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Volume-VI

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01 - The GSP+ Status of Pakistan in the European Union: Challenges and Prospects

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).01
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).01      Published : Jun 2021

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    The EU granted GSP+ status of Pakistan aimed to foster economic stability and good governance in the country. However, Pakistan's progress vis-a-vis both objectives remains far below the potential. It could not significantly take advantage of enhanced tariff reductions under GSP+ to realize the diversification and value-addition of its exports. Meanwhile, Pakistan's performance in implementing 27 ... Details

    European Union, Pakistan, GSP+ Status, UN Conventions, Human Rights, Challenges, Prospects

    (1) Muhammad Riaz Shad
    Associate Professor & Jean Monnet Chair (Under Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union), Department of International Relations, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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02 - Hybrid Warfare and the Challenges to the Conduct of Intelligence

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).02
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).02      Published : Jun 2021

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    The character of warfare has remained constant however its nature has been changing from time to time over the last twenty years. The traditional definition of warfare, explaining an exceptionally coordinated and prepared involvement of powers in the conflict, such as the Second World War, have become old fashioned and irrelevant. The Intelligence operations were moderately clear and defined throu... Details

    Hybrid Warfare, Superpowers, Strategy, Intelligence, Contemporary World

    (1) Shabnam Gul
    Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Faizan Asghar
    MPhil, Peace & Counter Terrorism Studies, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Zahid Akbar
    Ministry of Defense
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03 - Role of the Central Committee of Action in Organization of the Provincial Muslim

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).03
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).03      Published : Jun 2021

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    All India Muslim League lost 1936 elections which propelled Jinnah to re-organize the party on modern grounds. But the re-organization was not that much efficacious due to the absence of effective checks and balances overworking of provincial branches. Initial endeavors to keep check overworking and organization of the provincial Leagues were short successes on the part of the Central League. The ... Details

    League, Organization, Provincial Leagues, Central Committee, Check and Balance, Expansion, Records, Elections, Sindh, Punjab, NWFP, Baluchistan, UP, Ajmir-Marwara

    (1) Muhammad Shoaib Malik
    Associate Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Shahzad Qaisar
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies and History, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Riffat Haque
    Assistant Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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04 - Women Political Activism and Public Spaces in Pashtun Society in Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).04
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).04      Published : Jun 2021

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    In this research article I comprehend that how women in Pashtun society, even with limited entree to civic places, manage to join and contribute in numerous political undertakings, and how their role adds to growing communal and political spaces for women. For my research work I interviewed politically active women of Swabi from lower and middle class. I used the method of convenience sampling. Gu... Details

    Public Spaces, Political Activism, Pashtun Society, Economic Resources

    (1) Salma Rahim
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad.
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05 - Pakistan-India Rivalry: An Analytical Perspective of Balance of Power....

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).05
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).05      Published : Jun 2021

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    Division of British India culminated into two new states of Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.However, both Pakistan and India remained hostile since their inception.Multiple factors are responsible for their rivalry, such as the disputed Kashmir, water issues, communal riots, and assets distribution, etc. This affected the South Asian politics and invited the major powers to play ... Details

    Indo-Pak Rivalry, Balance of Power, Politics of Alliances, Foreign Policy, Cold War Politics, Major Powers Role

    (1) Uroosa Ishfaq
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Women University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Kashif Ashfaq
    MPhil. Scholar, Department of Pakistan Studies, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Zainab Ahmad
    Graduate Scholar, Department of IR % Politics (Girls Campus), IIUI, Islamabad, Pakistan
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06 - Jinnah's Pakistan, Hodson and the Letter to Nawab Ismail....

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).06
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).06      Published : Jun 2021

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    Muhammad Ali Jinnah called for the division of India on 22ndMarch 1940 in his presidential address to the annual session of the All-India Muslim League held at Lahore. Immediately, the League were beset with not only opposition from all flanks but also the allegation that Jinnah's idea of Pakistan was ill-defined and merely a counter for bargaining. Even after Pakistan's independence in 1947, this... Details

    Jinnah, Hodson, Nawab Ismail, Partition

    (1) Meraj Hasan
    Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Asifa Zafar
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Kanwal Noreen
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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07 - Evaluating the Impact of Hazara Motorway on Tourism Growth Under the China-Pakis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).07
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).07      Published : Jun 2021

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    The objective of this research is to evaluate the outcome of Hazara Motorway on Tourism Expansion because of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Hazara region. This research used primary data collected through a questionnaire from the 120 tourists regarding their response on factors associated with future expectations of tourism industry growth in Hazara region under CPEC due to Hazara moto... Details

    Binary Logistic Model, CPEC, Hazara Motorway, Tourism Growth

    (1) Rafit Saheed
    School of Public Policy, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Nauman Ahmad
    Department of Econometrics and Statistics, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (3) Armaghan Khan
    Department of Business Studies, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan
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08 - Globalization of Prosecutorial Justice: An Appraisal..

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).08
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).08      Published : Jun 2021

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    In the present world, public prosecutors (PPs) have become the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system (CJS). They excise unfettered discretionary powers, particularly 'decision to or not to prosecute,' 'add or delete the charges,' 'withhold or drop the prosecution,' 'withdraw the prosecution,' 'plea-bargaining with accused,''tender of pardon to the accomplice' and 'suggest the sentenc... Details

    Public Prosecution, Criminal Justice System, Public Prosecutor, Plea-Bargaining, Prosecutorial Justice

    (1) Muhammad Ramzan Kasuri
    Assistant District Public Prosecutor, Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ata Ullah Khan Mahmood
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Sheer Abbas
    Scholar of International Space Law, University of Sharjah, UAE.
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09 - An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (20

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).09
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).09      Published : Jun 2021

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    The year 2007 was proved as an eventful for the judiciary of Pakistan because Iftikhar Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan, started to assert the power of the judiciary. He vehemently tried to make the judiciary only and the real institution of enforcing the law for the liberty of the people. However, under tremendous pubic pressure and lawyers' movement, Musharraf had to reinstate the Chief Justi... Details

    Judicial Activism, Empowerment, Suo Motu, PIL, Chief Justice

    (1) Muhammad Ikramullah Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Shafiq
    Assistant Professor, Department of History, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Punjab, Pakistan.
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10 - Pakistani Print Media as Political Propaganda Tool: A Study of Panama Issue

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).10
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).10      Published : Jun 2021

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    This research study examined the scenario of media as propaganda tool keeping in view the news reportage of the Panama issue as well as editorial coverage in Urdu print media. The study investigated the situation of whether the Urdu print media remained unbiased during reportage and editorial coverage of the big corruption scandal or it was used as a propaganda tool for the psychological warfare o... Details

    News Coverage, Reportage, Editorials, Panama Issue, Game-Changer, Alteration in Facts, Dailies, Psychological Warfare, Political Arena, Meandering Policies

    (1) Irem Sultana
    Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Rao Shahid Mahmood
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Hamid Yaseen Ahmed
    PhD Scholar, Department of History, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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11 - The Role of Islamic Ideology in Iran-Pakistan Relations from 1947 to 1979

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).11
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).11      Published : Jun 2021

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    Ideology is an important determinant in foreign policy.However, it has its implications. Pahlavi Shah's Westernization policies and their dissociation with Islamic ideology were the main features of their rule. The early leadership of Pakistan and Iran(Muhammad Reza Shah) were secular in outlook, paid little attention to ideology and had shared interests. While in Pakistan, the religious identity ... Details

    Ideology, Iran, leadership, Pakistan, Relations, Revolution

    (1) Abdul Qadir
    Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Mirwais Kasi
    Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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12 - E-governance Reforms in Education and Police Departments in District Mardan (201

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).12
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).12      Published : Jun 2021

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    In the modern era yet restoration of sound governance is required in developing states, especially in less developed areas of particular state just like developed states. Globalization and information revolution have been blended to set the path for ICT initiated efforts in sure public troubles, which includes social offerings. The electronic approach is deployed in the mutual interplay of governm... Details

    E-governance, Information Communication Technologies, E-Participation Index, Electronic Government Development Index, Independent Monitoring Unit

    (1) Safia Bahadur
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shaukat
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Fakhr ul Munir
    PhD Scholar and Demonstrator, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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13 - The portrayal of Political Violence in Harris Khalique's No Fortunes to Tell

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).13
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).13      Published : Jun 2021

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    This paper studies political violence and the acts of terror in the Pakistani society as presented in Harris Khalique’s No Fortunes to Tell. Khalique resists religious extremism, violence and terrorist attacks and focuses on the socio-political crisis in Pakistan. Greenblatt's philosophy of new historic-ism and his concepts of resonance and wonder are the guiding threads for the study of the... Details

    Political Violence, Terror, New Historicism, Resonance, Extremism, Non-state Actors

    (1) Maliha Sarfraz
    Associate Professor, Government Graduate College Women Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Fauzia Amin
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Ammara Akram
    MPhil, Riphah International University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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14 - The Emergence of the Historiography in Kashmir: An Analysis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).14
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).14      Published : Jun 2021

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    Historiography is the study of methodologies, strategies, and approaches to the development of history as a subject in the academic field by historians. This study provides an initial calculation of the formation and early phases of the historiography in the 12th century in the region of Kashmir. To do so, focus on the earliest writing on the subject of oral history of Kashmir, as well as the firs... Details

    Emergence, Historiography, Historians, Kashmir, 12th Century

    (1) Amar Jahangir
    Junior Lecturer/Research Associate, Institute of Kashmir Studies, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Anbrin Khawaja
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Kashmir Studies, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Shabnam Gul
    Research Associate/ Junior Lecturer, Institute of Kashmir Studies, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
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15 - The Impact of External Support on Insurgency

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).15
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).15      Published : Jun 2021

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    Insurgency is an organized struggle to overthrow an existing government. External support has played an important role in the success and failure of insurgencies. Insurgencies externally supported both militarily and financially lasted long and succeeded. In contrast, many insurgencies failed, lacking external support. The existing literature has discussed how external support contributes to the s... Details

    Insurgency, Counterinsurgency, Drones, External Support, Escalation

    (1) Alamgir Khan
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
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16 - Right to Information, Media Ethics and Journalism: A Case Study of Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).16
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).16      Published : Jun 2021

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    The independence of media signifies an open society based on democratic traditions rather than the dictates of one person. The press can only perform its duty if it is free and independent in its functions, like reporting its news and views. But like other freedoms, it should not be used as an unbridled weapon. It should be subjected to some limitations pro to the integrity of the state and welfar... Details

    Right to Information, Media Independence, Journalism, Code of Ethics

    (1) Ambreen Abbasi
    Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Shariah and Law, IIU, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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17 - An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Media in Government Accountability in Pakis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).17
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).17      Published : Jun 2021

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    This article is aimed to empirically investigate the role of media on governmental accountability in Pakistan. The article employs positivism and quantitative methodology. A survey approach has been adopted to collect primary data from relevant stakeholders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This article intends to find the media's role in fostering government accountability. Furthermore, the mediat... Details

    Conventional Media, New Media, Government Accountability, Political Parties

    (1) Ahsan Ullah
    PhD Scholar (Political Science), Qurtuba University, D. I. Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Azmat Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor, Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, KP, Pakistan
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18 - Imran Khan's Maiden Speech: A Critical Discourse Analysis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).18
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).18      Published : Jun 2021

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    Critical discourse analysis is useful to analyse political addresses comprising of the communal dialogue where the orator earns the desired reaction from her/his audience. The manuscript studies Imran Khan’s prime minister speech primarily through transitivity and modality, where we realise how semantics and syntax serve the thought as well as authority. Besides, we get an enhanced appreciat... Details

    Critical Discourse Analysis, Imran Khan, Maiden Speech, Modality, Semantic Investigation, Transitivity

    (1) Amara Khan
    Chairperson/Assistant Professor, Department of English, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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19 - The Application of Althusser's theory of ISA in E. M. Foster's Novel "A Passage

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).19
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).19      Published : Jun 2021

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    ISA stands for Ideological State Apparatus. It includes several ISAs i.e. Educational ISA, Religious ISA, Political ISA, Social and Cultural ISA, Media ISA, etc. The novel “A Passage to India by E.M Foster” is a good example of these ISAs. This novel is based on the subject of orientalism, colonialism, and British rule. It discloses the stereotypical image of the Orientals and the cont... Details

    Ideological State Apparatus, Orientalism, Colonialism, A Passage to India

    (1) Bahramand Shah
    Assistant Professor, Area Study Center, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Gohar Rahman
    MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Islamia College University, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Sana Riaz
    Demonstrator, Department of English, Abdul Wali khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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