Abstract
Since the inception of Pakistan in 1947, Islam has been the one thread creating a national identity in a state otherwise divided along ethnic, provincial, cultural, religious, class, and linguistic lines. Since then, governments have used Islam to gain legitimacy for their rule and as tools of state policy. It has caused religion to be a central theme in the national policy, election campaigns, and public addresses of political leaders. This research aims to analyze the use of religion as rhetoric in the inaugural speeches of three Prime Ministers of Pakistan who belonged to PPP and PMLN. For this purpose, the text of inaugural speeches was rhetorically analyzed for their various components.
Ume Laila, Najma Sadiq, Tahir Mahmood. (2020) Use of Religion as Rhetoric in the Inaugural Speeches of Pakistani Prime Ministers, Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research, Volume No. 21, issue 02.
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