Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences Review (PJSSR)

Articles

• Contextualizing Contemporary Debate on Muslim Identity

  Noor Un Nisa Khan, Hafiz Aftab Ahmed

  1-24

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• EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN PAKISTAN

  Shahid Sarwar

  371-380

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• Determinants of Foreign Portfolio Investments in Pakistan

  Sohaib Khan

  591-601

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• Staying Present, Staying Connected: Mindfulness, Contract Breach, and LMX under Abusive Supervision

  Mukashaf Saleem, Tamania Khan, Aqsa Akbar

  778-796

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• Government Communication Strategies on Climate Change: A Comparative South Asia Study (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)

  Sahera Khatoon, Aman Ullah Hussain Awan, Maghfoor Ullah

  1004-1017

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• AI-DRIVEN HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS: STRENGTHENING CIVIL–MILITARY ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY-CENTRIC DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN PAKISTAN

  Meritorious Prof. (Retd) Dr. Nasreen Aslam Shah, Dr. Syed Usman Shahid, Syeda Romessa Ali Usman

  977-991

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• SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP: A STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) GOALS

  Dr. Asghar Kamal, Ishtiaq Khan

  182-198

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• PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE: THE ROLE OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS, MOTIVATION, AND STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG COMPETITIVE ATHLETES IN PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

  Muhammad Roshaan, Ghulam Mustafa, Farhan Ahmad

  405-427

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• FROM FRONTIER ADMINISTRATION TO CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE: POST-MERGER INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AND RULE OF LAW IN SOUTH WAZIRISTAN

  Muhammad Ismail Hani, Dr. Azmat Ali Shah, Mian Gul Khan

  694-718

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• Global Governance and Pandemic Preparedness: Evaluating the Effectiveness of International Frameworks in Preventing and Responding to Public Health Emergencies https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19367585

  Dr. Nelofar Ikram, Dr. Ângelo Patrício Rafael

  849-866

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• A Typological and Functional Grammar Analysis of Conditional Syntactic Construction in Saraiki and English: A Comparative Study

  Hira Parveen, Bilal Hussain

  1089-1103

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• Climate-Smart Wheat Farming Adoption Patterns and Constraints among Farmers

  Muhammad Saleem*, Hassan Sardar, Mahmooda Buriro

  76-92

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• Exploring Morphological Productivity in Pakistani Advertising Campaign Titles: An Interdisciplinary Study

  Sumra Peeran, Shagufta Yasmeen, Arsalan Iqbal Leghari

  354-361

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• GEO-ECONOMICS FOUNDATIONS OF THE PAKISTAN–CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: ANALYZING TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND CONNECTIVITY DYNAMICS

  *Momna Khan, Asad Ali, Syyed Ali Raza Kazmi, Usama Salis, Shaukat

  541-575

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• The Convergence Of Intellectual Property Laws And Competition Laws: How Monopolies Are Created And Regulated

  Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Ikram Ul Haq

  761-777

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• WHEN AND HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL DRIVES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE READINESS: THE MODERATING ROLE OF INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP

  Sadia Ashraf, Nazia Ashraf, *Dr. Rehmat Ullah Khan

  834-855

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• Body Shaming, Self-Concept and Stress among University Students

  Aiza Shakeel Ahmed, Ayesha Ali, Saira Majid Shaikh, Fatima Anjum

  124-133

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• Gendered Habitus Influencing Educational Mobility among Students in Stratified Social Contexts Globally

  Muhammad Shoaib, Samia Shamraiz, Anzala Noor, Farooq Abdullah

  455-469

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• THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE: MEDIATING ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTIONAL BALANCE

  Razia Nawaz, Dr. Noor Muhammad, Dr. Hamid Masood Khan, Muhammad Anwar Khan

  664-680

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• Understanding Farmer Adoption Behavior: Environmental Change as a Catalyst for Agricultural Innovation https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19245518

  Muhammad Saleem, Samrat Sikdar

  849-862

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• CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONVENTIONAL AND ISLAMIC BANKS IN PAKISTAN

  Ishtiaq Khan, Ashfaq Ali Khattak*

  1067-1083

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• Evaluating Menstrual Hygiene and Sanitation Facilities for Women Prisoners in Punjab: Compliance with Pakistan Prison Rules 1978 in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18901001

  Khadija Waseem Hashmi, Muhammad Kazim Hashmi, Tehzeeb Ul Hassan

  107-123

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• CLIMATE FINANCE IN PAKISTAN: ACCESS, UTILIZATION, AND GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES

  Muhammad Tayyab Rehman, Muhammad Imran Farooq, Syed Adil Abbas Rizvi, Hamna Anis, Shaukat

  296-328

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• COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC TRAINING ON BODY COMPOSITION AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

  Javed Ali Soomro, Muhammad Jamil, Ghayoor Abbas Bhatti, Jun Wang, Dingfeng Zhang, Junaid Soomro

  511-519

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• Language, Power and Colonial Governance in Punjab: 1849–1947

  Dr. Asif Nazir, Dr. Abdul Qadir Mushtaq

  755-760

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• Social Media Detox and Academic performance wnd Procrastination: The Mediating Role of Time Management

  Anum Yaseen, Rebia Naeem, Afira Sajjad, Kainaat Yousaf, Zainab Tanveer, Abdul Rahman

  992-1003

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• Analysis Regarding The Impact Of Moral Intelligence On Teachers’ Workplace Adjustment

  Asia Najeeb, Muhammad Shah, Maryam Gul

  1139-1146

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• Comic Dialogues In The Merchant Of Venice: Destabilizing The Boundary Between Comedy And Tragedy

  Inam Hussain, Tooba Tehrim, Ansa Javed, Ansar Zulfiqar

  134-139

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• Social Reproduction Reinforcing Gendered Learning Experiences within Contemporary Education Systems Globally

  Muhammad Shoaib, Sumila Srosh, Mehwish Mobeen, Farooq Abdullah

  491-510

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• EXAMINING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF CHATGPT AMONG LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE FACULTY MEMBERS IN PAKISTAN

  Sami Ullah, Adil Ahmad, Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, Kalim Ullah

  640-663

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• Eroding or evolving? Perceived Effectiveness and Barriers of Traditional Ecological Knowledge-Based Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change

  Gulalai, Nazish Kanval, Irfan Hussain Khan

  808-822

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• Exploring the Nexus between Social Mobilization and Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Kalam, Pakistan

  Atiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Anwar Ul Haq, Imran Mahmood, Shouket Ali, Muhammad Arshad Sakhani

  1055-1066

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• Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, And Public Health Spending: Drivers Of Life Expectancy In Central Asian Economies

  Shahid Akbar, Muhammad Iqbal, Rukhsana Kausar

  952-968

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• Early Marriages and School Dropouts: Experiences of Adolescent Girl Victims in Azad Jammu and Kashmir

  Farooq Abdullah, Shamim Akhtar, Jawaria Zafar, Sadaf Munir

  250-256

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• Exploring Grammatical Distribution in Spoken and Written English: A Corpus-Based POS Tagging Study

  Mumtaz Hussain, Neelma Riaz, Faisal Arif Sukhera

  541-559

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• Public Finance, Political Institutions, and Economic Stability: Rethinking Fiscal Governance in Developing Economies https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19134698

  Syed Shameel Ahmed Quadri, Ayza Shoukat, Qazi Shehryar, Rashid Murtaza

  725-737

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• Youth Engagement and Skill Development for Sustainable Livelihoods: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Investigation in Balochistan

  Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, Dr. Shams Wazir

  867-880

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• Religious Expectations and the Social Reproduction of Gender Inequality: Lived Experiences of Working Women in Pakistan

  Noorulain Gillani, Nazish Javid, Farooq Abdullah

  1128-1138

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• MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF COVID-19 RELATED ENGLISH TERMS IN URDU LANGUAGE

  Noor Fatima, Rabia Bibi, *Dr. Bushra Sani

  49-75

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• Bride Trafficking of Pakistan: A Qualitative Study Based on Reported Cases and Available Data

  Mehak Alamgeer

  381-391

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• GENDERED PATTERNS OF ONLINE HATE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HOW MALE AND FEMALE CELEBRITIES EXPERIENCE HATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

  Warda Sabir Ali, Dr. Maha e Darakshan, Naveed Shams

  602-619

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• Maritime Cyber Geopolitics: Analyzing New Threats and Vulnerabilities in Critical Maritime Infrastructure in the Digital Era

  Sheeba Irfan, Ali Khan, Asif Salim

  797-806

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• Semantic Discourse Analysis of Gaza in Dawn Newspaper: A Critical Study of Hamid Mir’s Columns

  Zainab Makkia, Shanza Tariq, Ayesha Arif

  1018-1026

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• IMPACT OF SMART STADIUM INFRASTRUCTURE ON FAN ENGAGEMENT AND EXPERIENCE

  Ashfaq Ali Khattak, Hina Fatima, Nadir Mehran, Shakeel Sarwar, Rehan Shakeel, Eman Shakeel, Farrah Durrani, Bibi Nadia Kanwal

  410-422

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• YEH LAAL RUNG: AN EFFECTUAL VISUAL NARRATIVE OF PEACE AND HOPE IN IMRAN QURESHI'S INSTALLATION DESIGNS AGAINST TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM

  Dr. Aisha Saddiqa, Dr. Nida Ijaz

  199-210

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• Resilience as Responsibility: The Impact of the 2026 US-Israel-Iran Conflict on Sustainable Business Practices in the Gulf and Asia: Contemporary Analysis https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19018046

  Sajid Hussain, Imran Khan

  428-438

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• IMPACT OF PARENTS' MARITAL QUALITY ON YOUNG ADULTS' PERCEPTION ABOUT OPPOSITE GENDER AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS MARRIAGE

  Rohan Azhar*, Gul Zeba Ghulam Rasool, Areej Nasir, Abeeha Ausaf, Abu Turab Khan Tahir Kheli

  520-521

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• PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES IN PAKISTANI ISLAMIC ANIMATED CARTOONS: A QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF KANEEZ FATIMA AND GHULAM RASOOL ANIMATED SERIES

  Dr. Rai Zahoor Ahmed, Warda Zulfiqar

  863-877

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• A Scoping Review Exploring the Impact of Online Computer Lab Classes Among Undergraduate Students at University

  Mehak Riaz, Muhammad Ehtesham Khan, Muhammad Asif

  1104-1112

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• UNVEILING THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF HARAPPAN POTTERY THROUGH INTEGRATED MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

  Waqas Ahmad, Seemab Pervaiz, Anas Mahmud Arif*, Junaid Ahmad

  25-48

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• The Impact Of Working Memory Deficits On Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Saifullah Pathan, Kulsoom Samad

  362-370

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• Artificial Intelligence in Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platforms: Ethical and Legal Concerns

  Waheed uz Zaman, Syed Wajdan Rafay Bukhari, Syeda Tooba Akhtar

  576-590

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• Comparative Analysis Of Forecasting Unemployment Rate In Pakistan Using Different Univariate Time Series Models https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19206441

  Kamran Ahmed Memon, Prof: Dr Naeem Ahmed Qureshi

  778-789

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• RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEER BULLYING AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN MURREE

  Shazia Raza, Humna

  928-950

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• Integrating Educational Neuroscience To Reduce Classroom Anxiety: a Socio-Emotional Learning Perspective

  Itrat Fatima, Munnaza Bibi, Tahseen Aziz

  969-973

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• IMPACT OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (CHATGPT) ON STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

  *Rashid Hameed, Samina Javeed, Muhammad Irfan Majeed

  164-181

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• Intersectional Feminist Sociological Analysis of Gender, Class, and Educational Mobility

  Muhammad shoaib, Sumila Srosh, Mehwish Mobeen, Farooq Abdullah

  470-490

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• Post-NATO Afghanistan and Its Security Implications for Pakistan

  Abid Gul Afridi, Muhammad Shaheer Akhtar, Sadaf Afridi

  681-693

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• Transformational Leadership and Organizational Commitment: Evidence from Private Sector Employees in Pakistan

  Zohaib Hassan Sain, Irum Pervaiz, Ayesha Karama, Tehreem Kanwal

  878-891

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• BRAIN PLASTICITY: HOW LEARNING CHANGES NEURAL PATHWAYS- A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

  Qurat-ul-Ain*, Saliha Naseer, Sandle Yaqoob, Huda Afzal, Fatima Muzzammil, Iqra Taimoor

  1084-1088

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• Institutional Barriers to the Implementation of International Human Rights Law in Pakistan: Structural Challenges and Reform Pathways https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19042958

  Tehzeeb Ul Hassan, Hammad Bin Afzal, Irum Waris

  93-106

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• CLIMATE CHANGE, FLOODS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN

  Ms. Faiza Rafi, Fariah Mehboob

  229-353

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• PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND CHANGE IN PROBLEM BEHAVIOUR, A DIRECT CAUSAL INTERVENTION STUDY

  Riaz Ahmed, Dr. Wasim Khan, Muhammad Mujahid, Muhammad Naeem Shaukat

  520-540

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• TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

  Muhammad Jamil, Javed Ali Soomro, Nisar Ahmad Khaskheli, Raheela Memon, Junaid Soomro, Masood Ahmed

  761-769

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• GEOPOLITICAL AND GEOECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

  Hafsa Niaz, Shehla Naureen, Imran Khan Jadoon, *Imran Naseem, Bilal Khan

  899-927

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• Impact of Balance Training on Postural Stability and Coordination in School Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Liaqat Ali, Ghulam Mustafa

  1165-1188

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• WhatsApp as a Channel of Health Misinformation: Sharing Behavior, Trust, and Verification Among University Students

  Maryam Aslam, Warsha Israr, Irum Muzaffar, Naveed Iqbal

  140-149

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• Grammar Error Patterns in Punjabi ESL Learners Descriptive Writing: Sialkot as Case Study

  Afia Niaz, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain

  441-454

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• The Effects of a Brief Game-Based Mobile Phone Detox on Executive Functioning among Undergraduate Students: An Experimental Study Using Ludo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19338089

  Umar Farooq, Muhammad Soban Babar, Ather Mujitaba, Zainab Noor

  934-951

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• ISLAMIC ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS ON ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE: LESSONS FROM PAKISTAN’S WAR ON TERROR

  Dr. Humera Malik

  823-848

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• RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEER BULLYING AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN MURREE

  Shazia Raza, Humna

  974-976

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• EXPLORING THE ICT, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES NEXUS FOR PAKISTAN WITH A FOURIER APPROACH

  Irfanullah, Faisal Sher, Muhammad Yusuf Amin

  211-249

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• HIKIKOMORI TENDENCIES IN PAKISTANI EMERGING ADULTS: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF INTERNET ADDICTION

  Tahreem, Sana Shahid, Areesha Bilal, Rabiya Javed

  276-295

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• Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitude and practice regarding the Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) among pregnant women of the rural area in District: Sheikhupura-Pakistan

  Muhammad Faisal Hashami

  520-540

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• AI Divide in Education: A systematic review of the role of Socioeconomic status, Geography, and Educational Institutions.

  Ali Shafqat Khan

  738-754

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• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PUBLIC GOVERNANCE: EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS, AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS IN PAKISTAN

  Momna Khan, Muhammad Imran Farooq, *Usama Salis, Rashid Qutub, Hamna Anis

  892-933

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• Modeling Meaning in Generative AI: A Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis of Coherence, Framing, and Persuasion

  Afshan Ishfaq, Nida Sultan

  1147-1164

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• Why Rapprochement Repeatedly Breaks Down: A Thematic Analysis of India–Pakistan Peace Attempts (1999–2019) with Context Indicators

  Mudassar Jahangir, Ghulam Shabbir

  150-163

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• Entangled Economies: The Hidden Ties Between Pakistan's Budget and Trade Deficits Revealed

  Nasir Munir, Shabana Kousar

  392-404

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• IMPACT OF PHYSICAL LITERACY ON EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORS & LEARNING OUTCOMES: MEDIATING ROLE OF MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS

  Muhammad Zeshan Khan, Dr. Noor Muhammad, Dr. Hamid Masood Khan

  620-639

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• ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, WAR EXPENDITURE, AND FINANCIAL RESILIENCE: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE 2026 ISRAEL–IRAN CONFLICT ON IRAN’S MACROECONOMIC STABILITY

  Asad Ali, Muhammad Imran Farooq, Syed Adil Abbas Rizvi, Usama Salis, Abdul Basit, *Nasr Ullah

  770-807

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• THE ROLE OF CORTISOL AS A NEUROENDOCRINE MARKER IN FERTILITY AMONG PAKISTANI MARRIED COUPLES EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF STRESS HORMONES ON REPRODUCTIVE OUTCOMES

  Iqra Jabeen, Saira Majid, Zainab Ali

  1027-1054

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• Breaking Barriers: Social Factors Influencing Female Athletes’ Participation in Outdoor Sports at the University Level

  Farida Chohan, Farrukh Aslam, Uzma Hassan, Sohail Roman

  952-968

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• Judicial Enforcement of Fundamental Rights during Criminal Investigations: The Supervisory and Corrective Role of Superior Courts in Pakistan https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18926032

  Muhammad Sheraz

  257-274

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• DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN: EVALUATING LOW-COST GIS AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION IN DISTRICT MANSEHRA

  Navid Ahmad, Muhammad Tehmash Khan, Haq Nawaz

  439-440

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• Determinants of Quality of Life among Adults Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study in Faisalabad

  Amna Noor, Muhammad Nauman Sarwar, Sidra Attiq, Minahil khalid, Waleed Tariq, Saima Khan

  719-724

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• Sustainable Human Resource Management Practices as A Predictor of Sustainable Psychological Wellbeing and Environmental Performance: Exploring the Moderating Role of Sustainable Leadership

  Nosheen Fatima, Ashfaque Ali Banbhan, Munaza Bibi, Maryam Khokhar

  881-898

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• GENDER INEQUALITIES IN PAKISTAN: STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES, EMERGING PROGRESS, AND POLICY IMPLICATION FOR ATTAINING SDG 5

  Mian Muhammad Khalil

  1114-1127

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