Browsing by Author "Abdul Ghafoor"

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    Election Strategies of Winning Candidates:
    (UMT.lahore, 2018) Abdul Ghafoor
    This research explores the election strategies of winning candidates of NA 126 Lahore and NA 263 Loralai. Through a comparative studies, it is found that different candidates had used different strategies which were suited to the socio-cultural norms of the constituencies and mindset of the voters. The candidates of NA 126 (Lahore) adopted the strategies of “Managing Election’s day (bringing the voters out of their homes and posting trained polling agents), targeting their opponents, the use of social media, telephone messaging, corner meetings, door to door campaign and strategy of change while the candidates of NA 263 (Loralai) used the strategies of “making electoral alliances”, tribal structure, nationalism, personal popularity and their background of middle class. The most effective strategy of winning candidates among these strategies, was “managing the polling day at tactical level”. Furthermore, it is noticed that the voters of NA 263 (Loralai) often cast their vote to the candidates who visit to their homes during the election campaign while the voters of NA 126 (Lahore) are the supporters of political parties and more women cast their votes on party lines and political leadership. The election campaign of candidates’ motivate male voters in NA 126 Lahore and female voters in NA 263 of Loralai. Besides, the people of NA 263 (Loralai) cast their ballots for personal benefits and nepotism. Furthermore, the voters of both constituencies, NA 126 (Lahore) and NA 263 (Loralai) equally casted their votes for those candidates who do developmental works in their constituencies. Thus, the election strategies of winning candidates are different from each other (126 Lahore and 263 Loralai). The candidates of both constituencies adopted different strategies, according to the aspirations of the voters and traits of the area. Though different candidates from the same parties with different areas, using their own tactics and strategies of parties, but their party’s strategies and their own tactics were not fruitful as in NA 126 (Lahore) and NA 263 (Loralai). For instance, through the same strategies, PTI won NA 126 (Lahore) but lost NA 263 (Loralai). The parties applied different strategies and won the election of NA 263, but lost the election of NA 126.
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    Examining consumer preferences for inland fish in district Faisalabad, Pakistan
    (International Journal of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, 2014) Shafqat Rasool; Abdul Ghafoor; Manan Aslam
    The present study was basically carried out to examine the effects of consumer preferences for the inland fish inFaisalabad district by using primary source of the data. The representative sample size of 40 inland fish consumers was chosenby using the stratified random technique of sampling. The influence of main variablesinfluencing the consumer preferences for the inland fish was checked by using the double log type of the regression analysis. The adjusted R2valueand F-value were 0.69, 14.10 respectively in our research. The empirical findings of our analysis depicted that the income of the consumer, family size of the consumer, winter season and purchase price of the inland fish were the significant variables of the fish consumption in district Faisalabad. In addition, significant price volatility for the same breed of inland fish in the wholesale fish market of Faisalabad was also noticed which persuades the consumers. It is recommended that the purchase prices and the supply of inland fish should be sustained through supervising by theconcerned authorities specifically in the season of winter.
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    Hedonic price estimation for seed cotton: a case study of district Khanewal, Pakistan
    (Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, 2012) Manan Aslam; Abdul Ghafoor; Shafqat Rasool
    This paper attempts to evaluate impact of major factors affecting prices of seed cotton in district Khanewal using primary source of data. A representative sample of 40 cotton farmers was selected using stratified random sampling technique. The impact of major factors on prices of seed cotton was estimated employing double log form of regression analysis. The findings of analysis revealed that color, length, and strength of seed cotton were the significant variables affecting its prices whereas the variables (low evidence of contamination and less use of pesticides) showed insignificant impact. Awareness campaigns, with joint involvement of public and private sectors, should be initiated to realize farming community about importance of these traits, so that cotton growers may be motivated to produce quality seed cotton.