Previously many Muslim period Baolies were recorded along Grand trunk road but this Baoli depicts re ... Read More
This study explored the impact of self-regulated learning behavior of university students on their academic achievement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The main objective was to examine the impact of Self-R ... Read More
Criminal friends’ influence on offender’s own criminal behaviour is well documented (Rokven, Boer, Tolsma & Ruiter, 2017). However, little is known about the moderator of criminal friends’ influence ... Read More
This article postulates that the Mughal emperors established viable diplomatic relations not only with neighboring regions but also with many European powers. Theses relations were multi-faceted and ... Read More
Food insecurity is the primary concern of developing countries as food deficiencies contribute to stunting and mortality in children below the age of five. This study evaluates the impact of househo ... Read More
Previous literature has focused on the literary and socio-cultural aspects and attributes of Pashto landay, a two line poetic couplet. The available literature shows that linguistic approaches to th ... Read More
The present study was aimed at developing and implementing an instructional module for increasing emotional Intelligence of adolescents. The four branch model of emotional intelligence served as th ... Read More
This study identifies and examines the framing patterns in the U.S. right-wing media coverage of the President Donald Trump administration’s ban on immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countr ... Read More
The current study is aimed to assess the prevalence of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Resilience among survivors of Bacha Khan University Charsadda (BKUC) terrorist attack. A comparison wa ... Read More
The study aims to investigate the consumption behavior of households towards energy items and impact of socio-economic determinants on fuel demand in Pakistan. To figure out consumer’s approachabili ... Read More
This study examines the factors responsible for the creation and rise of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). It also explores the process of its transformation from a purely sectarian outfit to a combination o ... Read More
The creation of Pakistan is justified and criticised enormously in the literature on South Asia. Opposition to the idea continues but in different contours and has wreaked the minds of younger gene ... Read More
In today's globalized market place, growing customer dedication arises as the utmost significant challenge faced by marketers. The retail industry, more than any other, distinguishes how business l ... Read More
This study aimed at investigating the questioning practices of teachers in public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Using proportional allocation to population, 24 teachers were selected f ... Read More
The present research is focused on the study of relationship between self-esteem and personality trait narcissism with Facebook addiction. The Total number of research participants was 355, 124 part ... Read More
This study attempts to answer the question that how low intensity level violent and non-violent/latent Pakistan-India conflict has affected school enrollment and public educational spending in Paki ... Read More
Recently the international politics is marked by major developments as military intervention, oil politics, strategic power calculations and pre-emptive wars. The American policy contours in Afghani ... Read More
Many studies have examined that how the simultaneous demands of occupational role and family obligations are affecting dual career couples, there is very limited studies exploring this issue in Paki ... Read More
The present study is aimed at investigating the level of self-esteem among employees of the cellular industry of Pakistan and its moderating impact over the relationship between procedural Justice ... Read More
The present study is an attempt to empirically analyze the role of household characteristics in demand for education. The demand for education is separately analyzed for three levels of education, i ... Read More
Marital satisfaction is one of the most important factors in a married life. Previous studies have concluded that trust and Machiavellianism affect marital satisfaction (Atta, Adil, Shujja, & Shakir ... Read More
Class reproduction theory claims the perpetuation of the structure of inequality across generations. This paper aimed to assess the class reproduction theory in southern Punjab. The study used a mul ... Read More
Demand for wood is increasing with the rapid population growth in Pakistan. To cater for this rise in demand, Pakistan Government has decreased import duty on wood and products of wood in the countr ... Read More
