PREVIOUS ISSUES

Volume-X

, Issue-II

(SPRING 2025)



01 - Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: Time Travellesque Trapped Kinetics of Refug...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).01
10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).01      Published : Jun 2025

    This paper demonstrates how Mohsin Hamid's Exit West deals with the pernicious consequences of war, and anarchy.  The refugees Saeed and Nadia resorted to escape routes in search of an asylum, due to war. These were desperate times that called for desperate measures. When both protagonists escape using "black doors," what I call 'time- time-travellesque,' it transports them to an alternate re... Details
    Black Doors, Spatio-Temporal, Surveillance, Time Travellesque, Trapped Kinetics, Refugees
    (1) Mahwish Abid
    Ph. D scholar, Department of English, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Aroosa Kanwal
    Professor, Department of English, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

02 - Elemental Analysis of Late Kushan Copper Coins from the Islamabad Museum, Pakist...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).02
10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).02      Published : Jun 2025

    Archaeometallurgy examines the manufacture, practice, and technical development of ancient metals. This investigation middles on the elemental analysis of Late Kushan copper coins from Pakistan, applying X-ray fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy, a non-destructive method to discover their metallurgical alignment. The sample consisted of 22 Late Kushan copper coins, from the Islamabad Museum's reserve ... Details
    Non-destructive, Longevity, X-Ray Fluorescence, Spectroscopy, Inclusion, Poling, Striations
    (1) Attiya Malik
    PhD Scholar, Department of Archeology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Naveed Usman
    Lecturer, Department of Archeology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Gul Rahim Khan
    Professor, Department of Archeology, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.

03 - Developing English Reading Comprehension Skills through Collaborative Strategic ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).03
10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).03      Published : Jun 2025

    Reading comprehension is the capacity to make sense and deduce the meaning of a text. Students actively engaged in collaboration and deep thinking enhance their reading comprehension skills. This action research examined the role of Collaborative Strategic Reading(CSR) in enhancing the English reading comprehension skills of eighth-grade students in a private institution in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtu... Details
    Collaborative Strategic Reading, Efl Classroom, Reading Comprehension, Action Research
    (1) Hasnain
    English Teacher, Unique Learning Academy, Baffa, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shawana Fazal
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Shaista Irshad Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

04 - The Geo-Political Implications of the US-China AI and Tech Rivalry ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).04
10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).04      Published : Jun 2025

    The emerging US-China rivalry over Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cutting-edge technologies has become a fundamental aspect of contemporary global politics. This research explores how the mission for technological dominance between these two major powers is redesigning the geopolitical landscape, transforming long-standing coalitions, and introducing new frontiers of competition such as innovati... Details
    US-China, Artificial Intelligence, Tech Rivalry, Geopolitical Implications
    (1) Bushra Haider
    M. Phil, Department of International Relations, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sobia Hanif
    Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Zeeshan Fida
    Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.