Vol. 9 No. 4 (2025): October to December

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2025): October to December
Published: 2025-10-01

Articles

  • Countering Islamophobia and Muslim Stereotypes in Ali Eteraz’s Native Believer

    Afia Shahbaz, Dr. Aamer Shaheen, Dr. Sadia Qamar
    01-09
    2025-10-01
    Abstract Views: 666
    PDF Downloads: 365
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)01

  • Silencing Women: A Textual Analysis of Honor Killing in Awais Khan’s No Honour (2021)

    Haseeb Ul Hassan, Dr. Fasih Ur Rehman, Asma Qayum
    10-23
    2025-10-06
    Abstract Views: 899
    PDF Downloads: 1389
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)02

  • The Illusion of Consent: Hegemony and Resistance in Ama Ata Aidoo’s Our Sister Killjoy

    Syeda Aliya Shah, Rabia Tariq
    24-36
    2025-10-06
    Abstract Views: 613
    PDF Downloads: 334
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)03

  • Study of Social Factors Affecting Academic Achievement of Students at Higher Secondary Level

    Samreen Zehra, Dr. Shazia Naureen, Hazira Qomi
    37-48
    2025-10-08
    Abstract Views: 536
    PDF Downloads: 1337
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)04

  • English Verb Switching in Balochi: Patterns, Functions and Sociolinguistic Implications

    Dr.Hamid Ali Baloch, Dr. Sharif Mir
    49-58
    2025-10-10
    Abstract Views: 428
    PDF Downloads: 472
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)05

  • Influence of American and British English on Pakistani Learners’ Vocabulary: A Study of Attitudes and Choices

    Dr. Nazia Anwar, Dr. Moazzam Ali Malik
    59-67
    2025-10-14
    Abstract Views: 627
    PDF Downloads: 933
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)06

  • Ideological Orientations in Pakistani Primary English Textbooks: A Critical Discourse Analysis

    Asim Zaheer, Zubaria Waheed, Hadiqa Malik
    68-79
    2025-10-16
    Abstract Views: 659
    PDF Downloads: 651
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)07

  • Reimagining Gender Identities in Gone Girl: A Jungian Archetypal Analysis of the Collective Unconsciousness

    Sana Fahim, Samina Ayub
    80-88
    2025-10-16
    Abstract Views: 730
    PDF Downloads: 2968
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)08

  • The Dynamics of Right-Wing Populism: A Comparative Study of Political Leadership and Institutional Impact in Pakistan and Iran

    Tahreem Shahid, Muhammad Shoaib Jamil
    89-97
    2025-10-20
    Abstract Views: 538
    PDF Downloads: 1020
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)09

  • Displacement, an Identity Crisis Metaphor: A Postcolonial Study of Kureishi's The Black Album

    Shamshad Rasool, Amir Jamil, Tabassum Iqbal
    98-107
    2025-10-22
    Abstract Views: 471
    PDF Downloads: 401
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)10

  • The Dialectic of the Individual and Crowd in Canetti’s Auto-da-Fe

    Muhammad Usman Khan, Muhammad Afzal Khan Janjua
    108-119
    2025-10-26
    Abstract Views: 427
    PDF Downloads: 349
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)11

  • Toxic Positivity in Feminist Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Shiza Shahid’s TED Talk

    Muhammad Shafqat Nawaz, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Qasim
    120-134
    2025-10-26
    Abstract Views: 600
    PDF Downloads: 486
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)12

  • An Acoustic Analysis of Stop Consonants in Gojri Language

    Nabeela Khalid, Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan
    135-149
    2025-10-27
    Abstract Views: 520
    PDF Downloads: 411
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)13

  • Artificial Intelligence in Language Education: A Review of Emerging Trends and Implications

    Qurrat Ul Ain, Dr. Mian Khurram Shahzad Azam
    150-166
    2025-10-31
    Abstract Views: 726
    PDF Downloads: 682
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)14

  • The use of Metaphorical Language in the Novel “Hum Kahan Ke Sachy Thy” by Umera Ahmed

    Nisha Kumari, Adnan Ahmed Memon, Muhammad Fazzul Ali Bozdar
    167-178
    2025-11-01
    Abstract Views: 656
    PDF Downloads: 342
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)15

  • Re-articulation of Black Motherhood: Black Feminist Standpoint on Mothering in Girl, Woman, Other

    Ammara Amin, Dr. Asma Aftab
    179-190
    2025-11-03
    Abstract Views: 411
    PDF Downloads: 410
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)16

  • Investigating the Variation of Formal and Informal Vocabulary in Pakistani English on Twitter

    Khubaib ur Rehman, Dr. Tayyaba Yasmin, Sidra Bukhari
    191-200
    2025-11-04
    Abstract Views: 513
    PDF Downloads: 454
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)17

  • Deconstructing West’s Historical Universalism in Siddique’s Snuffing out the Moon: A Spenglerian Analysis

    Ayesha Habib, Noor Ul Qamar Qasmi
    201-214
    2025-11-07
    Abstract Views: 605
    PDF Downloads: 402
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)18

  • Impact of Colonialism on Sufism in South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan

    Usman Shahid, Dr. Ghulshan Majeed
    215-225
    2025-11-08
    Abstract Views: 668
    PDF Downloads: 404
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)19

  • Confronting the Opposition: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Murad Saeed’s Speeches against PML-N and PPP Governments in the National Assembly

    Nadia Khan, Muhammad Waqar Ali
    226-236
    2025-11-13
    Abstract Views: 745
    PDF Downloads: 1030
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)20

  • Epidemic of Plague: A Critical Analysis of British Medical Policies in Colonial Punjab (1896–1920)

    Zara Maqsood, Professor Dr. Rukhsana Iftikhar
    237-246
    2025-11-13
    Abstract Views: 467
    PDF Downloads: 462
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)21

  • The Influence of Binary Opposition and Stylistic Devices on Reader Interpretation of Quranic Themes

    Dr. Sarah Syed Kazmi
    247-254
    2025-11-20
    Abstract Views: 444
    PDF Downloads: 434
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)22

  • Living in a Copy: Fake Images and Real Feelings in Julian Barnes’ The Sense of an Ending

    Dr. Saima Bashir, Hafiz HameedUllah Ramzan , Dr. Sohail Ahmad Saeed
    255-268
    2025-11-22
    Abstract Views: 793
    PDF Downloads: 429
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)23

  • Constructing Womanhood: A Critical Analysis of Female Identity in Pakistani Short Stories

    Aneesa Kalsoom, Maryam Munir, Marwa Qaisar
    269-276
    2025-11-23
    Abstract Views: 764
    PDF Downloads: 281
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)24

  • Adaptation of Generative-AI Technologies for Teaching and Learning Innovative Practices and Challenges from the Global Perspective

    Dr. Zulfiquar Ali Chachar, Muniba Siddiqui, Ikramullah Khan
    277-293
    2025-11-26
    Abstract Views: 420
    PDF Downloads: 268
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)25

  • The Role of International Media in Shaping Public Opinion on International Conflicts: A Study of Pakistani Youth on Israel-Palestine War

    Amna Ashraf, Suleman Ahmed, Ifra Hassan
    294-305
    2025-11-27
    Abstract Views: 536
    PDF Downloads: 380
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)26

  • Reinforcement of Gender Stereotypes in Sports Discourse: A Comparative Qualitative Analysis of Pakistani and International Newspapers

    Aamna Anwar, Prof. Dr. Sarwet Rasul
    306-316
    2025-11-29
    Abstract Views: 318
    PDF Downloads: 190
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)27

  • Development of Pragmatic Competence through Translanguaging among English Language Learners: ELT Teachers’ Perspectives

    Sajid Iqbal, Dr. Saira Maqbool
    317-328
    2025-11-29
    Abstract Views: 357
    PDF Downloads: 222
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)28

  • The Role of Sufi Shrines in Local Politics: A Case Study of Mitthan Kot Rajanpur, Pakistan

    Sarfraz Ahmad, Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro, Fahd Zulfiqar
    329-342
    2025-11-30
    Abstract Views: 503
    PDF Downloads: 1258
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)29

  • Subverting History through Parody, Pastiche, and Historiographic Metafiction in Farooqi’s The Merman and the Book of Power: A Qissa

    Hammad Iftikhar, Dr. Aamer Shaheen, Dr. Sadia Qamar
    343-352
    2025-11-30
    Abstract Views: 772
    PDF Downloads: 238
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-IV)30