POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN PAKISTAN AND OBSTINATE PARTISANSHIP

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).11      10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).11      Published : Mar 2021
Authored by : Ifra Iftikhar , Irem Sultana , Malik Adnan

11 Pages : 121-131

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    APA : Iftikhar, I., Sultana, I., & Adnan, M. (2021). Political Discussions on Social Media in Pakistan and Obstinate Partisanship. Global Political Review, VI(I), 121-131. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).11
    CHICAGO : Iftikhar, Ifra, Irem Sultana, and Malik Adnan. 2021. "Political Discussions on Social Media in Pakistan and Obstinate Partisanship." Global Political Review, VI (I): 121-131 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).11
    HARVARD : IFTIKHAR, I., SULTANA, I. & ADNAN, M. 2021. Political Discussions on Social Media in Pakistan and Obstinate Partisanship. Global Political Review, VI, 121-131.
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    OXFORD : Iftikhar, Ifra, Sultana, Irem, and Adnan, Malik (2021), "Political Discussions on Social Media in Pakistan and Obstinate Partisanship", Global Political Review, VI (I), 121-131
    TURABIAN : Iftikhar, Ifra, Irem Sultana, and Malik Adnan. "Political Discussions on Social Media in Pakistan and Obstinate Partisanship." Global Political Review VI, no. I (2021): 121-131. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).11