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: 434
    PDF Downloads: 428
    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: 197
    PDF Downloads: 166
    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: 351
    PDF Downloads: 326
    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: 310
    PDF Downloads: 248
    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: 483
    PDF Downloads: 402
    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: 668
    PDF Downloads: 467
    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: 421
    PDF Downloads: 259
    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: 486
    PDF Downloads: 364
    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: 276
    PDF Downloads: 239
    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: 313
    PDF Downloads: 337
    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: 358
    PDF Downloads: 269
    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: 306
    PDF Downloads: 256
    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: 615
    PDF Downloads: 491
    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: 444
    PDF Downloads: 740
    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: 438
    PDF Downloads: 1221
    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: 231
    PDF Downloads: 179
    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: 241
    PDF Downloads: 185
    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: 306
    PDF Downloads: 273
    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: 337
    PDF Downloads: 338
    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: 201
    PDF Downloads: 170
    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: 379
    PDF Downloads: 306
    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: 289
    PDF Downloads: 288
    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: 210
    PDF Downloads: 155
    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: 329
    PDF Downloads: 272
    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: 229
    PDF Downloads: 149
    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: 339
    PDF Downloads: 298
    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: 336
    PDF Downloads: 385
    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: 226
    PDF Downloads: 202
    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: 356
    PDF Downloads: 312
    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: 331
    PDF Downloads: 146
    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: 188
    PDF Downloads: 157
    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: 272
    PDF Downloads: 304
    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: 186
    PDF Downloads: 171
    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: 197
    PDF Downloads: 122
    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: 223
    PDF Downloads: 156
    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: 163
    PDF Downloads: 306
    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
    400-401
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 235
    PDF Downloads: 227
    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: 292
    PDF Downloads: 151
    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
    234-241
    2025-03-31
    Abstract Views: 237
    PDF Downloads: 187
    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: 119
    PDF Downloads: 55
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-I)40