University of Sufism and Modern Sciences

This chapter examines the evolving relationship between art and nature, emphasizing its transformative role in addressing contemporary ecological crises. It argues that sustainable creative art extends beyond aesthetics, integrating ecological science, social activism, and policy engagement to foster environmental resilience and cultural sustainability. Tracing developments from land art of the 1960s to contemporary eco-art practices, the chapter highlights how artistic interventions—such as regenerative food systems, agroecological projects, and biophilic urban art—reshape human interactions with natural systems. It further explores nature as a cultural and semiotic resource, particularly in urban contexts where art strengthens identity, belonging, and ecological awareness. Through participatory and interdisciplinary approaches, sustainable creative art dissolves boundaries between creators and communities, promoting co-creation and knowledge exchange. Ultimately, the chapter positions art as a catalyst for regenerative futures, advocating a shift from sustainability as mere preservation to active restoration and reconfiguration of socio-ecological relationships.

The rapid growth of digital communication and large-scale data exchange has increased the demand for advanced cryptographic techniques capable of resisting emerging computational threats. Conventional encryption methods primarily rely on mathematical complexity, which may become vulnerable with the advancement of high-performance computing and future quantum technologies. Biological molecules such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and RiboNucleic Acid (RNA) provide unique properties, including extremely high storage density, massive parallelism, and complex nucleotide structures that can inspire novel cryptographic mechanisms. This study proposes a bio-inspired cryptographic framework that integrates DNA encoding and RNA-based transformations to enhance data security. In the proposed framework, digital information is first converted into binary format and mapped to nucleotide sequences using a predefined encoding scheme. The encryption process incorporates multiple molecular transformations, including complementary base pairing, sequence permutation, and transcription-inspired DNA-to-RNA conversion to generate a highly randomized ciphertext. Decryption reverses these transformations to reconstruct the original plaintext. Security evaluation demonstrates that the proposed framework produces high entropy outputs, a substantially large key space, and enhanced resistance to statistical and brute-force attacks. The results indicate that DNA and RNA-inspired cryptographic systems can substantially enhance encryption complexity while maintaining reliable data recovery. This research highlights the potential of molecular cryptography as a promising interdisciplinary approach for future secure communication and biological data storage systems.

In this study, digital leadership (DL) is discussed as a mediating variable between digital culture (DC) and digital transformation (DT) in the context of textile industry in Pakistan, given the scarcity of empirical evidence in manufacturing firms in developing countries. The research method adopted was quantitative research design and data collected by conducting a face-to-face questionnaire survey of 229 textile firms in Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad by convenience and snowball sampling. The validated measures were evaluated using a 5-point Likert scale. PLS-SEM with bootstrapping 5000 was used to test the proposed relationships in SmartPLS, with the use of bootstrapping to evaluate the direct and indirect effects. All four hypotheses are supported by the results. DC significantly positively influenced DL (β = 0.689), and directly influenced DT (β = 0.452) which was also significantly positive, while DL positively influenced DT (β = 0.382). There was also a significant indirect effect of DL on DT via DC (β = 0.263), suggesting partial mediation as the direct effect of DC on DT remained significant. In practice, textile companies need to foster an environment that promotes digital culture and build digital skills within their leadership team to enhance the adoption and success of digital transformation strategies. The study adds to the existing body of studies on digital transformation by testing a mediation framework in a developing-country manufacturing industry, and it offers empirical evidence from the Pakistani textile industry, where research on such transformation is scarce.

Pakistan has been challenged by recurring floods due to its critical climatic location, causing widespread damage affecting both lives, agriculture, local infrastructure and public health. In relation to it, the policies in the sector of pre and post disaster management in Pakistan still need improvements; e.g. the floods of 2010 and 2022 in Sindh, Pakistan, the large-scaled crisis exposed major loopholes and lacking in the disaster management system. This study critically reviews the flood management and its effectiveness in Pakistan. The aim of the review is to evaluate and review Pakistan's flood management strategies, assess disaster management and its effectiveness in minimizing the risks, and analyze responses to the current trends. It covers the areas in flood management such as pre-and post-disaster management and public health reforms for a detailed understanding. Based on the review it highlights important areas for improvement in the policy and government sectors that deal directly with local interventions to improve public health, increase flood resilience, and identify areas that need attention for future preparedness and immediate response. Further, the recommendations and implications have been given at the end for review, such as; initiatives to improve early warning system, trainings and education for locals and relevant community members, the need of nationwide campaign, filling the gap between government agencies and non-government organizations, building barriers, and so on. the steps could be taken to improve and prevent/minimize the intensity of destruction for future.

This study is one of the descriptive studies written to highlight the importance and use of Blue Ocean Strategies. Previous research that indicates the use and significance of Blue Ocean Strategies is very few. Hence, there is a need for a thorough study that may make readers understand the importance and role of Blue Ocean Strategies in the performance of the firm. Hence, this study is designed to foster the understanding that may foster research and better policymaking. Therefore, the significance of this study has multiple folds and may be found to be fruitful for numerous stakeholders.