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The governance system of any country is required to be stable in any country. This study is the initial attempt to find the determinants of governance in Pakistan. The data has been collected from World Bank Data Bank from 2002-2016. The correlation test and Structural Equation Modeling is applied to the data. The governance is the construct variable in Structural Equation Modeling. The results shows that Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Violence Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Gross Domestic Product per Capital Growth, Gross National Index growth. Gender diversity and Human Development are the factors of governance in Pakistan. It can be argued that Regulatory quality, Rule of Law and the control of corruptions are not the confirmed factors of governance the latent variable in Pakistan. I can say that Regulatory Quality is not important for the governance. The regulatory quality is not important factor for governance in Pakistan but Voice and accountability, Political stability and the government effectiveness are the confirmed factors for the governance. The governance in Pakistan is poor but other determinants are of economic growth and developments are improving so this shows that if Policy makers want to improve the governance determinants then it will have positive effect on the economic development.

Escalating fuel prices significantly impact irrigation costs, prompting scholars to seek sustainable solutions. This study compares two green irrigation systems for rural Pakistan: micro-hydroelectric and solar tube wells. Data from farmers, agroengineering experts, and INCPAK were analyzed for economic and environmental impacts. The findings show that micro-hydroelectric tube wells outperform solar tube wells in net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback period (PP), and benefit-cost ratio (BRC). Both systems are environmentally friendly, emitting no CO2, but micro-hydroelectric wells have a greater positive impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollution emissions (APE). While solar technology is a viable alternative, sun exposure limits its efficiency. The study concludes that micro-hydroelectric tube wells are a more sustainable and preferable option for rural areas with limited energy access and high fuel costs. This research supports policymakers in promoting eco-friendly irrigation technologies and suggests future studies on funding, market introduction, and impacts on productivity and welfare.

This research examines the influence of AI chatbots' human-like empathy (HLE) on consumers' complaint behaviour (CCB) and its implications on brand trust (BT) and privacy concerns (PC). From prior literature, we review the shifts in the role of AI chatbots in customer service concerning the ability to mimic human feelings and improve brand-consumer interaction. Choosing the quantitative approach to the research, the online questionnaire survey was carried out with 400 respondents who had recently used AI chatbots. Our analysis revealed that AI chatbots HLE help ease consumers' anxiety (CA), build trust in the brand, and prompt a positive complaint attitude. Further, the results establish the moderating effect of privacy concerns on the relationships of AI chatbots HLE with consumers' complaint behaviour and attitudes. The findings of this study stress the relevance of creating empathetic AI systems to improve customer satisfaction and retention while considering possible privacy concerns. This investigation of AI chatbots in the customer service context may provide valuable insights for the business world regarding strategies based on empathy and security concerns for consumer data. It is, therefore, suggested that future studies should investigate in more depth the relationships between HLE, PC, and CCB to improve the creation of efficient AI-powered customer service solutions.

AbstractThe effectiveness of foreign aid in stimulating economic development is a topic of intense debate in the scientific community and among policy analysts. Numerous empirical studies are devoted to investigating the impact of foreign aid on the economic growth/development of recipient countries. This study reviews the literature relevant to this debate using the bibliometric data of scholarly papers in the Scopus database. Our intention is to identify the trends of publications, their geographical distribution and the most influential journals, authors and articles in this field of research.

Purpose of the study: Stock markets have demonstrated varying reactions to IMF lending announcements across various economies. Announcements offered by IMF often be perceived negatively by the participants of the stock market, because of stringent conditions accompanied with the loan that may oppose the political and economic agenda of a borrowing nation. Thus, this study intends to investigate the impact of IMF's announcements about extending loans to Pakistan on the performance of the Stock market in the debt-ridden economy. Methodology: For regular returns from 1997 to 2017, the benchmarking indexes of KSE-100 and 30 were used. Meanwhile, IMF lending arrangements are categorized into three respective dummies (standby, extended credit facility, and extended fund facility). The Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedastic (GARCH) model was used to investigate the effect of IMF's lending news on the regular stock returns. Main findings: The results show a statistically significant effect of the IMF's News about lending arrangements on the performance of the stock market in Pakistan. Surprisingly, the negative effect of IMF lending announcements on the performance of the stock market in Pakistan implies that the loans extended by IMF are not professed by speculators as good for the economic performance of the economy. Application of this study: The findings of this study imply that simply extending loans is not a panacea for politically unstable and financially ruined nations. Lending strategies of IMF need to be favourable for the political and economic conditions of a borrowing country. Originality/ Novelty: As for as the novelty is concerned, the study has highlighted the time-varying impact of IMF lending announcements on the performance of the stock market in a financially fragile country where a newborn government facing multiple challenges has made its best effort to avoid borrowing from IMF.

PurposeThe objectives of this study are twofold: (1) to investigate whether the increase in FLFP enriches women's inclusive rights (economic, social, and political), (2) whether the effect of FLFP on inclusive rights is different across different economics (developed vs developing).Design/methodology/approachThe study utilizes panel data encompassing 188 countries spanning the years 1981–2011. Discrete choice models, namely ordered probit and ordered logit, are employed, while also controlling for observable heterogeneity across countries, including factors such as inflation, income inequality, education, and human rights.FindingsWe find a positive association between FLFP and all aspects of women's rights (economic, social, and political). The results related to developed and underdeveloped countries are robust for women's political rights; however, the effect of FLFP on women's social and economic rights is insignificant for developing countries.Originality/valueThe need for continuous policy commitment to gender equality may be needed to bring about equality of inclusive rights (economic, social, and political rights) and to fulfill the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Therefore, the current study particularly adds value in existing research by investigating (empirically) the link between FLFP and different dimensions of women's inclusive rights.

AbstractThis article investigates the role of passenger perception on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in improving passenger satisfaction by examining the direct and mediating effects through service standards, customer facilities, corporate image, and corporate reputation in a cross‐culture context. A questionnaire survey was carried out on airport user experiences from 528 passengers using China and Pakistan airports. Smart PLS‐3.3 was used to test the formulated hypothesis. The results showed that CSR significantly affects passenger satisfaction. The results also revealed CSR initiatives have a significant effect on the service standard, customer facilities, corporate image, and corporate reputation. Customer facilities and corporate image were found to be significant mediators for CSR‐satisfaction link. However, the service standard and corporate reputation showed an insignificant relationship.

AbstractIn the last decade, radiation physics brought about a revolution in health science by improving scientific equipment and useful methodologies for measurement. Human beings are affected by ionizing radiations that radiate from radioactive elements. The quantity of radioactive elements is different inside and outside the earth's surface. Soil and water are exigencies of human lives which are contaminated by radioactive elements. These radioactive elements enter into the human body through drinking, eating and breathing. On reaching hazardous limits in the human body, these radioactive elements cause stomach cancer, lung cancer and leukemia. Measurement of radioactive elements in soil and water is helpful in monitoring the health issues caused by exposure to these elements. In Iraq, numerous studies about natural radioactivity, radon concentration and physiochemical parameters have been conducted by different researchers, of which most of the studies were conducted in Barsa, Nasirya, Najaf, Karbala, Baghdad, Balad, Kirkuk, Erbil, Mosul and Dohuk cities. This article aims to review and compile the studies conducted in these cities of Iraq from 2011 to 2019. In most articles, high-purity germanium (HPGe), RAD7 and CR-39 detectors are used for radioactivity and radon measurement. These cities are located in the low-high folded and Mesopotamian zones. From this study, it can be concluded that radon concentration in soil and water was greater in the Mesopotamian and lower in the low-high folded zones. Higher concentrations of natural radioactivity in water and soil were found in the low-high folded zone in Iraq. However, most of the conducted studies show that concentrations of radon and natural radioactivity are above the permissible limits recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and World Health Organization (WHO). The values of physiochemical parameters were found to be greater in the Mesopotamian zone, but overall they are not above the permissible limits.