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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 taste in bilateral relations remain unresolved. Pakistan has always been pleased to suggest mitigating measures, but Indias response is generally not so good. Today, more than 70 years after independence, both Pakistan and India are not concerned for solving long lasting issues like the Kashmir issue, and water issue. Peace process and stability in South Asia lies between the two major countr ...Read More - View Fulltext
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 refugees, drugs, and above all terrorism. The instability in Afghanistan has created national security problems for Pakistan and despite enormous sacrifices and instability, Pakistan is in the eye of storms for not doing enough despite US active military presence. The USs willingness to engage the Taliban for an honorable exit strategy and ensuring that the government in Afghanistan is more repre ...Read More - View Fulltext
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
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).02
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 breakaway states of the former Soviet Union in the north, to Iran, the Gulf, the Middle East and East Africa in the west, to India and Sri Lanka in the south. Moreover, this deep port is serving the Gulf and East African ports with fast feeder services. It has deep-water sea complementary to Karachi and Bin Qasim ports for enhancing cargo shipments and therefore it will be a mother port for Asia i ...Read More - View Fulltext
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
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).03
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 of Pakistan to take the most possible and appropriate measures to combat this curse. This paper attempts to highlight the socioeconomic and political causes of child labor and had the objective to investigate the problem by applying mix methods of research using the convergent technique to get the real essence of the study with the multi-perspective lens. The study also provides recommendation ...Read More - View Fulltext
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
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).04
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 the revitalization of Muslim society in India. The Ulama were the pioneers, who initiated the very idea of freedom from the imperial power. The tenderness, dynamism, and catholicity which was created in this movement, in fact, was due to the unending and countless struggle of the Ulama. It is an undeniable fact that the independence movement and the history of the Indo-Pak subcontinent are so mi ...Read More - View Fulltext
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
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).05
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 which ten union councils out of 49 were selected which 20% of the total union councils. ...Read More - View Fulltext
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
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).06
Page Nos:	53-64
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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 broadly based on the fact of how to assure civil control over the military. During Musharrafs regime, various nonmilitary practices with the vested interest of the military as a priority encouraged the military greatly while the civilians were kept in the background. But in spite of such defiance towards the army, a sound political leadership could not be brought forward to stand against milita ...Read More - View Fulltext
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 ProfessorDepartment 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
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).08
Page Nos:	74-84
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