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Background: Learning digital technologies in higher education is a process of knowledge generation, and the rapid growth of technology in education has a significant impact on students' learning behaviors, motivation, and knowledge development. Pakistan's remarkable technological breakthrough has increased in the education field. Study objectives: The study focuses on estimating students' learning behaviors, identifying the positive influence of educational apps on digital learning platforms, and analyzing their impact on students' motivation and knowledge development. Materials and methods: According to the study's objectives, a questionnaire survey was conducted to gather the primary data. The participants were students of universities in Lahore city of Pakistan. For this study, the sample size was N = 300, carefully chosen using the purposive sampling technique. Of the respondents, there were 146 male and 154 female students, and the sample consisted of individuals aged 25-35 years. Smart-PLS-Bootstrapping, T-Values (PLS) 3.2.9 and the structural equation model (SEM) were applied to get the appropriate outcomes from the proposed study framework. Results: SEM analysis results shows that all proposed hypotheses [Animated Movies (AM) -> Student Motivation (SM), Educational Apps (EA) -> Knowledge Development (KD), Learning Behavior (LB) -> Animated Movies, Learning Behavior -> Educational Apps, Learning Behavior -> Knowledge Development, Learning Behavior -> Virtual Classrooms (VCr), Virtual Classrooms -> Knowledge Development, Virtual Classrooms -> Student Motivation] are confirmed while Learning Behavior -> Student Motivation is not confirmed. Conclusion: This study found that digital learning platforms significantly impact students' learning and what motivates them to learn. The study also found that using educational apps and virtual classrooms more often helps students learn more and be more motivated to learn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The current study examines student satisfaction with e-learning, the adaption of online learning channels, digital competency of students' involvement, and academic achievement during COVID-19. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the online influencing components for learning among University students in Pakistan during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Methods: The study population comprised Pakistani University students in Punjab province who tooke online lessons throughout the epidemic. In accordance with the study's purpose, a questionnaire survey was employed to gather primary data. SPSS-23 is used for analyzing the demographic data, and cleaning and preparing data for testing hypotheses. SmartPLS 3.0 was used to investigate the suggested study framework using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: The analysis of the SEM model shows that all planned hypotheses (Adaptation of Online Education Channels -> Satisfaction about E-learning, COVID-19 Pandemic -> Adaptation of Online Education Channels, COVID-19 Pandemic -> Digital Competence, COVID-19 Pandemic -> Motivation for Online Learning, COVID-19 Pandemic -> Willingness for Online Learning, Digital Competence -> Satisfaction about E-learning, Motivation for Online Learning -> Satisfaction about E-learning, Satisfaction about E-learning -> Academic Achievement, Willingness for Online Learning -> Satisfaction about E-learning) are confirmed. Conclusion: The results linked e-learning satisfaction to academic success and Pakistani students who utilized e-learning throughout the outbreak reported higher levels of academic satisfaction and achievement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Chinese Government commenced the One Belt One Road (OBOR) project in 2013 for the multidimensional development to restore the historical Silk Road paradigms. The Economic Corridor provides networks and connections based on two geographical territories. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of them, a chunk of the Silk Road Economic Belt's economic corridors. CPEC would be an economic game-changer for Pakistan. It will generate businesses, minimize poverty, generate employment opportunities, and improve local communities' health and education. However, it is more lucrative for the Chinese economy because CPEC is a safe, cheapest, and shortest route for importing energy rather than other routes. The present study investigates the social, infrastructural, and tourism effects of CPEC through the mediation role of rural development and knowledge sharing, including income, employment, business, land-use change variables, and CPEC adoptability for a local community in Pakistan. This study is based on four different regions of Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh in Pakistan. The study incorporates the collected data from the respondents living on the CPEC routes via face-to-face interviews from citizens (cities, villages, and towns). Besides, the study applied univariate and Structural Equation Model techniques to draw the results. The study results reveal that CPEC plays a significant role in Pakistan's socio-economic and rural development. This mega project's expectations might bring positive changes in infrastructure development, energy sector, and social development projects in Pakistan. The Results also indicated that CPEC would link rural areas to urban areas, which would offer development opportunities for rural regions to achieve sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the existing literature, it is clear that the Summer Olympic Games since 1896 have been carefully evaluated, with detailed statistical records compiled accordingly. However, documentation and historical analysis of the Summer Olympic Games is lacking for some nations. In particular, a number of post-colonial and non-Western countries have a relatively low Olympic profile. This is the case with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which has a distinctive position in regard to its geography and its system of religious and cultural values. Although it is well-known that Pakistan began to participate in the Summer Olympic Games in 1948, the year after its independence was gained, few attempts have been made to explain why it has won a limited number of medals. In an effort to address this gap in existing knowledge, this paper adopts the perspective of social development theory, with the aim of describing and analyzing the historical background of Pakistan's participation in international sporting events, mainly focusing on the Summer Olympic Games. The paper will therefore expand understanding of a series of problems faced by this Islamic country against the background of its elite sports development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]