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01 - Political Reforms in Erstwhile FATA and its Implications: A Critical Study of th...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2025(X-IV).01
10.31703/gpr.2025(X-IV).01      Published : Dec 2025

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    The erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan (presently part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) had geo-strategic importance for British India as well as post-colonial Pakistan after 1947. Before its merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018, political reforms were introduced by the then government of Pakistan People’s Party (2008-13), which played a significant role in the... Details

    Electoral Reforms, FATA, Local Government, Political Parties

    (1) Fazal Muhammad
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ehtaisham Ahmed Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Mohammad Ayaz
    In-Charge Chairperson, Department of Political Science, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
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02 - Sense of Deprivation in Balochistan: Depiction of instability on Twitter ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2025(X-IV).02
10.31703/gpr.2025(X-IV).02      Published : Dec 2025

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    This study looks at how Baluchistan's political instability and lack of progress are reflected in tweets. It shows that the majority of these tweets are from activists and non-governmental organisations that use social media to advance their political and ideological objectives.  The study carefully looks at content on Twitter to see how stories about Baluchistan are made, shared, and even ex... Details

    Balochistan, Instability, Twitter, Propaganda, Agenda-Setting, Framing, Digital Activism

    (1) Hafiz Hassan Ali
    MS Scholar, Riphah Institute of Media Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Fatima Khalid
    MS Scholar, Riphah Institute of Media Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Qasim Ali Shah
    PhD, Department of Developmental Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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03 - Challenges to the PML-N in the Process of Democratic Consolidation in Pakistan (...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2025(X-IV).03
10.31703/gpr.2025(X-IV).03      Published : Dec 2025

Abstract

    This study assesses the major challenges faced by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in advancing democratic consolidation during its 2013–2018 tenure. Employing a qualitative analytical approach, drawing on secondary data, government reports, and scholarly literature, the paper examines how persistent civil-military tensions, judicial interventions, and politicized accountability refl... Details

    PML-N, Democratic Consolidation, Civil-military Relations, Political Instability, Judicial Engineering, Intra-party Democracy.

    (1) Jamal Ud Din
    PhD Scholar (Political Science), Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Manzoor Ahmad Naazer
    Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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04 - Radicalization and Identity Crisis in The Runaways (2019) by Fatima Bhutto: A Cr...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2025(X-IV).04
10.31703/gpr.2025(X-IV).04      Published : Dec 2025

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    The paper is a critical analysis of The Runaways by Fatima Bhutto (2019) using Critical Discourse Analysis (Fairclough) and Systemic Functional Linguistics (transitivity system of Halliday) to analyze how language creates the radicalization and identity crisis, as well as gendered subject positions in the post-9/11 period. Through 55-60 paragraphs of the purposive sampling of analyzed clauses cond... Details

    Radicalization, Disorientation, Discourse Analysis, Marginalization, Identity Crisis

    (1) Nimra Nadeem
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Linguistics and Language Studies (DLLS), University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Tazanfal Tehseem
    Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics and Language Studies (DLLS), University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Asad Nazar
    PhD Scholar, Department of Linguistics and Language Studies (DLLS), University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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