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    A CASE STUDY OF COLONIAL LEGACY AND PRACTISES OF POLICE IN KARACHI
    (UMT.Lahore, 2023) Sher Muhammad
    Karachi with over 18.6 million population has been in constant state of political, administrative, and social instability (Dawn, 2021). Living in Karachi has become a nightmare with its high crime rate (crime analysis, 2018). The organisation of police plays a vital role in maintaining peace and security. However, the Police in Karachi is mired in the allegations of ineptness, corruption, and political patronage (Waseem, 2021).
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    A SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-POLITICAL APPROACH TO DEAL WITH THE CLIMATE DEGRADATION IN PAKISTAN.
    (UMT.Lahore, 2023) AYESHA MUSHTAQ
    This study looks beyond the traditional International relation mainstream topics. Instead of focusing on diplomacy, conflicts and foreign policy and state national interest it focuses on issues the people of the state have to face which prove to be a greater threat to their existence as compared to any conflict. This study focus on the need to bring nontraditional security into limelight. It starts of by investigating and exploring multi-dimensional reasons that explain why Pakistan’s agriculture sector is not thriving and has faced a massive downfall. This study suggest a socio political sustainable way to deal with environmental degradation Pakistan has to face. Nontraditional security paradigm is used as a policy recommendation to achieve sustainability in environmental sector whereas dependency theory is used to explain the degradation. This study later explores issues like food insecurity, forest mafia, energy crises, developmental dilemma and rising security threat by creating a nexus between environment and agriculture sector of Pakistan. The research finishes of by giving policy recommendation which in future can help Pakistan to cope up with severe green emergency.
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    Abraham Accords
    (UMT.Lahore, 2023) Saeed Ur Rehman
    The Abraham Accords, a series of normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states, marked a historic shift in regional geopolitics. While celebrated for fostering diplomatic relations, economic ties, and strategic partnerships, these accords have also intensified the longstanding issue of Palestine, raising concerns about the potential for renewed conflicts in the Middle East.
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    AN ANALYSIS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
    (UMT.Lahore, 2018) Waleed Asif
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    AN ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF TABLIGHI JAMAT IN ADDRESSING SECTARIAN HARMONY IN PAKISTAN
    (UMT.Lahore, 2025) Huzaifa Khalid
    By identifying the function of Tablighi Jamat in the sectarian diverse Islamic society of Pakistan, this research aims to analyze the role of this organization in addressing sectarian harmony. Sectarianism between different interpretations of Islam has been the main cause of conflict and social disintegration in the past. Tablighi Jamat claims to be an organization that is not political and is a movement of preaching the basic principles of Islam like Kalma, Namaz, Ilm o Zikr, Ikram Muslim, Niyat and Dawah. This research used qualitative thematic analysis methods, like in-depth interviews with the leaders of Jamat and the representatives of major sects (Barelvi, Salafi/Ahle Hades/Wahabi, Shia, Deobandi other than Tablighi) in order to evaluate the perceptions about Tablighi Jamat's inclusivity and its role in mitigating the sectarian conflict. The conceptual framework of the Revivalist and Transnational movement for Tablighi Jamat, as identified by Reetz and other scholars, guided the analysis.
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    AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL MANIFESTOS AND PUBLIC OPINION FROM THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTIONS
    (UMT.Lahore, 2023) Ghulam Zahra
    This thesis explores the intricated relationship between political manifestoes and public opinion in case of Pakistan. It analyzed the manifestoes of four major political parties (PTI, PML-N, PPP, and MQM) during the elections of 2018. It sheds the light on public’s general understanding of such documents and decision-making process. By using comparative and content analysis techniques research extracted major themes and features present in the manifestos which focus upon foreign policy, economy, environment, health, social welfare, security, human rights, education, constitutional protection, and democratic approaches.
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    Arab-Israeli Cooperation and the Changing Nature of the Regional Security Complex
    (UMT.Lahore, 2023) Mahnoor Nafees
    The signing of Abraham accords has brought about a shift in Middle Eastern politics that few had anticipated. Full normalization between a major regional player and subsequent follow up by other states has significantly changed the geo-political and geo-strategic dynamics of the region in favor of Israel. The security architecture of the region has also started reshaping itself around the shared threats of Iran, its regional proxies and Turkey.
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    Artificial Intelligence as a tool for Supremacy through a Neo Marxist Perspective
    (UMT.Lahore, 2022) Syeda Masooma Sabzwari
    The study investigates how Artificial Intelligence is a tool used by the capitalists in their favor. The study looks at Artificial Intelligence machine learning and deep learning from the Neo Marxist perspective. The social political and economic paradigms are explored with the influence of Artificial Intelligence in different sectors of society. Artificial Intelligence powers techno feudalism and people themselves become the powerhouse of data for the structures built in Artificial Intelligence to fuel capitalism and the elites.
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    Assessing Factors Influencing Women's Political Participation
    (UMT.Lahore, 2024) Ayesha khan
    This research paper focused on the Systemic barriers to women's political participation in Rahim Yar Khan District, Pakistan. Based on the analysis of survey data and Elite interviews, this study explores the sociocultural and economic factors inhibiting women’s electoral participation. The theoretical framework adopted by this study is liberal feminism which states that which assumes that the societal power structure discriminates against women. A thematic literature review on women's political participation in global, regional, national, and local Rahim Yar Khan indicates that challenges include cultural or structural barriers, education and information, gender roles, and economic dependence.
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    Assessing the Evolution of Nuclear Proliferation and Deterrence Strategies: A Comparative Analysis of Iran’s Asymmetric Approach and North Korea’s Regime Survival Tactics
    (UMT.Lahore, 2024) M. Sheharyar Khan
    The most complex challenge to global security today is the proliferation of nuclear weapons with Iran and North Korea as two key cases. This comparative analysis looks at the development of nuclear proliferation and deterrence strategies used by Iran and North Korea. The focus is on their asymmetric ways and toward regime survival tactics. This research explores a multidisciplinary lens in its historical, theoretical, and strategic context with respect to the motivation and effectiveness of their nuclear pursuits. Based on rational choice theory and deterrence theory, the research uses a theory-driven research approach to explore the historical evolution of the nuclear programs of these two states, the strategic objectives driving their nuclear pursuits, and the strategies for deterrence they utilize. This study assesses effectiveness and consequences, as well as sheds light on the impact of such strategies on regional stability, global security dynamics, and implications for future research and policy.
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    BRI AND U.S COUNTER STRATEGIES
    (UMT.Lahore, 2025) SHEHRYAR TAHIR
    This thesis examines the economic implications of US counter-strategies regarding Sino‘s Maritime Silk Road subsequent to the 2017 US National Security Strategy (NSS). The Belt and Road Initiative, a worldwide framework development and investment endeavour led by China, has reached a necessary element of Sino‘s financial growth and diplomatic policy. The US saw the program as a threat to its geopolitical supremacy, prompting the formulation of counter-strategies to curtail the efficacy and impact of the One Belt One Road(OBOR). This paper explores how US measures, such as trade tariffs, sanctions, and the encouragement of alternative investment initiatives, have influenced China's strategic goals and the overall economic results for both Sino and the nations involved in the One Belt One Road(OBOR).
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    China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
    (UMT.Lahore, 2017) AMAN SHAHBAZ
    China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of One-Belt-One-Road (OBOR) initiative, which consists infrastructure, energy and technology which is currently being constructed in all over Pakistan and western Xinjiang province of China. China is financing this project through low interest loans to Pakistan.
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    China-U.S. Relations in the South China Sea Dispute
    (UMT.Lahore, 2017) Muhammad Saeed
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    China’s Afghan Policy
    (UMT.Lahore, 2022) Mian Muhammad Raza Rabani
    The United States has remained active in Afghanistan for the last two decades making a major chunk of the economic and strategic assets of the country. The Taliban regime made a great resistance to the western approach. The existence of the US and the NATO forces was a major threat to China as well. Now, after its withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 a vacuum has been created in the region. This vacuum created opportunity and threat at the same time for China. China paid close attention to the war torn country.
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    China’s Shift from Soft to Sharp Power
    (UMT.Lahore, 2021) Ghazia Noureen
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    Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan from 2008- 2023
    (UMT.Lahore, 2023) Saira Ilyas
    Pakistan's political landscape, marked by the intricate interplay between the military and political parties, has been a significant subject of scholarly investigation, especially regarding its implications for democracy. Extensive research and debates by esteemed scholars such as Maya Tudor, Hamza Alavi, David Anthony Low, and Tan Tai Yong have shed light on the military's historical role in Pakistani politics and its far-reaching consequences for democratic aspirations. Recent developments in Pakistan's political climate, including three consecutive terms of elected governments, have introduced new dimensions to this age-old debate. This research aims to comprehensively analyze the evolving dynamics between the military and political parties in Pakistan, with a primary focus on the last 15 years, to gain insights into the impact on democratic governance
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    CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: REVISING THE CONCEPTS OF SECURITY, SOVEREIGNTY AND INTERDEPENDENCE
    (UMT.Lahore, 2023) Raja Zark Ullah Khan
    Climate change is one of the most inevitable and pressing problems of contemporary times that is changing the traditional perception of conflicts. From uncontrolled emission of greenhouse gases causing trans-border pollution to rising sea level that is increasing the ratio of catastrophic floods, the South Asian region is now declared as, climatically, the most affected region of the world.
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    Colonial Feudalism to a Hyper-Capitalist Feudal Structure
    (UMT.Lahore, 2023) Mohsan Abbas Khan
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    CONVERSION/REPARATIVE THERAPIES
    (UMT.Lahore, 2024) Ahmed Atique
    The ability to change one’s sexual orientation or gender identity through medical or religious methods is an extremely questionable practice. It works to recruit voluntary people (often involuntary) and subject them to extreme practices so that they can conform with the norms of the Pakistani society. However, the question lingers whether the result of such claims is as successful as it is in getting its “patients” and what effect do these “therapies” have on them? I will argue in my paper that conversion therapies have an effect on the political mindset of queer community in Pakistan. The absence and minimal discourse on this topic in political and surprisingly even medical academic discussions, in the context of Pakistan, does leave a large gap to be explored in gender studies specifically focusing on human security. Moreover, the undiscovered connection likely explains the status quo of political activism in Pakistan which unknowingly to the contemporary mainstream literature, tends to go against the normative social and political standings of the nation.
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