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Contents Volume I Issue I (2016)

Pakistan and India Relations: A Political Analysis of Conflicts and Regional Security in South Asia
Abstract:	Pakistan and India are two immediate neighbors having common history and culture; in this way, they should have the warmest ties, but their relationships have remained hostile all the time. Kashmir is very important between the two states, over which three main wars have been fought between them. Despite some important and effective peace initiatives, the main problems in maintaining the bitter ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Zahid Yaseen Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Govt. Post Graduate College Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Iqra Jathol M Phil Scholar, International Relations, Mnihaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Muzaffar PhD Scholar, Department of Politics & IR, International Islamabad University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Pakistan And India, Conflicts, Issues, Regional Security, South Asia.
DOI Number:	10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).01	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).01
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Exploring Options of Rapprochement with Taliban on the Perpetual State of War in Afghanistan
Abstract:	Afghanistan since the Soviet Invasion in 1979 and later by the USA in 2001 on the pretext of Global War on Terrorism (WoT) has remained in a perpetual state of war even after the collapse of the USSR and before US invasion. The fragile state with a lack of central government and dysfunctional state institutions has created serious international and regional security issues with an influx of ref ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Waseem Ishaque Assistant Professor, Department of IR, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Bilal Senior Research Fellow, Humanity Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Usman Junior Research Fellow, Humanity Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Keywords:	War on Terror, constructive engagement, Rapprochement
DOI Number:	10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).02	Details Download
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Page Nos:	10-18
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The Economic Viability of Gwadar Port: An Economic Hub for Maritime Trade
Abstract:	Gwadar Port is the mega project of ongoing developmental projects in Balochistan which is shaping the economy of the World. The port is creating opportunities and possibilities for promoting regional and international shipping and it will resuscitate trade links between China and CARs being the closest route to warm waters. Gwadar Port has vast region to influence; stretching up to several brea ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Hikmat Shah Afridi PhD, Department of Politics & IR, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Sumayya Bibi PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Kebangsaan, Selangor, Malaysia 3-Bilal Muhammad PhD Scholar, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Balochistan, Sea, Gwadar Port, CARs, CPEC, Natural Resources, Geostrategic
DOI Number:	10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).03	Details Download
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Page Nos:	19-31
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Socio-Economic and Political Causes of Child Labor: The Case of Pakistan
Abstract:	Child labor is the growing curse in the world particularly in the developing countries and Pakistan is also the victim of this growing global phenomenon because of multiple reasons behind which encourage intentionally or unintentionally the dilemma of child labor. Child labor had multiple side effects that disturb the social fabric of the society and its growing statistics alarms the government ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Zubaida Zafar PhD Scholar, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Isra Sarwar PhD Scholar, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Syed Imran Haider Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Population Studies, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Socio-economic, Political, Child Labor
DOI Number:	10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).04	Details Download
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Page Nos:	32-43
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Ulema and the Freedom Struggle for Pakistan
Abstract:	In the freedom struggle in British India, Ulama had played a significant role. Ranging from the socio-cultural guidance of the Muslims to leading them politically, they played their role actively in every sphere of life. Starting their active political role in British India in 1803, Ulama continued their struggle till 1947. Darul Uloom-i-Deoband, apparently a religious seminary, was built for t ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Wajid Mehmood PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan. 2-Syed Ali Shah Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Shoaib Malik Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modem Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Ulama, Freedom Struggle, Darul Uloom-i-Deoband, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Jamaat-i-Islami
DOI Number:	10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).05	Details Download
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Page Nos:	44-52
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Partisanship and Voting Behavior: A Case Study of General Election 2008 in District Charsadda
Abstract:	The role of Political parties and politicians are indispensable for making democracy. The finding the paper is the role of political parties and the personality of the contesting candidate in shaping voting behavior in District Charsadda in the 2008 election. The focused area of the study is district Charsadda of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The data collected through a multistage sampling method in whi ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Hassan Shah PhD Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan. 2-Jan Alam Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan. 3-Sumbal Jameel Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Voting Behaviour, Political Party, District Charsadda
DOI Number:	10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).06	Details Download
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Page Nos:	53-64
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Political Economy of Interculture Differences: An EU Perspective
Abstract:	Economic development is always linked with systematic changes in human behavior, its basic value and cultural change are paths dependent on it. The study illustrates the culture value that converges the EU into a single European value landscape. Current economic growth theories do not take into account cultural variables at national levels and economic life happens in asocial context and it aff ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Noor Fatima Assistant Professor, Department of Politics & IR, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Imran Ashraf Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 3-Syed Umair Jalal Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Interculture Difference, Economic Outcomes, European Perspective, New Approach, Change of Mind Set
DOI Number:	10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).07	Details Download
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Page Nos:	65-77
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Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan (1998-2015)
Abstract:	Pakistan remained under military domination for about 32 years (1958-1971,1977-1988 and 1999 to 2008). The perpetual influence of military overshadowed the civilian in one way or the other. To analyze civil-military nexus accurately, it is necessary to assess how both civil and military leaders handle policy discrepancies between them. The entire concept of the overall civil-military nexus is b ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Shaista Taj Assistant Professor, Department of Poiltical Science, Women University Swabi, Swabi, KP, Pakistan. 2-Zahir Shah Assistant Professor, Department of Poiltical Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan. 3-Manzoor Ahmad Assistant Professor Department of Poiltical Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Civilian, Military, Relations, Dictatorship, Politics, Terrorism, Pakistan.
DOI Number:	10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).08	Details Download
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Page Nos:	78-88
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