Muhammad Mushtaq
Biographic Data
| ID | 3914765 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Muhammad Mushtaq |
| GIVEN NAMES | Muhammad |
| FAMILY NAME | Mushtaq |
| SIGNATURE | MUSHTAQ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gujrat |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5875-3625 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Has decentralization delivered on its promises in Pakistan? A citizens’ perspective
Decentralization reforms have been implemented worldwide since the late twentieth century. It is posited that it fosters efficient, inclusive, and responsive subnational governance, in tandem with promoting national unity and federal stability. This study employs stratified purposive sampling (N = 1906) to examine citizens’ satisfaction with the effectiveness of decentralization reforms in Pakistan. One-way ANOVA and Tukey's simultaneous tests ar…
Decentralization and Subnational Politics
This study seeks to assess the impact of decentralization on subnational politics in Pakistan through the lens of public opinion. This quantitative study makes use of data from a national survey that was stratified by region, language, age, and gender. According to statistical analysis, decentralization has made a significant contribution to subnational politics in Pakistan. The study finds that the 18th constitutional amendment has advanced dece…
Religious Accommodation through Non-Territorial Autonomy
It appears that the growing religious diversity in the developing and developed worlds will pose a serious challenge in the near future. However, religious minorities are surprisingly understudied in the literature on the politics of accommodation. Similarly, far less emphasis has been placed on non-territorial autonomy, which has the potential to deal with territorially dispersed religious minorities. It is argued that the Ottoman millet system …
Managing Diversity
This research seeks to enhance our understanding of consociationalism’s effectiveness in managing differences in plural societies by assessing its applicability to Pakistan. The primary objective of the paper is to determine whether consociationalism is the best solution for managing ethnic diversity in Pakistan. The article applies a mixed-methods approach and relies on secondary and primary sources. The study argues that the success of consocia…
Pedagogical Barriers of English Language Teaching at Secondary Level in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The reading comprehension skill is considered as one of the four extended fundamental language skills that English language learners are usually required to perform. It is not an easy skill since most of the learners have many reading issues and problems. The study envisaged the reading comprehension barriers at secondary level including teachers' qualification, training in particular field and appropriateness of their training. A survey method w…
Exploring Rapport of NTS and Non NTS Recruited Teachers in District Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The present study explored Rapport of NTS and Non NTS Recruited Teachers in district Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir at Elementary Level. The objective of the study were to explore the perceptions of students toward NTS and non NTS recruited teachers. A survey method was used to collect data through questionnaires. There were 1360 students in selected schools of district Bagh. Using non probability sampling technique (Convenient Sampling) the researc…
Analysis of Academic Performances of Boarding and Non Boarding Students at University Level in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Performance of learners is associated with so many other factors as many studies conducted on the analysis of the performance of learners but there are a few studies related to the learners residing at hostels and home at school level which found divided conclusions but at university level no such study was conducted so far. This study explored academic performance of boarding and non-boarding students at university level in A.J&K., the objective…
Understanding the Nexus Between Horizontal Inequalities, Ethno-Political Conflict and Political Participation
Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has been facing the challenges of separatism, primarily based on its distinct ethnic identities. Balochistan, the largest but least populous province of Pakistan, has been trapped into a vicious cycle of violent insurgency driven by the problems of political autonomy, unequal resource distribution, and socioeconomic disparities. This paper argues that aggressive regional inequalities and state’s repressive po…
Specifying the Criteria for the Testing of Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension tests are intended to measure students' understanding and reading ability in academic as well as nonacademic texts
Governing Diversity
The problématique of governing diversity has attracted a great deal of scholarly attention but literature has largely overlooked the challenges appertaining to growing religious diversity in many places. The contemporary power sharing models and multicultural policies which are of a secular nature fall short of the expectations to foster peaceful coexistence in multi-religious societies. The primary concern of this paper is to manifest how religi…
Disparities in Tuberculosis Burden Among South Asians Living in New York City, 2001–2010
Objectives. We have described the characteristics of South Asian-born tuberculosis (TB) patients living in New York City (NYC) and compared them with other foreign-born patients to explore possible explanations for the disproportionate burden of TB in the South Asian population. Methods. We used data on demographic and clinical characteristics for TB patients identified by the NYC Bureau of Tuberculosis Control from 2001 to 2010 to compare South …
Comparative Study of the Availability and Use of Information Technology in the Subject of Education in Public and Private Universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi
The study was designed to compare availability and use of information technology in the subject of education in public and private universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The objectives of the study were, first, to highlight the status of information technology in public and private universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi; second, to compare the availability and utilization of resources for information technology in public and private universi…
Insan Natak
Every story you hear is inside of you. When you leave home, you never know what’s going to happen, you don’t know if you’re going to make it, you don’t know if you’re going to see someone again. There could be a happy ending. There could be no ending.
Comparative Study of the Availability and Use of Information Technology in the Subject of Education in Public and Private Universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi
The study was designed to compare availability and use of information technology in the subject of education in public and private universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The objectives of the study were, first, to highlight the status of information technology in public and private universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi; second, to compare the availability and utilization of resources for information technology in public and private universi…
Understanding the Nexus Between Horizontal Inequalities, Ethno-Political Conflict and Political Participation
Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has been facing the challenges of separatism, primarily based on its distinct ethnic identities. Balochistan, the largest but least populous province of Pakistan, has been trapped into a vicious cycle of violent insurgency driven by the problems of political autonomy, unequal resource distribution, and socioeconomic disparities. This paper argues that aggressive regional inequalities and state’s repressive po…
Insan Natak
Every story you hear is inside of you. When you leave home, you never know what’s going to happen, you don’t know if you’re going to make it, you don’t know if you’re going to see someone again. There could be a happy ending. There could be no ending.
Disparities in Tuberculosis Burden Among South Asians Living in New York City, 2001–2010
Objectives. We have described the characteristics of South Asian-born tuberculosis (TB) patients living in New York City (NYC) and compared them with other foreign-born patients to explore possible explanations for the disproportionate burden of TB in the South Asian population. Methods. We used data on demographic and clinical characteristics for TB patients identified by the NYC Bureau of Tuberculosis Control from 2001 to 2010 to compare South …
Comparative Study of the Availability and Use of Information Technology in the Subject of Education in Public and Private Universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi
The study was designed to compare availability and use of information technology in the subject of education in public and private universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The objectives of the study were, first, to highlight the status of information technology in public and private universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi; second, to compare the availability and utilization of resources for information technology in public and private universi…
Specifying the Criteria for the Testing of Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension tests are intended to measure students' understanding and reading ability in academic as well as nonacademic texts
Governing Diversity
The problématique of governing diversity has attracted a great deal of scholarly attention but literature has largely overlooked the challenges appertaining to growing religious diversity in many places. The contemporary power sharing models and multicultural policies which are of a secular nature fall short of the expectations to foster peaceful coexistence in multi-religious societies. The primary concern of this paper is to manifest how religi…
Pedagogical Barriers of English Language Teaching at Secondary Level in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The reading comprehension skill is considered as one of the four extended fundamental language skills that English language learners are usually required to perform. It is not an easy skill since most of the learners have many reading issues and problems. The study envisaged the reading comprehension barriers at secondary level including teachers' qualification, training in particular field and appropriateness of their training. A survey method w…
Exploring Rapport of NTS and Non NTS Recruited Teachers in District Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The present study explored Rapport of NTS and Non NTS Recruited Teachers in district Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir at Elementary Level. The objective of the study were to explore the perceptions of students toward NTS and non NTS recruited teachers. A survey method was used to collect data through questionnaires. There were 1360 students in selected schools of district Bagh. Using non probability sampling technique (Convenient Sampling) the researc…
Analysis of Academic Performances of Boarding and Non Boarding Students at University Level in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Performance of learners is associated with so many other factors as many studies conducted on the analysis of the performance of learners but there are a few studies related to the learners residing at hostels and home at school level which found divided conclusions but at university level no such study was conducted so far. This study explored academic performance of boarding and non-boarding students at university level in A.J&K., the objective…
Understanding the Nexus Between Horizontal Inequalities, Ethno-Political Conflict and Political Participation
Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has been facing the challenges of separatism, primarily based on its distinct ethnic identities. Balochistan, the largest but least populous province of Pakistan, has been trapped into a vicious cycle of violent insurgency driven by the problems of political autonomy, unequal resource distribution, and socioeconomic disparities. This paper argues that aggressive regional inequalities and state’s repressive po…
Decentralization and Subnational Politics
This study seeks to assess the impact of decentralization on subnational politics in Pakistan through the lens of public opinion. This quantitative study makes use of data from a national survey that was stratified by region, language, age, and gender. According to statistical analysis, decentralization has made a significant contribution to subnational politics in Pakistan. The study finds that the 18th constitutional amendment has advanced dece…
Religious Accommodation through Non-Territorial Autonomy
It appears that the growing religious diversity in the developing and developed worlds will pose a serious challenge in the near future. However, religious minorities are surprisingly understudied in the literature on the politics of accommodation. Similarly, far less emphasis has been placed on non-territorial autonomy, which has the potential to deal with territorially dispersed religious minorities. It is argued that the Ottoman millet system …
Managing Diversity
This research seeks to enhance our understanding of consociationalism’s effectiveness in managing differences in plural societies by assessing its applicability to Pakistan. The primary objective of the paper is to determine whether consociationalism is the best solution for managing ethnic diversity in Pakistan. The article applies a mixed-methods approach and relies on secondary and primary sources. The study argues that the success of consocia…
Has decentralization delivered on its promises in Pakistan? A citizens’ perspective
Decentralization reforms have been implemented worldwide since the late twentieth century. It is posited that it fosters efficient, inclusive, and responsive subnational governance, in tandem with promoting national unity and federal stability. This study employs stratified purposive sampling (N = 1906) to examine citizens’ satisfaction with the effectiveness of decentralization reforms in Pakistan. One-way ANOVA and Tukey's simultaneous tests ar…
Sociology (8 works) · Law (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works)