Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): Policy Research Journal

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Published: 2026-03-03

Articles

ASSESSING VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN BANNU DISTRICT, PAKISTAN

Waleed Kiramat, Waseem Ur Rahman, Samra Khalid, Muhammad Kashif, Absar Ul Hassan

1-12
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REGIONALISM FROM WITHIN: THE ENDOGENOUS CHALLENGES TO SOUTH ASIAN FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION

Asma Siddiq, Saman Rani

13-23
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THE ROLE OF GREEN FINANCE AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: INSIGHTS FROM A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Ms. Nimra Riaz, Dr Ali Salman, Shan Ali, Dr. Hamad Raza, Dr. Ahsan Riaz

24-46
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EXPLORING BUSINESS SCHOOLS’ READINESS FOR SMART HRM 4.0: CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION AND PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION

Hamid Hussain, Dr. Muhammad Asif Ali, Dr. Muhammad Sufyan, Dr. Faisal Khan

47-64
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IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON SOFTWARE PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND TEAM PERFORMANCE

Ariba Afzal, Nasir Umar, Rabia Hassan, Rabia Ikhlaq, Naeem Aslam, Muhammad Akhter

65-76
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AGILE VS. WATERFALL: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Sarim Javed, Nasir Umar, Muhammad Haseeb Ur Rehman, Hussain Farooq, Naeem Aslam, Muhammad Akhter

77-86
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MANAGING SOFTWARE PROJECT COSTS: TECHNIQUES AND BEST PRACTICES

Muhammad Noman, Nasir Umar, M Saad Baig, Kaleem Atique, Naeem Aslam, Muhammad Akhter

87-97
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HYBRIDITY AND AMBIVALENCE IN SAADAT HASAN MANTO’S TOBA TEK SINGH: A POSTCOLONIAL ANALYSIS OF PARTITION IDENTITY

Yasin Danish, Saleha Khalil, Iftikhar khan

98-108
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POLICY BRIEF ON PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ASSEMBLY PRACTICES IN PAKISTAN: POLICY PATHWAYS FOR TRACTOR ENGINE TESTING AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Abdul Rehman, Haseeb Ahmed Fiaz, Anum Nawaz, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Tayyaba Naz, Muhammad Amjid, Hafsah Sadia, Iqra Ghafoor, Shah Nawaz, Hafiz Abu Bakar

109-112
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EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL KEY FACTORS TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF AI IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING

Muhammad Ahmad, Sabeen Fyyaz, Kinza Mustansar, Muhammad Arslan Sarwar

113-122
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SEISMIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS IN HIGH-RISK ZONES

Zeeshan Haider, Gohar Nadeem

123-132
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ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE ENGINEERING OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE DEVICES

Maria Yaseen, Imran Hussain

133-142
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IMPACT OF JUDICIAL ACTIVISM ON PUBLIC TRUST IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM: THE MODERATING ROLE OF MEDIA EXPOSURE IN PAKISTAN

Dr. Mahboob Ullah, Layloma Rashid, Asia Rahman Khan Lodhi, Ghulam Arbi

143-155
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HUMAN REGIONAL SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA: A DECADE OF CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS (2015-2025)

Safia Asghar

156-174
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COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE AND NORMAL-STRENGTH CONCRETE: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

Dr. M. Adil Khan, Capt (R) Ahmed Javed

175-190
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BARRIERS TO STRATEGIC HRM INTERVENTIONS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM RECRUITMENT, TRAINING CURRICULUM, AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE PRACTICES IN PUNJAB POLICE

Muhammad Shahid, Dr. Syed Muhammad Imran

191-212
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DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH ASIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA

Anaiza Zulfiqar, Dr. Tahira Mumtaz, Misbah Naveed Akhtar

213-223
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DOES PAKISTAN'S CONSTITUTIONALISM ORCHESTRATE LIMITED GOVERNMENT?

Dr. Muhammad Asif Safdar, Prof Dr Muqarrab Akbar, Dr Saira Akram

224-231
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IMPACT OF ENABLERS AND BARRIERS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED QUALITY STANDARDS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN

Haris Mehmood, Amanat Ali Jalbani

232-256
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DELAY IN JUSTICE IN HIGH-PROFILE HOMICIDE TRIALS: EVIDENCE FROM THE NOOR MUKADAM CASE IN PAKISTAN

Laiba Abbas Butt, Abbas Rashid Butt, Faisal Zia, Rizwan Ahmad

257-272
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL, AND SENSORY EVALUATION OF COOKIES FORTIFIED WITH JUJUBE POWDER

Anum Urooj, Aimen Shabbir, Rakhshanda Hafeez, Muhammad Mudassir Rasheed, Muhammad Asif, Iqra Aslam, Tamseen Fatima, Anas Shakoor, Khadija Zaman, Aleena Faryad

273-281
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SHEAR STRENGTH PREDICTION MODELS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM–COLUMN JOINTS UNDER CYCLIC SEISMIC LOADING CONSIDERING JOINT GEOMETRY, REINFORCEMENT DETAILING, AND AXIAL LOAD INTERACTION

Dr. M. Adil Khan, Saad Hanif, Engr. Baitullah Khan Kibzai, Muazzam Nawaz

282-298
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SMARTER RISK, STRONGER BANKS: HOW MACHINE LEARNING, ACCURATE PREDICTIONS, AND BOARD OVERSIGHT ENHANCE BANKS FINANCIAL STABILITY

Sufyan Aslam, Muhammad Nisar Ahmad, Zubair Mustafa

299-315
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DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP MODELS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL CULTURE AND TEACHER EMPOWERMENT

Abul Ala Mukhtar, Mehnaz Begum, Ameer Jan

316-324
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EFFECT OF SPORTS AND EXERCISE ON THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SCHOOL-GOING CHILDREN

Muhammad Ikram, Humayon Zaheer, Wajid Ali, Hafiz Abdul Rauf Raufi, Muhammad Ahmad Raza

325-336
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MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION IN A CLASSROOM USING THE SIR FRAMEWORK

Zohaib Ali, Abdul Rafiu Alias Furkan, Irfan Ahmed Jatoi, Hamadullah Bhutto

336-347
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS: A LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIETAL UPLIFT IN PAKISTAN

Iqra Kiran

348-355
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SOIL SALINITY DYNAMICS AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE IN IRRIGATED AGROECOSYSTEMS OF PAKISTAN’S INDUS BASIN: A GEOSPATIAL AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT

Rabail Urooj, Kamran Jalal, Mariam Sattar

356-365
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ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE-RESILIENT CROP VARIETIES THROUGH FUNCTIONAL GENE EXPRESSION AND YIELD PERFORMANCE IN DROUGHT-PRONE REGIONS OF PAKISTAN

Dr. Saima Shafique, Mehwish Malik, Rabail Urooj, Hafiza Shafaq Ishaq

366-374
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STRATEGIC BALANCING IN SOUTH ASIA: PAKISTAN’S FOREIGN POLICY BEHAVIOR AMID U.S.–CHINA RIVALRY AND THE EXPANSION OF THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE

Qazi Hussain Asghar, Dr. Zakia Malik, Rana Muhammad Maaz

374-383
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ALTRUISM, STRATEGIC VOTING, AND COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC CHOICE GAMES

Dr. Shahid Razzaque

384-396
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MACHINE LEARNING-ASSISTED COMPOSITION OPTIMIZATION OF TERNARY CHALCOGENIDES FOR ENHANCED THERMOELECTRIC EFFICIENCY

Ahmad Nisar, Asad Ullah, Sana Ullah, Riaz Muhammad, Fawad Ali, Samahat Ullah, Muhammad Zaid Bukhari

397-413
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REVIEW OF MACHINE LEARNING APPLICATIONS FOR PREDICTING ULTIMATE LOAD CAPACITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS CONFINED WITH FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) JACKETS UNDER AXIAL COMPRESSION

Dr. M. Adil Khan, Saad Hanif, Engr. Baitullah Khan Kibzai

414-437
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TOWARDS A GREEN INVESTMENT CORRIDOR: ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE, LEGAL SAFEGUARDS, AND STRATEGIC BENEFITS OF US-PAKISTAN SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Muhammad Tahir Saleem, Dr. Ali Nawaz Khan, Zahid Ghafoor Azam Ansari, Akhtar Ali Ansari, Tahir Mahmood, Shehzadi, Ghulam Arbi

438-450
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THE CULTURAL VALUE AND TEACHING PRACTICE OF INTEGRATING HENAN TRADITIONAL NURSERY RHYMES INTO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Shang Yongna, Zhang Shanshan

451-459
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THE INHERITANCE AND DISSEMINATION OF HENAN FOLK SONGS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ONLINE MEDIA

Shang Yongna

460-473
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DIGITAL VS. VERBAL STORYTELLING IN TOURISM MARKETING: EFFECTS ON EMOTIONAL AROUSAL AND DESTINATION CHOICE INTENTION

Abbas Hussain, Dr. Zeeshan Ahmad

474-482
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AI ALGORITHMS AND POLITICAL INFORMATION VISIBILITY ON X IN PAKISTAN

Dr. Zeeshan Qasim

483-501
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NUTRITIONAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL, AND SENSORY CHARACTERIZATION OF GLUTEN-FREE COOKIES DEVELOPED FROM RICE, CHICKPEA, AND BANANA PEEL COMPOSITE FLOUR

Shabahat Iqbal, Anum Urooj, Maryyum Afzal, Areeba Bashir, Muhammad Mudassir Rasheed, Mahmood Khan, Muhammad Asif, Nimra Arshad, Arawat Fatima

502-516
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PERSONALIZED LEARNING AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HIGH, AVERAGE, AND LOW ACHIEVING SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Syed Ghazanfer Abbas, Azhar Mahmood

517-533
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REVEALING HIDDEN ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL POTENTIALS IN NOVEL DOPED MATERIALS VIA FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS

Waqas Arif, Hafiz Muhammad Azib Khan

534-545
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DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW-FAT MAYONNAISE INCORPORATING SOYBEAN PROTEIN AS A FAT REPLACER

Areeba Bashir, Rakhshanda Hafeez, Mahmood Khan, Muhammad Mudassir Rasheed, Amara Khan, Sadaf Khan, Aimen Shabbir

546-562
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A LATENCY-AWARE TASK OFFLOADING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION FRAMEWORK FOR FOG-EDGE-CLOUD COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING IN REAL-TIME IOT APPLICATIONS

Imran Siddique

563-575
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JUDICIALIZATION OF POLITICS IN PAKISTAN: CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS, SEPARATION OF POWERS, AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AFTER THE 18TH AMENDMENT

Asia Rahman Khan Lodhi, Dr. Niaz Mohammad Hamdard

576-586
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SHIFTING FROM NEUTRALITY TO EMPATHY: A CDA OF EU’S OFFICIAL RHETORIC ABOUT GAZA

Isha Razzaq Butt, Nazia Anwar

587-601
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IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

Ikhtiar Ahmed Khoso, Dr. Ashfaque Ali Banbhan, Haji Ahmed

602-621
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COMMUNITY NETWORKS AND INFORMAL GOVERNANCE: WHAT PAKISTAN CAN LEARN FROM AFGHAN REFUGEE’S COMMUNITY BUILDING

Sania Sabir Qureshi, Dr. Athar

622-636
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TAILORING ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTORS FOR NEXT-GENERATION NANOELECTRONICS DEVICES

Muhammad Zakria, Laiba Hassan, Muhammad Asif Raza

637-648
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QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: A GENDER-WISE COMPARISON OF ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICERS’ PERCEPTIONS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS OF PUNJAB

Mirza Zafar Ullah Farmayash, Dr. Muhammad Saeed

649-662
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