Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025): January to March

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025): January to March
Published: 2025-01-01

Articles

  • Negotiating Identity and Confronting Racism: A Postcolonial Analysis of Mohsin Hamid’s The Face in the Mirror

    Javairia Soomro, Dr. Muhammad Ajmal, Dr. Saima Yousaf Khan
    01-08
    2025-01-08
    Abstract Views: 776
    PDF Downloads: 878
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)01

  • Unraveling the Eco-feministic Perspective of Pakistani Drama Sultanat: A Critical Study

    Munaza Javed, Abida Parveen, Gulzar Bibi
    09-16
    2025-01-08
    Abstract Views: 463
    PDF Downloads: 520
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)02

  • Enhancing Communicative Competence: Pragmatic Instruction in English Language Learning

    Shafaq Khalid, Dr. Saira Maqbool, Kishwer Nazli
    17-28
    2025-01-09
    Abstract Views: 746
    PDF Downloads: 719
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)03

  • Analyzing Pragmatic Markers of Gender and Power in James Joyce's Araby

    Dr. Ghulam Mujtaba Yasir, Uzma Safdar, Kanwal Fatima
    29-38
    2025-01-10
    Abstract Views: 590
    PDF Downloads: 653
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(09-I)04

  • Conflicting behavior between US and Afghanistan and Its Implications on Tribal Areas of Pakistan

    Hassan Ali
    39-51
    2025-01-10
    Abstract Views: 786
    PDF Downloads: 999
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(09-I)05

  • Effectiveness of AI-Based Corrective Feedback in Improving Academic Writing Skills of IELTS Candidates

    Nayab Waqas Khan, Madya Asgher, Amina Shah
    52-63
    2025-01-16
    Abstract Views: 1322
    PDF Downloads: 1035
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)06

  • Self-Esteem and Facebook Addiction: An Impact of the Global Outbreak on University Students

    Dr. Syed Murad Ali Shah, Dr. Syed Muhammad Farrukh Bukhari, Iqra Syed
    64-73
    2025-01-17
    Abstract Views: 678
    PDF Downloads: 575
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)07

  • Role of Pakistan in Doha Peace Accord: An Analysis

    Nazik Ali, Muhammad Saeed, Dr. Ghulam Mustafa
    74-85
    2025-01-18
    Abstract Views: 1930
    PDF Downloads: 802
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)08

  • A Structural Manifestation of Barthes's Five Codes in Hussein’s Another Gulmohar Tree

    Misbah Rehman, Dr. Amna Saeed
    86-95
    2025-01-23
    Abstract Views: 571
    PDF Downloads: 737
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)09

  • The Desire for Recognition in Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

    Anila Masood, Samina Ashfaq
    96-105
    2025-01-25
    Abstract Views: 676
    PDF Downloads: 923
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)10

  • Climate Change and Geopolitics: How China’s Policies are Transforming Arctic Shipping

    Javeria Kanwal, Muhammad Awais Khalid, Dr. Bilal Bin Liaqat
    106-115
    2025-01-26
    Abstract Views: 789
    PDF Downloads: 799
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)11

  • UK–EU Political and Economic Relations: An Exploratory Study

    Eizza Riaz, Ayesha Naseem
    116-124
    2025-01-28
    Abstract Views: 529
    PDF Downloads: 557
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)12

  • Identity Construction and Stereotypical Roles of Women in Pakistani TV Dramas

    Muhammad Ali Khan, Dr. Nazakat, Dr. Muhammad Imran
    125-136
    2025-02-03
    Abstract Views: 1685
    PDF Downloads: 1176
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)13

  • Cultural Connotation of Forbidden City Architecture

    Wang Chao, Mahboob Hussain
    137-145
    2025-02-04
    Abstract Views: 1001
    PDF Downloads: 2340
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)14

  • The Role of Christian Missionaries in Colonial India: An Exploratory Study

    Chaman Shahzad Masih, Dr. Ghulam Shabbir
    146-155
    2025-02-04
    Abstract Views: 1938
    PDF Downloads: 136
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)15

  • Gender Dynamics in Sorrows of Sarasvati: A Corpus-Based Transitivity Analysis

    Samina Ishaq, Aisha Zulfiqar Choudhary, Ghulam Muhei ud Din
    156-169
    2025-02-04
    Abstract Views: 537
    PDF Downloads: 538
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)16

  • Subverting Gendered Identities in Faiqa Mansab’s This House of Clay and Water: A Post-Feminist Study

    Javed Iqbal, Zainab Ayaz, Hafiz Adnan Riffat
    170-178
    2025-02-04
    Abstract Views: 600
    PDF Downloads: 590
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)17

  • Uzma Aslam Khan’ Trespassing: A Postcolonial Ecofeminist Analysis

    Saima Bashir, Nimra Yasmeen
    179-189
    2025-02-05
    Abstract Views: 792
    PDF Downloads: 956
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)18

  • From Literal to Loaded: The Semantic Pejoration in Social Media Discourse

    Uzma Khalil, Dr. Irfan Ali Shah
    190-201
    2025-02-06
    Abstract Views: 907
    PDF Downloads: 1297
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)19

  • Exotic Othering of Indigeneity in Khan’s In the Company of Strangers

    Ayesha Afzal, Amina Abbas
    202-215
    2025-02-10
    Abstract Views: 453
    PDF Downloads: 694
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)20

  • Sustainable Distance Learning in Higher Education: Exploring Artificial Intelligence's Role in Personalization and Engagement

    Tayyaba Zain, Yashfa Tauqeer, Muhammad Sikandar Ali
    216-233
    2025-02-12
    Abstract Views: 656
    PDF Downloads: 741
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)21

  • An Investigation of Stylistic Strategies in Wole Soyinka’s Telephone Conversation

    Dr. Sadia Rahim, Muhammad Tanveer
    234-241
    2025-02-12
    Abstract Views: 804
    PDF Downloads: 942
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)22

  • Evolution of Poverty Reduction Policies in China 1947-2020

    Dr. Qu Qiumei
    242-251
    2025-02-15
    Abstract Views: 511
    PDF Downloads: 645
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)23

  • Logic and Conversation in Artificial Minds: Humanoids and Grice's Cooperative Principle

    Inzimam Ul Haq, Muhammad Asif, Kashif Ali
    252-266
    2025-02-22
    Abstract Views: 753
    PDF Downloads: 724
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)24

  • Hanif Kureishi's "We are Not Jews" in the Perspective of PostColonialism: Hybridity, Othering and Unhomeliness

    Humera Naz, Muhammad Awais Baig, Saleha Shakir
    267-275
    2025-02-24
    Abstract Views: 636
    PDF Downloads: 475
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)25

  • A Comparative Analysis of Humor as a Strategy for Public Engagement: Analyzing Types of Humor in Political Speeches and Talk Shows

    Aiman Imran, Samra Gul, Gul Aizaz
    276-287
    2025-03-10
    Abstract Views: 870
    PDF Downloads: 1052
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)26

  • Metafiction in Postmodernist Literature: Breaking the Fourth Wall

    Waniya Masood, Arooba Choudhary
    288-293
    2025-03-12
    Abstract Views: 1182
    PDF Downloads: 1685
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)27

  • The Exploration of Resistance against Violence in Shahid Nadeem’s Play The Third Knock

    Dr. Farrukh Hameed, Zainab Asghar, Muhammad Irfan
    294-304
    2025-03-13
    Abstract Views: 486
    PDF Downloads: 500
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)28

  • Exploring the Challenges Faced by Secondary-Level Students in Learning Science: A Case Study of Biology

    Dr. Samia Rehman Dogar, Ammal Maryam, Dr. Muhammad Jamil Bajwa
    305-319
    2025-03-14
    Abstract Views: 938
    PDF Downloads: 1131
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)29

  • Female Agency and Communality: A Social Role Study of Hussain’s Rubies for a Dog: A Fable

    Huma, Mahnoor Sher
    320-330
    2025-03-17
    Abstract Views: 640
    PDF Downloads: 648
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)30

  • Unveiling the Journey of Racial Microaggressions in Langston Hughes “One Friday Morning” and Nafissa Thompson Spires “Belles Lettres”

    Muneeba Sharafat, Atteq-ur-Rahman, Zeeshan Khan
    331-340
    2025-03-18
    Abstract Views: 477
    PDF Downloads: 669
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)31

  • Investigating the Impacts of Translanguaging Practices in Promoting Bilingualism among English Language Learners

    Khalil Jibran Abbasi, Dr. Asadullah Lashari, Nayab Iqbal Shaikh
    341-352
    2025-03-26
    Abstract Views: 670
    PDF Downloads: 883
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)32

  • An analysis of Marxist Essence: Present in Ghayoor Bukhari’s Saraiki Poetry

    Imran Aslam Sial
    353-361
    2025-03-29
    Abstract Views: 422
    PDF Downloads: 516
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)33

  • Exploring the Opinions of Pakistani EFL Learners about the Benefits of Intensive Reading Approach: A Case Study of Sukkur IBA University Foundation Semester Students

    Dr. Zulfiquar Ali Chachar, Shagufta Khurram Siddiqui, Ikramullah Khan
    362-373
    2025-04-05
    Abstract Views: 497
    PDF Downloads: 400
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)34

  • Non-Verbal Interaction in Down Syndrome Children: An Analysis

    Maryam Nazir, Dr. Bisma Butt
    374-384
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 598
    PDF Downloads: 481
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)35

  • A Resistance against Colonialism: Thematic and Lexical Analysis of M. R. Gohar’s Poetry: A Corpus Assisted Approach

    Sadaf Arooj, Dr. Ghulam Abbas
    385-399
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 447
    PDF Downloads: 1039
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)36

  • Language and Women Empowerment: A semiotic Analysis of Pakistani Advertisement

    Munazzah Bukhari, Tooba Azam, Dr. Aisha Farid
    400-410
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 580
    PDF Downloads: 273
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)37

  • Gendered Interruption Patterns in Political Discourse: A Conversational Analysis of the 2016 Trump–Clinton Debate

    Saima Jamshaid, Hafiz Qasim Nisar Tarar
    411-421
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 722
    PDF Downloads: 542
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)38

  • Transitivity in Urdu-English Translation: A Comparative Study of Nangi Aawazain and Naked Voices

    Abdul Hannan Majeed, Ghulam Ali, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Qasim
    422-432
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 770
    PDF Downloads: 979
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)39

  • A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Variation in Private and Government Schools of Pakistan

    Dr. Nazia Anwar, Dr. Moazzam Ali Malik, Isha Razzaq Butt
    433-444
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 634
    PDF Downloads: 1054
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)40

  • Context and Meaning: A Pragmatic Exploration of Balti Proverbs

    Dr. Muhammad Issa, Sajjad Hussain, Urooj Zahra
    445-455
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 451
    PDF Downloads: 287
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)41

  • From Literal to Layered: Mapping Representational Depths in Mohsin Hamid’s Discontent and Its Civilizations through a Barthesian Lens

    Sadia Rather, Dr. Tahira Jabeen
    456-465
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 259
    PDF Downloads: 448
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)42

  • Preserving Asian Heritage: An Analysis of Chinese Ivory Masterpieces in the Lahore Museum

    Namra Hussain
    466-484
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 527
    PDF Downloads: 1903
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)43

  • Systemic Xenophobia in Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other: A Critical Race Study

    Laraib Siraj, Safana Hashmat
    485-498
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 295
    PDF Downloads: 297
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)44

  • Identity, Hybridity and Ambivalence: A Pakistani Postcolonial Study of Kamila Shamsie’s Novels

    Aurangzeb, Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmad Saeed
    499-507
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 802
    PDF Downloads: 636
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)45

  • Discursive Strategies used in Quran: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Social Issues in Surah Al-Isra

    Shama Manzoor, Dr. Ayesha Sohail
    508-522
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 335
    PDF Downloads: 300
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)46

  • Ethical Metamorphosis and Kin Predicament in "My Beautiful Launderette" by "Hanif Kureishi"

    Khubaib ur Rehman, Dr. Tayyaba Yasmin, Sidra Bukhari
    523-527
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 331
    PDF Downloads: 254
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)47

  • South Asia and the Challenges of Regional Stability: Geopolitical, Security, and Developmental Perspectives

    Khizar Jawad, Ghulam Shabbir, Madiha Abbas
    528-539
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 410
    PDF Downloads: 389
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)48

  • Lear’s Journey from King to Man: A Textual Analysis

    Dr. Abdul Ghaffar
    540-546
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 337
    PDF Downloads: 313
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)49

  • Identity Affirmation and Cultural Preservation: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of I am From Palestine

    Amina Mehmood, Dr. Awais Bin Wasi
    547-558
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 365
    PDF Downloads: 269
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)50

  • Althusser’s Neo-Marxist Ideology in To Kill a Mockingbird: The Manufacture of Consent in Maycomb

    Dr. Saima Bashir, Ali Zaib Akram
    559-569
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 445
    PDF Downloads: 464
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)51

  • The Counter-Violence Strategies and Foreign Policy Realignments of Pakistan Dissected under the Paradigm of Regional Security Complex Theory

    Muhammad Zahid Sultan, Dr. Abdul Basit Khan, Dr. Nusrat Bano
    570-584
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 887
    PDF Downloads: 455
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)52

  • Determinants of Autonomous AI Use in Multilingual English Learning at Pakistani Universities: A UTAUT Study

    Nasir Khalid Abbasi, Muhammad Khalid Shabbir Khan, Shazia Hamid
    585-605
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 543
    PDF Downloads: 255
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)53

  • Visual Mediation Across Publishing Contexts: A Comparative Multimodal Analysis of the Book Covers of Water

    Hafsa Iqbal, Muhammad Zaigham Iqbal
    606-616
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 223
    PDF Downloads: 270
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)54

  • Digital Forensic and the Investigative Structure of Pakistan: An Assessment

    Qurrahtulain, Dr. Sardar M.A. Waqar Khan Arif, Bushra Bannian
    617-627
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 612
    PDF Downloads: 266
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)55

  • Enhancing Speaking Skills of ESL Learners through Task-Based Language Teaching: An Analytical Study at BS Level in Rahim Yar Khan

    Tehreem Nawa, Dr. Zohaib Zahid
    628-635
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 207
    PDF Downloads: 206
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)56

  • Lived Experiences of Women Suicide Attempt Survivors from District Attock

    Dr. Ambreen Salahuddin, Dr. Qaisar Khalid Mahmood
    636-647
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 167
    PDF Downloads: 236
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)57

  • Language, Power and Patriarchal Silencing: A Man-Made Language Study of Male Comments on Female Influencers Instagram Posts

    Uzma Asmat, Sidra Salik, Ansar Ali
    648-661
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 334
    PDF Downloads: 407
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)58

  • Fear, Trauma, and Feared Lives in Manto’s Khuda Ki Kasm & Sharifan: A Sara Ahmed Perspective on Partition

    Hafiz Muhammad Qasim, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Dr. Muhammad Waleed Butt
    662-671
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 180
    PDF Downloads: 1391
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)59