Dr. Syed Atif Ali

Research

Impact of Media on Youth in Pakistan

Article July 15, 2013

Our study is about impact of media on youth in Pakistan. Media has a great impact on one's life. News channel provide the viewers an image of our country where it stands. It can lead a person towards right direction and can also lead a person towards wrong direction as well. It can give us more opportunities as well. It has direct impact on our paradigms. Media creates more complications in relations. It tells us about the current trends and fashions and also helps us in personal grooming. Our youth become liberal due to adaptation of fashion. Last but not the least we discussed music, which creates new pathways in the brain. It gives the peace of mind, relaxation and escapism. Media is a strong power and can b beneficial as well as harmful. We have collected information related to our study from different means and had drawn a conclusion.

Impact of Foreign Direct Investment and Workeras Remittances on Balance of Payment: a Case Study of Pakistan

Article January 1, 1970

A record of all transactions made between one particular country and all other countries during a specified period of time is known as Balance of Payment (BOP). There are many factors that determine the position of balance of payments in the country either it is surplus or deficit. This study analyzes the statistical data of BOP of Pakistan from 1986 to 2010 and is an attempt to find out possible reasons for adverse BOP of Pakistan since its creation. The analysis shows that out of eight variables only two variables proved to be statistically significant namely foreign direct investment inflows and worker’s remittances. However the impact of these variables on BOP turned out to be negative.

Impact of Capital Structure on the Profitibality of Petroleum Sector in Pakistan

Article

This study aims to analyze the impact of capital structure on the profitability of petroleum sector of Pakistan, while controlling the size of the company. A total of 12 companies were selected randomly for the study and take ten years data from 2001 to 2010. Regression analysis was conducted. The results show that there is a significant and positive impact of capital structure on the profitability of the petroleum sector; this study has potential for replication in other industries like cement, textile and pharmaceutical. In over all analysis capital structure has the significant analysis but the individual analysis of every company has not significant because every company has their own capital structure. Overall Profitability depend on the capital structure.