This paper is a content analysis of four major dailies and two political talk shows on the two leading TV news channels of Pakistan during the 2013 Elections. The study examines whether women in polit ... Read More
The US launched its targeted killing campaign in the northwest region of Pakistan in 2004. The human rights organizations, civil society, media, intelligentsia and representatives of all political par ... Read More
The term Turkish model first appeared in the news media during the post cold war days when the newly independent Muslim Turk Central Asian Republics sought to carve a new identity for themselves in a ... Read More
Central Asia has remained the center for global economic attention ever since its independence and even though this region largely remains either ignored or under-developed, the global economic paradi ... Read More
Pakistan and China are known to be After the Renaissance, right of expression and freedom of press got in vogue, particularly in the West which diminished the established perception about blasphemy; s ... Read More
Pakistan and China are known to be strange bed fellows who found themselves in opposite camps in their genesis, Pakistan being a Muslim majority state much dependent on western capitalist powers for h ... Read More
The controversy about sexism in the Spanish language is not a new phenomenon. However, in 2010 it generated a "politically correct" movement propelled by a few political parties by which various non-a ... Read More
Governance of Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan is different in its nature and essence than other parts of the state. The theoretical framework for the governance of these areas has been ... Read More
This paper focuses on a recent theoretical perspective and approach in the study of political institutions--‘new institutionalism’. The primary aim of the paper is to illustrate the theoretical assump ... Read More
Two developments are significant in pakistan-Afghanistan relations in 2014. One, UN and US mandate for stationing of troops in Afghanistan ended in 2014 (Although US had kept small number of troops ... Read More
The ideational construct that postulates a confrontation between Islam and the West is potent and resilient. This paper studies the case of Pakistan’s foreign relations and seeks to understand how the ... Read More
Four provinces namely, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa [previously known as NWFP (North West Frontier Province)], Balochistan, Azad Jamu & Kashmir and Gilgat Baltistan constitute the Islamic Repub ... Read More
Kargil crisis has its links with unsettled dispute over Kashmir and Siachen glaciers between India and Pakistan. The Kargil war gave the realization to the World that Kashmir is an important dispute/i ... Read More
Pakistan is one of the 28 democratic countries across the world practicing federalism. It has the chequered constitutional history. The unconstitutional steps by the political heads resulted in instab ... Read More
Pakistan is one of the 28 democratic countries across the world practicing federalism. It has the chequered constitutional history. The unconstitutional steps by the political heads resulted in instab ... Read More
The concept of political economy develop the relationship between the study of individuals and society, and more specifically, the relationship between citizens and state for better utilization of eco ... Read More
Human development is significant for socially developed and strengthened nation. Pakistan is facing numerous issues. According to World Bank (2013), 60%of population of Pakistan lives below poverty li ... Read More
A government branched into national, provincial and local has its own functions and local self-government despite having enormous effects on the citizens has been paid very less tribute to! A local go ... Read More
Pakistan being an immediate neighbor of Afghanistan and a historical U.S. ally became frontline state not only in combating terrorism but a victim of aggression itself in multiple forms including se ... Read More
The criminal justice system that Pakistan adopted in 1947 was tailor-made by the British colonial rulers that fits their needs and suits their colonial designs. The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and other ... Read More
This article investigates the role of military in the politics of Pakistan. The researcher highlights how our politicians have always been unable to develop a political culture on democratic parameter ... Read More
Since Adam Smith’s ground breaking work on exploring a path that leads a nation towards glory and prosperity in his famous book “The Wealth of Nations” a number of writers, thinkers and those interest ... Read More
One of the main outcome of organizational politics is organizational conflict which leads to other negative organizational behaviors. The aim of this study is to find the conflict management styles th ... Read More
Alleged fragmentation of international law is a phenomenon that is developing due to increased legal activities at international level. A sliced up international legal reflects the reality of conflict ... Read More
India’s constitution upholds secularism and respect for religious diversity. However, there is a counter narrative of Hindu India. This means that India’s identity should be defined on extremist Hindu ... Read More
Since the inception of parliamentary form of government, women’s political participation and representation in decision-making institutions has remained minimal. Still today, political participation o ... Read More
Legal scholars engaged in academic research inevitably encounter various issues related to applicable methodology in the respective area of their legal research. This is partly because academic legal ... Read More
Pakistan has been a federation since independence. The leader of the nation demanded for federation in the United India, but the un-cooperative behavior of Congress nudge the leadership to fight for a ... Read More
This paper offers a critique on the politics of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and their framework, processes, and content. The paper challenges the fundamental assumptions of the poverty reduc ... Read More
Iran Nuclear Deal is a momentous diplomatic effort by Iran and the P-5+1 States to resolve the Iranian Nuclear controversy since 2002. The Deal is considered as a ‘win win’ situation for both the side ... Read More
Since the beginning of war on terror world has realized not only the geostrategic importance of Pakistan but also the fact that it can play a decisive role in bringing end to this war for good. Mean w ... Read More
A leader is a core element of making and implementing foreign policy in a state. The study of “Individual Level” in international relations proves that ideas, emotions, psychology of a leader leave a ... Read More
This study aims to analyze and compare the peace process between Pakistan and India in the News, Daily Dawn and the Times of India considering Aman ki Asha. It also investigates whether the government ... Read More
Militancy has become the major security challenge to Pakistan. Religious, sectarian and ethnic based militancy not only proliferated in the tribal regions of Pakistan but also affected the urban centr ... Read More
In international relations, the idea of human security is a specific approach to security that is relating to human rights and governance. Academically and politically, the recent shift of attention f ... Read More
Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the most popular of all the leaders amongst the Muslims of South Asia during the freedom movement and Liaquat Ali Khan had the distinction of being his most truste ... Read More
Central Asia which can be termed as Five Stans Asiaor Multi State Asia, internationally a dominant region from both Eastern and Western perspectives, having two major powers involvement that is Russia ... Read More
In Punjab more than 50% people are traditional Ahl-e-Sunnat or Brelvis. They are mystical and ritualistic and show extreme reverence and respect for Holy Prophet and saints. Second in number are Deoba ... Read More
Beginning in the closing months of 2001, Afghanistan witnessed an international intervention, which started off as a reaction to the security threats from transnational extremist groups and, afterward ... Read More
When Taliban were fighting against USSR, America, Pakistan and Western bloc along with many other countries of the world gave them moral and material support. They were given the name of Mujahideen an ... Read More
The Romans named Yemen ‘An Arabian Flex’ (Happy Arabia) because of its blossoming rain-fed mountain scenery but the epithet sounds tragically extraneous today. Internal power struggle between various ... Read More
Gawadar Port is a great strategic asset for Pakistan. Coupled with the natural deep sea port, geo-strategic importance of its location, dependency of land locked CARs/ China and changing international ... Read More
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