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Dr Nighat Younas

Assistant Professor (Ph.D)

Dr Nighat Younas

Assistant Professor (Ph.D)

Research Area: Political Science ,Political Sociology ,Sociology
About Me

Dr. Nighat Younas is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, since March 2011. In this role, she planned, organized, and delivered Sociology courses in classroom and workshop settings to promote student success. She also collaborated with department chairs, faculty, and peers to evaluate, revise, and develop curricula. Additionally, she provided students with frequent, timely assessment and clear feedback regarding academic performance and have appropriately documented student progress and maintained records, including attendance, grading, and student learning outcomes. Dr .Nighat is also a member of the QES University team and has been serving as an Assistant Director of Students Affairs since October 2021. Additionally, she served as a member of the Affiliation Committee for Colleges for three years and as a member of the Faculty Disciplines Committee. Prior to my current role, she served as an Assistant Professor (IPFP) of Allied Subjects at the University of Azad Kashmir, Rawalakot Campus. In these roles, she designed, prepared, and delivered daily lessons, assessed, recorded, and reported student progress, and ensured high standards of professional practice and quality of teaching. She has supervised many Msc students in their research and dissertation. In addition to her teaching experience, she has also served as a Translator and Women Officer for the International Union of Food and Beverages, a Community Mobilizer for the Turkish Red Crescent Society, and a Project Incharge and Social Worker for the New Horizons Care Centre. In these roles, she provided various services such as community-based follow-up and after-care, family counselling, outreach visits, and data management, among others. Furthermore, she published 15+ journal papers on various topics such as women entrepreneurship, decision-making patterns, socialization patterns of orphans, and the stability of drug-addicted and depressive people for the development of society. She holds a PhD degree in political sociology from University of Karachi Pakistan.

Degree Major University Start Date End Date
Ph.D political sociology university of karachi January 2005 December 2010
Masters in Political Science Political Science university of karachi January 1999 December 2001
Designation Organization Duration
Assistant Professor University of Poonch rawalakot August 2021 - May 2023
Assistant Professor (Contract) University of Poonch rawalakot March 2011 - August 2021
Title Description Sponsoring Agency Amount Year
Designation Department Organization From Date To Date
Assistant Professor Sociology University of Poonch March, 2012 May, 2023
Assistant Professor Allied Subjects University of Poonch March, 2011 March, 2012
Description Year DOI
nighat younas saima aftab isbah nisar Comprehensive Study Of Student’s Criminal Activities In Educational Institutes The main purpose of education is to reduce crime in the society, but instead of this crime is also found in educational institutions (e.g. Smoking, Bunking, Fighting with other, Cheating destroy the college Universities property)and behind these crimes there are different reasons (e.g. Stress, Parent problem, bad company), Get support Without any reason, After punishment) when a student commits crime it create a problem not only for him but also for another student and it disturbs the college/U 2023 https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/15900
saima aftab nighat younas isbah nisar IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON EMPLOYMENT STATUS IN RAWALAKOT This study aims to look into the relationship between COVID-19 and their undesirable influences on unemployment, functional well-being, and social status.Covid-19 has wreaked havoc all over the world. The current situation was critical at the time, and not just one area was susceptible to infection, but virtually every state, including the world's largest economy, was affected. This study was unique in its nature in its attempt this study looks at different parameters in COVID-19 scenarios. Anal 2023 https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/11561
Isbah Nisar ,nighat younas Saima aftab Gender Stereotypes And Its Impact On Socialization Of Children In Rawalakot Azad Kashmir The study was conducted to identify the existence and impact of gender stereotypes in socialization of children in Rawalakot Azad Kashmir. The nature of the study was quantitative. The educated parents in Rawalakot were population of study. The teaching faculty of public sector schools and colleges in Rawalakot Azad Kashmir were taken as sample of the study. A sample of 200 parents was chosen by using purposive sampling techniques. To analyze the existence of stereotypical traits of gender in s 2023 https://www.journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/15493
saima aftab nighat younas isbah nisar Early Marriages And Its Impact On Fertility In Rawalakot Ajk, Pakistan Marriage is one of the universal social institutions established to control and regulate the life of mankind. It is the approved social pattern whereby two or more persons establish a family. However, marriage, which occur without natural way or which violate the basic principles of human rights, creates critical social problems with multifaceted consequences. The current study investigates into various causes and consequences of early marriages and its impact on fertility in Rawalakot Azad Kash 2023 https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/16035
Isbah Nisar ,nighat younas Saima aftab Socialization Of Children Of Broken Families In Rawalakot Ajk, Pakistan The definitive broken of a marriage, which revokes all legal obligations and liabilities and dissolves the bonds of matrimony between husband and wife, is called a separation. Everyone in the family often finds it difficult to deal with the situation when a family splits up, but kids are frequently the ones who suffer the most. There are many compelling reasons to be concerned about how the dissolution of the family will affect the kids in future. They experience insecurity, depression, and a se 2023 https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/ Vol. 7 No. 6 (2023)
saima aftab nighat younas isbah nisar Comparison between Working And Non-Working Women in Household Activities in Decision-Making Patterns Purpose: The purpose of the study is to find out the women’s participation in household activities. It compares the decision-making patterns among working and non-working women and evaluates the challenges and hurdles faced by them in household economic activities. Design/Methodology/Approach: We have used a purposive random sampling strategy. A total of 70 respondents from the Rawalakot AJK were purposefully chosen, including 35 working women and 35 unemployed women. The flexibility of the qu 2022 https://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v8i2.2318
Saima Aftab, Nighat Younas, Adeel Iftikhar E-2: UKRAINE: THE DILEMMA OF THE" GATE OF EUROPE Europe has been caught up in a new round of security crises since 2021, when Russia built up heavy troops on its border with Ukraine. The West speculated that Russia would launch an attack on Ukraine, the media exaggerated the imminent war, and major think tanks began to pay attention to Russia’s strategic intentions and trends. The United States and major European powers responded to the crisis through diplomatic and military means. Known as the "Gate of Europe", Ukraine fought against Russia i 2022 http://www.jibas.org/index.php/jibas/article/view/64
nighat younas saima aftab isbah nisar Stability of Drug addictive and Depressive People for the Development of Society Depression is a major public health concern in every community and country. Depression has long been considered an important target of mediation in brain research and psychiatry. Both professions have focused their efforts mostly on therapy rather than prevention. Despair is a major condition; as a result of sadness, many people become addicted to drugs and forget about their depression. The society also plays a significant part in the rehabilitation of drug addicts and depressed people, as well 2022 https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2022(6-II)49
nighat younas saima aftab isbah nisar Socialization Pattern of Orphans in Orphan Houses of Rawalakot and its Impact on their Lives Socialization are the transfer and exchange of norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors to next generation. When growing age is passing some nutrition from society in form of behavior, love, care and affection needed to make its valuable personality. The psychological and mental problems of orphans can cause social disorders unnecessary anxiety, tensions and in later feeling of unhappiness. The majority public opinion is of that mostly the orphans show anti-social behaviour but this is not valid or 2022 https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2022(3-II)66
Isbah Nisar, nighat younas ,Saima aftab Opportunities and Barriers affecting Women Entrepreneurship of Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir Pakistan The study presents a comprehensive snapshot of current situation of the economic empowerment of the women of Rawalakot AJK. In this paper the significance of women entrepreneurship their limitations and barriers for women empowerment in Rawalakot, AJK Pakistan is addressed. The study focuses on the barriers that women business owners face, analyze their operational environment, and primarily discusses family support, the dominating gender inequities. The 40 women who were chosen for the study ca 2022 https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2022(3-III)13
Adeel Iftikhar, Nighat Younas, Saima Aftab Review of AJK Political Electoral legacies in 21st century Azad Jammu and Kashmir are the northern part of Pakistan. It has separate identity due to its controversial territory. The political and electoral system in AJK is seems too depended on Pakistan Federal government. It is worthy to realize that Kashmir has its local political parties but people do not relay on them for their future till insurgency ends in Jummu Kashmir. The AJK has its own government, prime minister, and administrative apparatus, yet it is based on Pakistani interests. The All-Ja 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.21015/vtess.v9i2.998
Adeel Iftikhar, Nighat Younas, Isbah Nisar. UNRAVELING THE UNNOTICED: A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITYBASED MASJID AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL CONTROL This ethnographic study explains the social organization of a community-based masjid, located in a rural area on the northern border of Pakistan. The particular focus is on the manner the community-based masjid contributes as an agent of social control in immediate surroundings. Lesson class for religious education of young boys and namaz-e-jumma (Friday congregational prayer) are identified as two main mechanisms for maintaining social control in the masjid and beyond. It is argued that while t 2021 archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/10386
Nighat Younas, Saima Aftab, Adeel Iftikhar, Muhammad Sabil Farooq China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its impacts on Pakistan Economy and Society China and Pakistan advocate long-term friendly relations-regardless of ideological differences, are obvious in their names. It is hoping that CPEC will strengthen the bilateral links between China and Pakistan by connecting Gwadar Port with Xinjiang Province China. Therefore, the development of the energy sector, road and railway infrastructure is ought to explain the progress of Pakistan, but the results will not mature overnight. Still counting on the challenges facing the end of Pakistan, fin 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.21015/vtess.v9i1.1005
Usman Ahmad Qadri, Syed Salman Hassan, and Nighat Younas, FACTORS AFFECTING ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON CORE EMPLOYEES’INTENTION-TO-STAY: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN This study is to investigate the effects of key human resource practices such as company culture and policies, remuneration and rewards, and Leadership on organizational commitment and its impact on core employees' intention-to-stay in textile companies of Pakistan. We collected the data from 301 core employees in the different textile companies in Lahore, Pakistan. To test the hypotheses we used path analysis. Results have shown a significant positive effect of leadership and HR practices on or 2019
Nighat Younas, Nuzhat Younis, Rizwana Muneer THE STUDY OF THE AWARENESS OF THE DECISION MAKING FACTORS IN CAREER SELECTION IN ADOLESCENCE. A career is an individual's journey through all aspects of life. Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in their life. But choosing a career is always a problem and students never actually realize it until they have to fill up their college application to choose a career. There is a need to start planning, and this planning can be done through good decision making to find the most suitable career for oneself. The basic aim of the current study was to specul 2016
Nuzhat Younis , Saoud Sahal Alqous, Nighat Younis ,and Uzma Kausar Capacity building through vocational Training in Kingdom of KSA Human capacity is key factor in nation development .Vocational education is a source enhance and sparkle human capacity building. It can be defined as equip people’s with commercial or industrial expertise. Vocational education can be obtained from the technical schools and colleges or on the job training. The purpose of this paper is to analysis the situation of currently vocational institutes in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by measuring key factors like type of vocational educations courses, level 2014
Nighat Younas, Rizwana Muneer, Nuzhat Younis, Uzma Kausar A Case Study to Analysis Election and Voting Behavior in Pakistan Elections are the major political events of a country and it is the democratic process of the transformation of the political power from the one political party to new elected party. In modern democracies, people express their will through their elected representatives. Political participation of the people in the public life is the cornerstone of democracy. The key objectives of the study will find out the facts whether those are social or political which affect the voting behavior of the peopl 2014