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AI and Diplomacy: A New Era for Nuclear Arms Control
Full text linkThis in-depth analysis explains the complex implications and uses of AI technologies in influencing international security as it critically investigates the relationship between AI and nuclear arms control. The review begins by placing the difficulties surrounding nuclear arms control in context and emphasizes the critical role artificial intelligence plays in this field. The advantages and drawbacks of AI integration are carefully examined with particular reference to nuclear weapons detection, arms control agreement verification, and predictive modeling. Using both qualitative and quantitative data from primary and secondary sources, including surveys, interviews, scholarly publications, and official documents, the review uses a mixed-methods approach. To produce a thorough and exacting evaluation of the research questions, the data is analyzed using a variety of methodologies, including content analysis, statistical analysis, and scenario analysis. Including case studies on major agreements, like the START-3 agreement and the Iran nuclear deal, the review offers concrete insights into the useful application of AI in real-world scenarios. The ethical implications of AI’s role in nuclear arms control are examined in detail, highlighting the necessity of putting safeguards and procedures in place to guarantee deployment that is both responsible and moral. The conclusion’s summary of the main findings highlights AI’s transformative potential and stresses the need to address ethical issues to ensure a more secure future for everyone on the planet. This academic investigation offers significant contributions to the current discourse on the intersection of artificial intelligence and nuclear arms control, offering insightful information to scholars, decision-makers, and interested parties
Issues of Good Governance and Challenges to Diverse Governance Measures in Pakistan
Full text linkSustainable growth and efficient public administration depend profoundly on good governance, particularly in nations like Pakistan where various forms of government face formidable obstacles. This study explores the problems associated with effective governance as well as the challenges presented by different forms of government in Pakistan. Pakistan has made an effort to address these issues, however there are still barriers in the way of putting good governance policies into place. Resistance and entrenched power dynamics have hampered legislative changes intended to decentralize power and offer autonomy to provinces. Good governance initiatives are hampered by persistent corruption, which is made worse by inadequacies in taxation and government accountability. The distribution and administration of financial resources, both social and economic, pose challenges to the provision of public services and equitable development. This study collects and examines qualitative data using a secondary qualitative analysis approach in order to find patterns and insights about good governance concerns and practices in Pakistan. The results underscore the pressing necessity of tackling corruption, augmenting administrative efficacy, and advancing transparency in order to fortify governance frameworks and cultivate sustainable development within Pakistan
مکران میں علوم اسلامیہ کی آمد اور ان کی نشر واشاعت:ایک تحقیقی جائزہ: The Arrival and Dissemination of Islamic Sciences in Mekran: A Research Review
No full textMekran, an ancient and historically significant region, is closely linked to Prophet Noah's grandson, who settled in the area. The region gained further prominence during the era of Caliph Umar (RA) when it was conquered by his companions, marking the beginning of Islam's widespread acceptance among its inhabitants. This Islamic influence has continued over the centuries. Mekran holds a special place in Islamic scholarship, particularly in the fields of Tafseer (Quranic exegesis) and Hadith. Its contribution to Islamic knowledge is immense, as it was home to some of the earliest scholars in these areas. Among these scholars was Allama Abd bin Hamid, who is credited with writing the first known book on Tafseer and Hadith. His work, rooted in the "Kas" region of Mekran, further solidified the area's academic significance. The legacy of Mekran in Islamic intellectual history remains noteworthy to this day, especially for its early contributions to the study of Islamic texts
حلال غذا سے متعلق شرعی ضوابط: Sharia Rules Regarding Halal Food
No full textDiet is the apparent survival of human being, as well as the basic and fundamental need of every human being. It recognized that food has most important in any human life. The physical protection of mental and spiritual health is based on human diet. The effects of diet are on both private and public aspects of human life. The performance of good and evil in life is also related to diet. If the food is pure the person himself, the pure, and the attributes of the person become a useful part of the society for others, so that the world also becomes a path of good and hereafter. If the diet is unclean, the actions that are released from the human body are bad, and such a person, for himself and especially for religion, Islam is the basic unit of life. Therefore, Islam has emphasized a lot of food, Islam only corrects pure things for humans and prevents the use of dirty and unclean things. It is in the Quran: "people ask you what things are lawful for them"? Say unto you that all pure things are lawful for them. In the second place, "all pure things are lawful for them, and all dirty things are forbidden." the summary of religious orders is to adopt two things lawful and to take away from committing haram. If the summary of the whole religion is permissible, then it is permissible for them to do so. There are effects of forbidden food that are coming in front of time, every human is seeking paradise, and the way the person wears paradise
Unlocking Knowledge: Professional Perspectives on Pakistan’s Open Access Institutional Repositories
Full text linkOpen Access Institutional Repositories (OA-IRs) play a crucial role in disseminating scholarly research, yet their adoption in Pakistan remains limited. This study explores the status and awareness of OA-IRs in Pakistan through a professional perspective in public and private sector. Organizations showcase their intellectual works using the Open access institutional repository platform. Using quantitative based method the present study focuses on the current status and awareness of open access institutional repositories of Pakistan. Data was interpreted by using “content Analysis” technique and results has provided. Structured questionnaire has generated for the collection of data through Google form. Library professionals provided the response about status and awareness about IR. Results of the current study are based on the status and awareness of the IR in Pakistan. The study revealed the IR developments in Pakistan. The population of present study was seven institutions of Pakistan in different provinces of the country so a questionnaire sent to each professional by email. This study was mostly quantitative therefor, SPSS software have used in analyzing and interpreting the data for drawing the interference accordingly. Through this study it became clear that there is lack of OAIR in Pakistan. However, some of institutions have established OAIR in Pakistan. Absences of OAIR in universities have extensively affecting the status and awareness of OAIR. Additionally, institutional repositories serve an essential role in advancing knowledge and research in the country, as they provide a platform for sharing information and fostering collaboration between institutions and researchers. OAIR can play a valuable role in changing Pakistan into an advanced country
نبی ﷺ کی مکی اور مدنی زندگی کا تقابلی جائزہ: A comparative study of Makki and Madni eras of the life of Holy Prophet (SAW)
No full textProphet Muhammad (SAW) is the most influential figure in the entire history of mankind who reformed the most ignorant, uncivilized, brutal worrior and violant assassinator Arabs into civilized, peaceful and men of knowledge and wisdom in a short span of time (almost 23 years). Accustomed to idolatry were transformed into custodian of Tauheed and got uniformed as the beeds of neckless. The world’s famous writer Micheal H. Hart has categorized the hundred most successful men according to the level of their prosperity in his most famous book “The Hundred”. Despite of being a Christain, he has mentioned the name of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) at the top and Prophet Esa (AS) as third in the human history and he himself depicts the reason to keep Prophet Muhammad (SAW) on the top by saying that: “He was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.” (Pg: 3) While evaluating the profound life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), two spans of time are found; Makki era and Madni era. The stratigies and activities of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) appear differently in both of the eras for implementation of Allah’s word and transformation of the mankind. The paper aims to describe the transformation of the policies of Prophat Muhammad (SAW) according to the need of time from Makki era to Madni Era. It elaborates how Prophet Muhammad (SAW) kept on changing his preaching stratigies as well as social and political activities while keeping in view the conditions and circumstances in both of the eras. Moreover the paper also aims to highlight His dimensions in both of the eras in order to evaluate how He brought such a great revolution in such a short span of time
اسلامی ریاست میں عوام کو نظم و ضبط کا پابند بنانے کے طریقے تعلیمات نبوی ﷺ کی روشنی میں: Ways to Discipline the People in the Islamic State in the light of the teachings of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
No full textThere were great revolutions in the world, some of which had far-reaching effects on human history, but the revolution brought by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was in every sense the greatest revolution in human history. Its greatness lies in the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) not only improved the appearance of the nation, but this revolution changed even within them. Most importantly, this revolution reached its peak in a short span of only twenty-three years and the whole of Arabia was transformed. Thirsting for each other's blood became grateful to each other as if they were a wall of lead. The question is, what was the strategy on the basis of which such a great revolution took place in humanity, and in the short period of thirteen years, such a group of highly trained people was prepared that as soon as a state (in the form of Medina) was found, each member of the pre-trained party handled their assigned task so smoothly as if they were made for it. Human training done with this level of skill can only be the characteristic of a prophet. He carved every person associated with Islam and made him a diamond out of coal. In this regard, an important point in the prophetic strategy adopted by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the establishment of discipline. He disciplined the people not only at the individual level but also at the collective level, which led to the establishment of a true welfare state. This research article first highlights the teachings of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to organize the masses through worship. This is followed by a light on the Prophet's teachings of maintaining discipline in private and personal life, and finally on the Prophet's principles of maintaining discipline in social life and interpersonal matters
The Influence of the Pakistani Army on the Formulation of Foreign Policy: A Comparative Analysis of the Musharraf and Bajwa era
Full text linkForeign policies function as a structural design in the politics of states. Foreign policy is the insurance to maintain national security, the stability of the economy and establishes international relations with other states. While state institutions like the army, the judiciary, and the civil bureaucracy help and strengthen it. Specifically, the military supports the functioning of the state by defending borders and working under civilian governments around the world. But in the case of Pakistan, the army plays an important role in the formulation of foreign policy. Therefore, in this study, we examine the role and influence of the military in the formulation of Pakistan's foreign policy. The study will analyze the role of two military generals; Musharraf and Bajwa's role in the making of foreign policy. Furthermore, the objective is to examine the differences in foreign policies of the Musharraf government and the Bajwa era. However, the theoretical basis of the study will be Realism. The secondary literature available openly in the forms of books, journals, and media commentaries will be used for this short study.
Keywords: foreign policy, military, international politics, realism.
The Determinants and Consequences of Smoking Trends Among the Youths of Balochistan
Full text linkSmoking is indeed the first ladder that elevates youth to the culmination of heavy drugs. The purpose of this paper is to examine the understanding of youth about the smoking orientation; the factors which are promoting smoking trends and the consequences of the smoking behavior. The study was carried out on the positivist approach of quantitative research study, where the data was collected from youth of Balochistan about the smoking trends. The data was gathered through simple random sampling technique from the sample size of 200 individuals/respondents. The findings outlined the company or the peer groups and the inadequate parental supervision are the major reasons turning the youth to smoking behavior, besides this the study found that e-cigarette and different flavors in e-cigarette have accelerated the trend among the youth. Moreover, the study resulted that the smoking habit is causing health issues and familial and social stigma. The study suggests that smoking is a harmful risk factor subverting the most crucial segment of the society. The government should revisit the tobacco controlling policies, intervene to restrict perceived accessibility to cigarette and take all possible measure to discourage smoking
Political shows coverage on private sector television in Pakistan; A content analysis of selected programs ( January 2021 to December 2021)
Full text linkThe study analyzed the political situations of Imran Khan’s government through content analysis during the time period of January 2021 to December 2021. The study examines the anchor person’s behavior towards the government participants through different indicators such as i.e., question tone, time given to the participants, the interruption made by anchor person towards the participants. Through random sampling 10 political talk shows were selected from each channel GEO news and ARY News. From GEO News Capital talk show was selected. From ARY News OFF The Record show was selected. The finding of the study was in term of time given Capital talk was given more time to the government participants and anchor person of the Capital talk was more neutral and less unfavorable towards the government participants. whereas the participants of the government were more interrupted. OFF The Record was given less time to the government participants and the anchor person asked mostly neutral questions and less unfavorable towards the government participants. The anchor person of OFF The Record were less interrupted the government persons