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01 - Teaching Translation through Machine Translation and Hybrid Approach: An Experim

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).01
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).01      Published : Dec 2025

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    Teaching translation through the Grammar Translation Method (GTM) has been a usual practice throughout the world. In the contemporary period, especially after the AI revolution in the world, machine-based translations are also being rendered at a large scale. This study has explored the phenomenon of the use of Machine Translation in teaching translation from Urdu to English and vice versa. A ques... Details

    Translation Studies, Teaching Translation, Grammar Translation Method, Machine Translation, Teaching Methodology, Comparative Study, Intermediate Level

    (1) Farkhanda Jabeen
    Lecturer of English, Department of Management Sciences Al-Qadir University Project Trust Sohawa, Jhelum, Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Abdullah
    Associate Professor & HoD, Department of English Linguistics and Literature, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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02 - Effect of Psychosocial Factors on Players Resilience: Examining Attitude, Subjec

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).02
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).02      Published : Dec 2025

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    This study examines the direct connections between players' resilience and psychosocial characteristics such as attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control among female university hockey players. Athletes with resilience are able to bounce back from setbacks fast, stay focused, and adjust to challenging circumstances both on and off the field. By elucidating its conceptual model, ... Details

    Hockey, Attitude, Subjective Norms, Perceived, Behavioural Control, Resilience

    (1) Mubashar Khan
    Faculty of Sports Sciences and Coaching, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris- Malaysia.
    (2) Nelfianty Binti Mohd Rasyid
    Associate Professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Coaching, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris- Malaysia.
    (3) Zulakbal Bin Abd Karim
    Associate Professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Coaching, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris- Malaysia.
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03 - Digital Polls and Public Influence Analyzing the Impact of X (Twitter) Polls in

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).03
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).03      Published : Dec 2025

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    In this digitally connected globe, the use of digital applications, especially Twitter (X), has increased manifold. Social media has become an apparatus not only for the political elite but also for the masses to express their political opinions. The introduction of digital polls on Twitter (X) gauges the pubic engagement and their interest in political matters. These digital surveys are conducted... Details

    Political Polarization, Public Influence, Digital Polls, Twitter (X), Narrative Building, Manipulation

    (1) Jawad Ali
    MS Scholar, Riphah Institute of Media Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Farah Yasser
    MS Scholar, Riphah Institute of Media Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Fatima Khalid
    MS Scholar, Riphah Institute of Media Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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04 - Legal Transition, Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility, and Environmental Cha

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).04
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).04      Published : Dec 2025

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    The Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is purposed at ensuring business activities are responsible to society, alongside making a profit in businesses. CSR has been marked as a soft law obligation of businesses towards society. However, in recent years, the environmental challenges being faced by the world, particularly the developing world, including Pakistan, require consideration ... Details

    Legal Transition , CSR , Environmental Issues , Global Standards, Paradigm Shift , Abstract System

    (1) Aamir Abbas
    Assistant Professor, College of Law, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Babar Shaheen
    Lecturer, College of Law, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Shawaiz Shafiq
    Research Assistant, A2 Student, Environmentalist, and Passionate Student of Economics and Mathematics, Pakistan.
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05 - Unveiling Honour and Marginalization in the Honor Unmasked (2017) by Nafisa Shah

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).05
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).05      Published : Dec 2025

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    This paper examines the overlapping forces of gender, power, and justice in tribal and state laws in South Asia with special focus on honor-based violence and customary dispute resolution systems. Using the Three-Dimensional Model of Critical Discourse Analysis developed by Fairclough and Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis (FCDA), the paper will examine a range of legal texts, case-based narrati... Details

    Marginalization, Discourse Analysis, Power and Gender, Gender Inequality, Patriarchy

    (1) Amna Bibi
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Linguistics and Language Studies (DLLS), University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Tazanfal Tehseem
    Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics and Language Studies (DLLS), University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Asad Nazar
    PhD Scholar, Department of Linguistics and Language Studies (DLLS), University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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06 - Representation of Working Women in Pakistani Media: A Critical Discourse Analysi

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).06
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).06      Published : Dec 2025

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    This paper discusses the portrayal of working women in Pakistan by discussing ten headlines of the English-based newspaper Dawn. The study investigates the textual, contextual, and socio-political aspects of the media discourse based on the three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis developed by Fairclough (1995, 2001). The results indicate a two-sided representation: women are both de... Details

    Critical Discourse Analysis, media representation, working women, gender, Pakistan, Fairclough

    (1) Barkah
    MPhil, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Laiba Javid
    MPhil, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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07 - Exploring the Challenges of Social Welfare Department Officers during Their Serv

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).07
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).07      Published : Dec 2025

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    This study was conducted to investigate the issues experienced by Social Welfare Department Officers in the outcome of service delivery in the Sargodha region of Pakistan by qualitative case study method. Informed by in-depth semi-structured interviews with 10 officers which are working in 6 different welfare projects, the research involved thematic analysis. The Results relate that poor office fa... Details

    Challenges, Social Welfare Department Officers, Service Delivery, Essential Resources, Beneficiaries

    (1) Shazib Iqbal
    M.Sc. Sociology Graduated, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Tahir
    Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Karakorum University Diamer Campus, Chilas, Gilgit- Baltistan. Pakistan.
    (3) Shafquat Ali
    Teaching Assistant /Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology & Gender Studies, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
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08 - Digital Arena Empowering Women’s Online Presence: A Stratified Survey of La

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).08
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).08      Published : Dec 2025

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    Digital media has provided women an opportunity to give their point of view and establish their online presence, especially in countries like Pakistan. The purpose this research is to understand the perception of women regarding social media as a source of self-expression and empowerment. Along with this, the familial influence and online privacy and security concerns are also considered. Quantita... Details

    Digital Empowerment, Women’s Online Presence, Familial Influence, Privacy and Security Concerns, Digital Gender Divide

    (1) Naweera Babar
    M.Phil Scholar, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Tanveer Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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09 - Invisible Labor and Climate Shocks: Gendered Time Poverty in Heatwave-Affected U

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).09
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).09      Published : Dec 2025

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    In South Asia, extreme heatwaves disproportionately affect the informal settlements in cities, but the gender aspect of time regarding such vulnerability is a highly significant subject that is critically neglected. This paper uses case study analysis using comparative cases to suggest that heatwaves act as temporal shocks, which heighten unpaid labor of women forming gendered time poverty in Kara... Details

    Gendered Time Poverty, Social Reproduction, Heatwaves, Informal Settlements, Feminist Political Ecology, Climate Adaptation, Urban Governance, South Asia

    (1) Ijlal Khan
    Graduate, Department of International Relations (IR), Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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10 - Gendered Constructions of Workplace Stress: An Interpretative Study of Coping, R

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).10
10.31703/gsr.2025(X-IV).10      Published : Dec 2025

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    This qualitative interpretative research focuses on gender differences in the methods of coping with stress and the psychological consequences of the employees of a factory based in Central Punjab. Relying on the Cognitive Vulnerability-Stress Model and Work-Family Conflict Theory, the research examines how men and women experience workplace stress, coping strategies, and psychological implication... Details

    Gender Differences, Workplace, Stress, Response Strategies, Psychological Outcomes

    (1) Shahzad Khaver Mushtaq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Asma Yunus
    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Suleeman Hussain
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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