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Submissions from 2026
The Politics of Riverfront Development, Arfah Ahmed
Awareness and Perceptions of the Role of Chronic Stress in PCOS among Women with PCOS, Fatima Ali
Navigating Rivalry: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of Pakistan’s Responses to US-China Competition, Hareem Fatima Amir
Framing the Divide; Media framing, Voter Perception, And Political Polarisation in Pakistan, Mujtaba Amir
Exploration of the Relationship Between Childhood Maternal Emotional Neglect and Maladaptive Daydreaming Among University Students in Pakistan: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Fizzah Bilal Anwar
Coffee and Class: Exploring the Cultural Capital of Coffee Consumption among Karachi’s Urban Youth, Fatima Arif
Resistance in Pakistan Through the Pakistan Communist Party (PCP), Syed Ovais Hasan
Naturalising Devotion: The Structural Invisibility of Care Labour in the American Family Drama This Is Us (2016–2022), Sabah Hashimi
The Dilemma of the Muslim Positionality on Modern Science, Syeda Marriyah Irfan
Assessing the Gendered Impacts of Climate-Induced Disasters on Women in Rural Livelihoods: A Case Study of Chitral, Pakistan, Ali Azam Khan
Gathering in the Fragments: Third Spaces and Emerging Identities in Karachi, Rimel Khan
Loved by Default, believed on Evidence: Netflix, Jewish Reassurance, and Palestinian Precarity in Nobody Wants This and Mo, Sabikah Nadeem
LINGERING RIVALRIES: The Impact of Childhood Sibling Rivalries on Adult Relationships in Middle Children, Marium Rehman
Exploring the Current Status of Local Languages in Chitral: Local perspectives and Role of State in Policy and Practice, Arsalan Rizvi
The Psycholinguistics of Sustainability Framing and Consumer Perceptions in Pakistani Fashion Advertising, Jena Sohail Rizvi
Mehfil, Milaap, Mehwar: A Case Study of Karachi’s Single Screen Cinemas, Rahmeen Sayeed
Understanding Climate Injustice and Psychological Coping Mechanisms among Female House-Helps in Kausar Niazi Colony, Karachi, Afifa Siddiqui
Making Sense of Emotions: Emotional Self-Concept Clarity, Emotional Awareness, and Psychological Distress in Emerging Adults, Adeena Talib
Rewriting the Script: How New-Age Disney Has Influenced Gen-Alpha Boys’ Perceptions of Women, Anusheh Tanveer
Can social media induce boredom? An experimental investigation of social media, state boredom and creative task engagement, Mustabshirah Taqdees
Submissions from 2025
Hyperreality in Pakistani dramas: Simulating gender roles, emotions, and audience perception, Muqadas Abbasi
Rethinking Justice as Fairness: A Taymiyyan Critique of Rawlsian Political Liberalism, Ali Abdul Hai
Coping with Loss Through Narrative Music: A Qualitative Study of Individual Experiences, Amna Adnan
Women’s Capacity to Lead: The Impact of Enforced Disappearances on Gender and Family Structures in Balochistan, Izzah Adnan
Examining the Impact of Sense of Agency on Authentic Leadership Qualities in Organizational Leaders, Aashir Khan Afridi
Examining the impact of perceived social support on the work-life balance of married working women in joint families in Pakistan, Hiba Saleem Ahmed
Corporate Internships and Career Intentions: A Pre- and Post-Internship Analysis, Shanzay Ahmed
Perceptions and Attitudes toward Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) among Healthcare Professionals in Pakistan: A Cultural and Clinical Perspective, Hibah Al Hussaini
Faith, Stress and Coping across Socioeconomic Divide: A mixed method Study in Urban Pakistan, Muhammad Shahzaib Ali
Rituals of Consumption: Investigating the Psychological Impact on Product Experience and Liking, Sara Ali
Impact of Career Path Choices on Decision Satisfaction of Humanities and Social Sciences Students in Karachi, Eesha Aqueel
Erasing Coastal Knowledge: Climate Change and Indigenous Knowledge Loss in Ibrahim Hyderi’s Fishing Community, Haniyah Saadi Arfeen
LIVING WITH ADULT ADHD A Gendered Exploration of Diagnosis and Perception in Pakistan, Asra Asghar
The lasting impact of childhood exposure to parental conflicts on self-esteem and romantic relationship quality in young adults, Zainab Ashraf
Workplace Aesthetics and Design: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study on Employee Wellbeing in Pakistan, Aleezeh Ali Hafeez Azmat
Narrating History and Identity: Women in the Baricho Community of Hunza, Sonia Baig
The Role of State Weakness in the Emergence and Intensification of Civil War: A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Conflict Zones, SHAHREZ BIN BIN WALEED
Comparative analysis of education policy implementation and learning outcomes in Bangladesh and Pakistan (2010–2020), Fatima Chohan
Beyond Karbala: Contemporary Perceptions of Zaynab bint Ali's Courage & Defiance, Ilma Eva
“Aik zamanay mai..” A study of the prose narratives and oral culture in the Ibrahim Hyderi Fishermen Community, Zainab Farooqui
The hand that feeds: a labor history of Pakistani migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, NYMA FATIMA
Muharram, Milad and the Memons: The Commemoration of Muharram and Celebration of Milad within the Memon Community, Ashkan Fayyaz
Trapped Inside Chaar Dewari: Women’s Use of Gossip as a Survival and Protective Strategy in Patriarchal Pakistan, Mahnoor Hassan
Impact of Lipstick effect on social conformity and self-esteem in Pakistani Gen-Z and Millennials, RAFIYA HUSAM
Impact of Family Structure on Attachment Style and Self-Esteem in Young Adults, Huda Imran
Understanding the Perceptions and Attitudes of Student Athletes’ Awareness of the Gut-Brain Axis and Its Role in Anxiety Management, Esha Irshad Zaidi
How Work Culture Affects the Mental Well-being of Remote Employees in Pakistan, Sidra Kamran
Contextualizing psychosocial interventions of schizophrenia to Pakistan, Amal Khalid
Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Employees' Psychological Safety, Minahil Khan
Class and Conscience: The Role of Socio-Economic and Cultural Factors in Shaping Moral Judgments Among University Students in Karachi, Mehar Fatima Khoja
Creative Hands-on Activities and Mental Health: Using the Effort-Driven Reward Cycle to Create Interventions for Undergraduate Student Well-Being, Batool Abbas Madhwala
Authoritarian Stability and Developmental Strategy in China, Mishaal Maqsood
THE OTHER AWAKENING: The Social Political Impacts of the Islamic Revolution in Iran on the Shias of Pakistan, Syed Shazan Mehdi
PORTRAYALS OF TRAUMA POST CATASTROPHE A Comparative Study of The Setting Sun and A Promised Land, Syeda Saniya Moosvi
The Impact of Instagram Use on Academic Stress Levels Among University Students in Karachi, Tooba Nasir
The Recruitment Game: Candidate Reactions and Perceptions of C-factor Assessments, Rabiya Noor
The Thought that Aches: Exploring the Understanding of Psychosomatic Pain in Pakistan, Iffat Atiq Rajput
Excessive Residential Relocation during Early Childhood and its Impact on Social Bonds and Attachment, Rameesha Rehan
The Impact of Skincare Routine on Self-Esteem Among Individuals With Acne, Omema Rizwan
Invisible Narratives: Examining the Representation of Diverse Ethnic Identities in General Knowledge Curricula Administered in Karachi's Public Primary Schools, Fatima Batool Saeed
Tides of exclusion: marginalization of fishing communities in Mubarak Village and Abdur Rehman Goth, Karachi, Haider Sajid
Coloring Communal Lines: The Good Hindu, the Bad Muslim, and the Acceptable Indian in Bollywood, Mahnoor Saleem
Examining the Impact of COVID-19 Infection Severity on Adolescent Cognitive Functioning, Sameen Salis
Justice in the Age of Social Media: A Study of Digital Activism on Twitter and Facebook, Hamna Shakeel
The Influence of Self-Presentation on Self-Esteem and Social Anxiety Among University Students in Karachi, Sarah Shoaib
Tracing the Feminine Voice and Living Legacy of Amir Khusraw’s Hindavi Poetry Among Generation Z, Simra Shoukat
The Future is Now and Sideways: Queer Erotics of Space and Time in 1970s Pakistani Urdu Cinema, Manahil Tahira
Who Controls a Neoliberal State: Socioeconomic Elites or the State Itself?, Abiha Talib
Strategic Recalibration Under Pressure: Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Response to U.S. Sanctions (1998–2008), Muhammad Uzair Ul Islam
Submissions from 2024
Impacts of Tourism on Host Communities: Analyzing Socio-Cultural Transformation in Central Hunza, Aleena Abbas
Navigating Between Worlds: Cultural Isolation Among Third Culture Kids, Zoya Fatima Abbas
Cricket and the City: A Spatial Exploration of the Factors Influencing Stadium Attendance in Karachi and Lahore, Mariyam Adnan
'Pakistani' Cinema: A Tamasha of Censor Boards?, Marium Ibrahim Ahmed
How does controlled democracy impact the formulation and implementation of policies in Pakistan?, Fatima Ahtesham
“Namaz parhou; lekin kyun?” The impact of perceived parenting styles on children’s image of Allah and submission to Allah, Umaymah Akhtar
Impacts of climate change on Socio-Economic Environment of District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Attia Ali
From Babri Masjid to Ram Mandir: A critique of ‘Hindutva Content’ implicating history on YouTube, Muhammad Ali
The Gendered Impacts of Climate Change: A Case Study of Women in Gojal, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Rabia Ali
Performing On and Beyond the Stage: An Understanding of the Nautanki Women, Rahma Ali
Cinematic Depictions of Intimacy in Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Happy Together (1997) and Just Friends? (2009), Shariq Amirali
The Prevalence and Impact of Medical Gaslighting towards Females Accessing Reproductive Healthcare in Pakistan – Descriptive Cross-sectional Study, Zoya Navid Ansari
ChatGPT in Academia: Bridging Psychological Needs and Educational Challenges, Noor e Haram Arif
Religion As a Political Tool: Analyzing How Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Uses Islam As a Campaigning Tool, Fatima Binte Asif
The Digital Self and Pakistani Microcelebrities on Instagram, Mahnoor Asif
Authoritarian Dynamics in Pakistani Society and Politics: The Influence of National Security, Muhammad Ayaz
