Vol. 9 No. 3 (2025): July to September

View Vol. 9 No. 3 (2025): July to September
Published: 2025-07-01

Articles

  • Blurring Boundaries: The Use of Free Indirect Discourse in Contemporary Pakistani Novels

    Dr. Muhammad Ajmal, Dr. Safia Siddiqui, Atiqa Kanwal
    01-09
    2025-07-01
    Abstract Views: 658
    PDF Downloads: 429
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)01

  • Structural Patterns and Communicative Functions in Goodbye Mr. Chips: A Genre-Based Analysis

    Mussarat Aashiq, Marya Sarwar, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Qasim
    10-24
    2025-07-02
    Abstract Views: 661
    PDF Downloads: 507
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)02

  • Traumas leading to Dilemmas: A Feminine Psychological Analysis of Alex Michaelides’ The Silent Patient

    Bismia Fatima, Dr. Saima Bashir
    25-36
    2025-07-05
    Abstract Views: 802
    PDF Downloads: 917
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)03

  • Under the Skin: Disability, Trauma, and Marginalized Psyche Divulged in The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie

    Qasim Ali Kharal, Shanza Dilawar, Amna Khalil
    37-49
    2025-07-07
    Abstract Views: 632
    PDF Downloads: 617
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)04

  • Transnational Labour Vulnerability and Shared Precarity in the Neoliberal World Order: A Neo-Marxist Study of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West

    Ayaz Muhammad Shah
    50-64
    2025-07-09
    Abstract Views: 629
    PDF Downloads: 463
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)05

  • Psychological Wellbeing, Life Satisfaction and Hopelessness in Delayed Marriages

    Ajwa Arooj, Dr. Sadia Iqbal , Dr. Muhammad Luqman Khan
    65-79
    2025-07-10
    Abstract Views: 1439
    PDF Downloads: 2304
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)06

  • An Insight Into Palestine Politics: Edward Said Vs. Yasser Arafat

    Dr. Muhammad Ilyas
    80-91
    2025-07-11
    Abstract Views: 739
    PDF Downloads: 545
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)07

  • Exploring the Causes of Language Anxiety in English Speaking Classrooms: A Qualitative Case Study

    Farah Naz Abbasi, Dr. Sanullah Ansari, Dr. Saira Niaz
    92-102
    2025-07-13
    Abstract Views: 758
    PDF Downloads: 1156
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)08

  • Applied Linguistics: CLIL and Language Learning Outcome in ESL Learners

    Maryam Munir, Shumaila Ahmad
    103-114
    2025-07-14
    Abstract Views: 551
    PDF Downloads: 438
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)09

  • Rewriting Culture and Womanhood: A Postcolonial Feminist Study of Ice Candy Man and Burnt Shadows

    Shamsa Faiz, Chahat Batool, Rizwana Sarwar
    115-123
    2025-07-14
    Abstract Views: 791
    PDF Downloads: 966
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)10

  • Echoes of a Warming World: An Ecolinguistics Lens on Salience and Conviction in Global Climate Change Discourse at COP28

    Abdul Moiz Khan
    124-133
    2025-07-15
    Abstract Views: 898
    PDF Downloads: 87
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)11

  • Effect of School Culture on Teachers’ Burnout and Job Performance at Elementary Level

    Maryum Zulqarnain, Vilayat Ali, Dr. Irfan Bashir
    134-146
    2025-07-17
    Abstract Views: 683
    PDF Downloads: 629
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)12

  • Relationship among Higher Education Students’ Research Attitudes, Anxiety, and Self-Efficacy

    Nimra Amjad, Dr. Afshan Naseem
    147-159
    2025-07-18
    Abstract Views: 819
    PDF Downloads: 490
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)13

  • A Corpus-Based Multidimensional Analysis of Pakistan’s Diplomatic Discourse on the Belt and Road Initiative

    Syedah Nobia Zehra, Mamona Yasmin Khan, Muhammad Afzaal
    160-170
    2025-07-21
    Abstract Views: 1036
    PDF Downloads: 631
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)14

  • The Role of Family in Career Development of Secondary Schools' Students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanThe study aimed to investigate the role of family in career development of secondary schools’ students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Study’s objectiv

    Dr. Alam Zeb, Prof. Dr. Arshad Ali, Mian Said Hussain
    171-180
    2025-07-25
    Abstract Views: 487
    PDF Downloads: 395
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)15

  • Digital Feedback Modalities: Real-Time vs. Delayed Feedback in ESL Reading Platforms

    Rashid Hussain Abbasi, Dr. Syeda Rakshanda Kaukab
    181-195
    2025-07-26
    Abstract Views: 612
    PDF Downloads: 627
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)16

  • Eco-Syntax Analysis of Jameel Akhtar’s Short Story “ٹوٹی ہوئی سڑک”

    Naila Shaikh, Adnan Ahmed Memon , Ayesha Jumani
    196-205
    2025-07-28
    Abstract Views: 513
    PDF Downloads: 392
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)17

  • A Discourse Analysis of Humour & Incongruity in Chinua Achebe’s “A Man of the People”

    Qaisar Sharif, Shazia Naseem
    206-213
    2025-07-28
    Abstract Views: 455
    PDF Downloads: 887
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)18

  • Gender Differences in English Vowel Production by Pashto Speakers

    Sawera Biland, Dr. Asra Irshad
    214-227
    2025-07-29
    Abstract Views: 599
    PDF Downloads: 574
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)19

  • A Study of Problematic Areas of English Collocations at Higher Secondary Level in Pakistani ESL Learners

    Nadia Abdul Ghani, Dr. Muhammad Rashid Hafeez
    228-237
    2025-07-30
    Abstract Views: 595
    PDF Downloads: 443
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)20

  • A Psychosemiotic Analysis of Moral Dualities in Ice-Candy Man and Train to Pakistan

    Maleeha Zahid, Hafsa Saif, Saima Sajid
    238-246
    2025-07-31
    Abstract Views: 1064
    PDF Downloads: 857
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)21

  • Colonial Legacies and the Third Space: A Comparative Study of Hybridity and Mimicry in Moni Mohsin’s Novels

    Sana Fatima, Dr. Durr-e-Nayab
    247-257
    2025-08-03
    Abstract Views: 2000
    PDF Downloads: 1065
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)22

  • Critical Discourse Analysis of America’s Former president Barack Obama’s Speech on the Death of Osama Bin Laden

    Dr. Samia Tahir, Dr. Neelma Riaz, Dr. Faisal Arif Sukhera
    258-270
    2025-08-03
    Abstract Views: 820
    PDF Downloads: 644
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)23

  • Grotesque Encounters: An Archetypal Analysis of Psychic Symbolism in Fairy Tales

    Imdad Ullah Khan, Syed Dawood Shah, Raheela Naz
    271-281
    2025-08-07
    Abstract Views: 794
    PDF Downloads: 1625
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)24

  • Power and Language in a Time of Conflict: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Indian and Pakistani Political and Military Rhetoric during Bilateral Tensions

    Maryam Sabir, Dr. Waqasia Naeem
    282-295
    2025-08-21
    Abstract Views: 1061
    PDF Downloads: 1750
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)25

  • Cross-Cultural Stylistic and Semantic Analysis of Proverbs: A Comparative Study of Balti and English

    Iqbal Hussain, Muhammad Issa, Sajjad Hussain
    296-308
    2025-08-22
    Abstract Views: 763
    PDF Downloads: 848
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)26

  • Identity Construction in the Linguistic Landscape of Charsadda

    Mehtab Raziq, Dr. Mujahid Shah
    309-329
    2025-08-23
    Abstract Views: 683
    PDF Downloads: 660
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)27

  • A Comparative Study of the Thoughts of Spinoza and Iqbal on Freedom, Predestination, and Human Agency with Emphasis on the Light of Quranic Thought

    Ata ul Kareem, Dr. Uzma Zareen Nazia
    330-347
    2025-08-26
    Abstract Views: 754
    PDF Downloads: 1267
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)28

  • Exploring the Teaching Practice Experience of Pre-Service Teachers: Challenges and Learning Outcomes

    Dr. Sehrish Khalid, Rizwan Zafar, Tariq Mahmood
    348-358
    2025-08-26
    Abstract Views: 739
    PDF Downloads: 734
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)29

  • Gothic Fiction in Twenty-First Century: A Psychoanalytic Study of Waters’ The Little Stranger

    Midhat Latif, Dr. Munazzah Rabbani
    359-370
    2025-08-28
    Abstract Views: 685
    PDF Downloads: 549
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)30

  • The Impact of the Forgiveness based Intervention on Mental Health among Elderly living in Shelter Home: A Pre-Post Study

    Aliya Attique, Dr. Bushra Naz, Hamid Bilal
    371-381
    2025-08-28
    Abstract Views: 513
    PDF Downloads: 492
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)31

  • Discursive Constructions of Women’s Bodies: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Autonomy and Empowerment in Pakistan

    Dr. Asma Majeed, Dr. Raana Malik, Dr. Asima Riaz Hamdani
    382-399
    2025-08-29
    Abstract Views: 686
    PDF Downloads: 623
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)32

  • The Relationship Between Organizational Justice and Employee Performance: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction in Private Banks of Balochistan

    Madiha Sadaqat, Dr. Muhammad Shafiq, Dr. Uzma Mukhtar
    400-409
    2025-09-02
    Abstract Views: 595
    PDF Downloads: 339
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)33

  • English for Nutrition: An ESP-Oriented Need Analysis of Nutrition Students at Pakistani Universities

    Fatima Asad, Isra Irshad
    410-416
    2025-09-02
    Abstract Views: 575
    PDF Downloads: 428
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)34

  • Effectiveness of Project-Based Learning in Developing Critical Thinking Skills among Secondary School Students

    Sidra Sohail, Dr. Tanveer Iqbal, Dr. Sumaira Munawar
    417-428
    2025-09-04
    Abstract Views: 1086
    PDF Downloads: 988
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)35

  • The Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies among Undergraduate Engineering Students: A Case Study

    Quratulain Talpur, Dr. Tariq Hassan Umrani, Dr. Sumera Umrani
    429-436
    2025-09-04
    Abstract Views: 580
    PDF Downloads: 525
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)36

  • From Passion To Perdition: The Duality of Love in Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet

    Rafey Konain
    437-447
    2025-09-06
    Abstract Views: 1685
    PDF Downloads: 2346
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)37

  • Impact of Authoritarian Parenting Style on Neuroticism in Patients with Bipolar II Disorder: Mediating Influence of Maladaptive Coping Strategies

    Ruhma Naeem, Fozia Akram
    448-460
    2025-09-07
    Abstract Views: 463
    PDF Downloads: 457
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)38

  • Rhizomatic Muslim Futures in Bina Shah’s Before She Sleeps

    Kanza Umer, Prof. Dr. Ali Usman Saleem
    461-473
    2025-09-08
    Abstract Views: 603
    PDF Downloads: 196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)39

  • Fragmented Identity and Radicalization in Bhutto’s The Runaways

    Muhammad Rashid, Sadia Akram, Manail Saad
    474-486
    2025-09-09
    Abstract Views: 577
    PDF Downloads: 356
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)40

  • The Impact of HRMIS on Teacher Job Satisfaction: A Study of Public School Teachers in Punjab, Pakistan

    Rehmat Ullah Rashid, Prof. Dr. Abid Hussain Ch
    487-503
    2025-09-17
    Abstract Views: 533
    PDF Downloads: 544
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)41

  • Exploring Gendered Language and Socio-Cognitive Impact in AI-Generated Texts: A Critical Discourse Approach

    Walees Fatima, Musarat Yasmin, Isra Irshad
    504-524
    2025-09-18
    Abstract Views: 598
    PDF Downloads: 610
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)42

  • Collocational Competence in ESL Writing: An Analysis of Common Errors among Matric Students in Lahore

    Zaira Marrium, Dr. Farah Kashif, Sarah Shahid
    525-542
    2025-09-18
    Abstract Views: 408
    PDF Downloads: 363
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)43

  • Unveiling Appearance and Ideology in the short story Overcoat by Ghulam Abbas: A Critical Discourse Analysis

    Sadia Nazir, Dr. Fareeha Javed, Dr. Sana Baig
    543-553
    2025-09-24
    Abstract Views: 855
    PDF Downloads: 801
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)44

  • The War on Terror and the Fiction of Agency: A Critical Analysis of Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007)

    Muhammad Ilyas, Dr. Irfan Ali Shah
    554-564
    2025-09-25
    Abstract Views: 711
    PDF Downloads: 675
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)45

  • Highlighting Global Peace and Harmony in Muslim Scholars’ Religious Discourse: A Positive Discourse Analysis

    Muhammad Younas, Dr. Saira Maqbool
    565-572
    2025-09-25
    Abstract Views: 470
    PDF Downloads: 416
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)46

  • Subjectivity, Free Will, and the Reinterpretation of Divine Authority: A Frazerian Analysis of Satan’s Discourse in Paradise Lost

    Aimal Zahid, Dr. Khurshid Alam, Tahreem Munir Rao
    573-581
    2025-09-27
    Abstract Views: 660
    PDF Downloads: 349
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)47

  • The Role of Connotation in differentiating Urdu Synonyms: A Linguistic Analysis

    Khadija Ghulam Hussain
    582-594
    2025-09-27
    Abstract Views: 348
    PDF Downloads: 486
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)48