Code switching and Code mixing are the part and parcel of multicultural, pluralistic and globalized world. It is very difficult to find a mono-lingual speaker in the modern world using any single lang ... Read More

This article basically analyses how Pashtunwali, which is a prominent culture in Pak-Afghan border region, could be turned into a geostrategic asset in Pakistan. Pashtunwali is a tribal code of conduc ... Read More

Despite controversies about its role, Jirga does qualify to be an actor of civil society because its mandate is to represent masses on volunteer basis and not as representative of government (public s ... Read More

A comparative study is the demand of opening new horizons of research in literature but free verse of Ghani Khan in Pashto has not yet been compared with Whitman’s free verse in English that the prese ... Read More

The poetry of the famous Pashto poet Ghani Khan and English poet John Keats is considered vague in its expression of natural love. This paper investigates and explores the role of natural love express ... Read More

The paper attempted to investigate the gender subversion of the stereotyped ideas of female subjugation and male domination in society. The paper portrayed marginalization and dislocation of women in ... Read More

In the present study the role of Patriarchy with especial reference to English Victorian society depicted in Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Hindu Brahmin society portrayed in Bapsi Si ... Read More

Emotions, language, and change are inter-connected and dependent on each other. The purpose of this qualitative study is to analyze the role of language on emotions. In addition, the role of emotions ... Read More

English being a global language is expanding from Inner Circle to Outer and Expanding Circle. There is a relationship between ESL and literature. English is a compulsory part of syllabi designed for P ... Read More

Considering the anthropological question “ritual as social order and resistance” or in the words of Max Gluckman “rituals of rebellion”, this paper seeks to find out the influence of attan (Pashtun’s ... Read More

In terms of area, Balochistan constitute the largest province of Pakistan: however, it has the lowest population density in the country. It is considered a backward province that lacks industrializati ... Read More

Pashtun society was or is a typically passive, peace loving or literature loving society with its own complete code of life that is Pashtunwali. Pashtunwali governs all the aspects of tribal life in P ... Read More

“Democracy is not alien to the Pukhtuns, as they are carrying on their typical and rudimentary form of government on democratic principles since times immemorial. A unique feature of tribal life is th ... Read More

The aim of this research paper is to explore and evaluate one of the much debated issues pertaining to the role of the mother tongue while imparting education at primary level in Balochistan, and anal ... Read More


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