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Brand Aslam: Contesting Nadeem Aslam as Pakistani Anglophonic Voice
No full textThis article explores how the literary texts have been influenced by the writer’s promotion as an author with the knowledge and authority to represent Pakistan. We discuss how “Brand Aslam” draws on and amplifies elements of “Brand Pakistan” to secure the authority of Aslam’s representations of the nation he left as a teenager. We are particularly interested in how the branding of Aslam in terms of his national identity (here, Pakistan), especially due to his active involvement in creation of his image, influences commodity value of his work(s) in the global literary market. We conclude that the “real-life” stories of him as a literary celebrity become the objects of special fascination and determine the reception of his works as a postcolonial author from margins
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No full textNisar Ahmad-Essay-The Role of Stereotypes in the Development of the Female Personality. pp. 1-2; M. Moazzam Zubair-Essay-By Love Serve One Another. pp. 3; Jehanzeb Anwar-Essay-A Great Escape. pp. 4-5; Ahmed Ilyas Butt-Essay-War: A Solution for Peace. pp. 6-7; Fatima Zahra-Essay-Proliferation of Electronic Media and Youth. pp. 8; M. Imran-Essay-Environmental Pollution and Our Responsibility. pp. 9; Muiz Junaid Khan-Essay-Intelligence. pp. 10; Safa Aleem-Essay-A Wake-up Call. pp. 11; Fareeha Tahir-Essay-Karo Kari: The Cruelest Reality in Pakistan. pp. 12-13; Adnan Farooqui-Essay-Democracy. pp. 14; Riaz Akbar-Essay-Politics: a Dirty Game or a Human Necessity? pp. 15-16; Mujtaba Chaudhry-Essay-Emancipation of Women. pp. 17; Adeel Riaz-Essay-The Unheard Miseries of Bonded Laborers. pp. 18-19; Nazeef Ishtiaq-Essay-Pakistan Today. pp. 20; Muhammad Adeel-Short Story-Broken Threads. pp. 21-23; Tehreem Fatima-Short Story-But Still. pp. 24; Naima Fatima-Short Story-Once Upon a Time. pp. 25-26; Syed Irfan Haider Shah-Short Story-By The Riverside, I Sat and Wept! pp. 27-28; Faiqa Javed-Short Story-Ghosts. pp. 29; M. Bilal Aslam-Short Story-A Mysterious Night. pp. 30-31; Sabrina Asim-Short Story-A Dismal Encounter. pp. 32; Umair Vahidy-Short Story-Uncertain Ambiguities. pp. 33-36; Jahanzaib Aslam-Interview-Jamsheed Marker. pp. 37-43; U. Vahidy, H. Aslam-Interview-Cecil Chaudhry's Interview. pp. 44-48; N. Ahmad, K. Shah-Interview-Muhammad Junaid. pp. 49-51; N. Ishtriaq, U. Vahidy-Interview-Qazi Laeeque Ahmed. pp. 52-56; S. Aleem, S. Ahmad-Interview-Bilal Bajwa. pp. 57-58; M. Mesam Ismail-Reflections-Loneliness. pp. 59; Haya Fatima-Reflections-I Love to Fantasize. pp. 60; Jahanzeb Anwar-Reflections-A Faith for the Faithless. pp. 61; Fizza Ali Shah-Reflections-Where Are We Heading To. pp. 62; Rabia Shad-Reflections-Need of Revolution. pp. 63; Mariam Iqbal-Reflections-An Extract from a Mother�s Diary. pp. 64; Ali Abbas-Reflections-Sense of Responsibility. pp. 65; Sabrina Asim-Reflections-Painting in Words. pp. 66; Dr. Waseem Anwar-Poetry-Reading Between Silences. pp. 67; Muhammad Adeel-Poetry-The Hand. pp. 67; Nauman Ahmad-Poetry-Fragrance, Piercing Through My Heart. pp. 68; Shumyila Imam-Poetry-Human Right. pp. 68; M. Y. Sandhu-Poetry-To the Mausoleum. pp. 69; Mumtaz Hussain Kherani-Poetry-The Real Inventor. pp. 69; Shakeel Fiaz-Poetry-God Almighty. pp. 70; Jahanzaib-Poetry-My Mother. pp. 70; Ahmed Ilyas Butt-Poetry-A Walk in the Park. pp. 70; Tajwar Ali Buber-Poetry-My Craze. pp. 70; Samra Zafarullah-Poetry-How can we Forget? pp. 71; Tanzeel Ahmad Khan Niazy-Poetry-My Daddy. pp. 71; Toqeer Ahamad Wazir Gilgity-Poetry-Heart and Mind. pp. 71; Faisal Nizami-Poetry-I am... pp. 71; Basit Zafar-Poetry-Lord! pp. 72; Nauman Ahmad-Poetry-I Try Reaching You. pp. 72; Muiz Khan-Poetry-Untitled. pp. 72; Warda Tahseen-Poetry-I am Not a Perfect Girl. pp. 72; Nisar Ahmed-Poetry-Chaos. pp. 73; Furqan Farukh-Poetry-I'll Die Another Day. pp. 73; Nisar Ahmed-Poetry-Secret Joy. pp. 74; Jahangir Jan Khokhar-Poetry-I Want To. pp. 74; Arman Ahmed-Poetry-On the Edge of Dreaming. pp. 74; Professor Arif Qureshi-Poetry-Mother, O' Dear Mother! pp. 74; Furqan Farrukh-Poetry-Love at First Sight. pp. 75; Faisal Karim Nomali-Poetry-Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H.). pp. 75; Saad Akmal-Poetry-Laid Forgotten. pp. 75; Zamzam Rizvi-Poetry-A Lonely Island. pp. 76; Jahanzaib Aslam-Poetry-O My Beloved! pp. 76; Society Reports. pp. 77-80; [Urdu]. 80 p.Mr Jamsheed Marker. before page 37; Mr Cecil Chaudhry. after page 48; Qazi Laeeque Ahmed. after page 56; Mr Bilal Bajwa. before page 57; Presidents 2009-2010. after page 76; FCC Dramatic Club. before page 77; 20 pages covering different activities at FC, i.e. Alumni Reunion, Commencement, Honors Convocation, Drama, Class of 2010, Sports, Debates and Societies. after page 80; Professor Dr Agha Sohail. before page 7 Urdu section; Professor Dr Ehson Raza Khan. before page 15 Urdu sectio
اسلم کولسری کی غزل:بیان و بدیع کے تناظر میں: ASLAM KOLSARY’S GHAZAL IN THE LIGHT OF BIAN-O-BADIE
No full textAslam kolsari is new significant and potentially well-known personality for contributing to modern Urdu ghazal. Being a mindful and multidimensional literary figure he has specific fame in poetry. A distinguish diction in poetry is individuality specifically connected with his name. His ghazal contains all attributes of Research and criticism. Communication of an ordinary concept in his poetry is reflection of Aslam kolasri. In this article the author has explored how poetic characteristics distinguished Aslam kolsari
A Pragma-Stylistic Analysis of the Blind Man’s Garden by Nadeem Aslam
No full textThis paper aims at describing Pragma-stylistic Analysis used in the Novel “Blind Man’s Garden” published in 2013 by British Pakistani author Nadeem Aslam. The study is intended to investigate the role of speech act theory (SAT) in understanding dramatic texts through using pragma-stylistic approach. It is also an attempt to examine the pragma-stylistic effects of using speech acts (SAs) and their implication in conveying the theme of the play and the intentions of the characters. The researcher explores the application of speech act theory proposed by J.L. Austin and John Searle. This study was conducted using textual analysis and descriptive qualitative method. Based on the data analysis the eight extracts are selected from Nadeem’s novel and they are Locutionary, Perlocutionary, Illocutionary, Representatives, Declaratives, Commissive, Expressive and Directives. The analysis reveals that the interaction between stylistics and pragmatics is a vital tool for analyzing dramatic texts in terms of (SAT). SAs are grouped into systematic combination depending on the purpose of the speaker or the play wright. By using Pragma-stylistic Analysis the writer able to catch reader’s attention to focus on the content of the novel.
Keywords: Stylistics, Pragmatics, Pragma-stylistic and Speech Acts
Study of Pakistan pilot project farmer-leaders to Nepal
No full textFarmer participation / Irrigation management / Farmer managed irrigation systems / Irrigated farming / Sustainable agriculture / Institution building / Pakistan
Space-Body Dynamics in the Novels of Kamila Shamsie and Uzma Aslam Khan
No full textThis thesis offers a comparative analysis of geographical themes in the works of two contemporary Pakistani women writers, Kamila Shamsie and Uzma Aslam Khan. In view of the importance of Pakistan’s geostrategic location, contemporary Pakistani writing in English has garnered critical attention in the context of its political perspectives. However, this thesis argues that given the inextricable intertwinement of geography with history and politics since the spatial turn, the geographical within the geopolitical deserves equal attention in the context of Pakistan. In the thesis, I apply a methodological framework derived from phenomenology and feminist geography in order to conduct a study of the representation of Pakistani terrestrial, marine and aerial geographies in Shamsie’s and Khan’s novels. More specifically, I evaluate Shamsie’s and Khan’s return to Pakistani ground reality, sea topography and aerial wildernesses via tropes associated with cartography and palaeontology: tropes of feminist transnational mobility that gauge the political, social and cultural implications of the spatial turn. The thesis concludes that a return to geography and geology in Shamsie’s and Khan’s fiction offers the possibility of a reorientation of Pakistani identity and a partial resolution to the contested notions of Pakistani belonging and citizenship in keeping with the inherent diversity and pluralistic dimensions of its geographical terrain. It also offers Pakistan possibilities of a more peaceful convergence and engagement with its international partners. This alternative rerouting/rerooting of identity foregrounds the potential benefits of a more intimate engagement with the geological and geographical aspects of Pakistani space
INSUFFICIENCY AND EXCESES OF CHOLECALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D3) CAUSES ADVERSE EFFECT ON HEALTH
No full textFirst author: Shakeel Ahmed
(Hazara University Department of Biochemistry)
Second author: Anhum Aslam
(Hazara University Department of Biochemistry
Engaging Schooling Subjectivities Across Post-apartheid Urban Spaces
No full textAslam Fataar, one of South Africa’s few educational sociologists working with ethnographic methods, captures the complex interactions and dynamics between social life, school processes and youth subjectivity in townships in the Western Cape. His work with concepts of mobilities and space is enormously generative, providing a way for teachers, principals, communities and policy makers to engage with the ‘complex ecologies’ of young people’s learning in urban schools. As an astute policy analyst, he also well knows the systemic barriers in the way of achieving this. The last chapter, on possibilities for pedagogical justice at the site of the school, considers how disengaged students might re-engage through leveraging explicit pedagogic connections between their lifeworlds and school practices. Acknowledging that pedagogy cannot be the only means for revitalising schooling, the author nevertheless insists that marginalised young people’s consent needs to be won by schools that make use of, rather than ignore, their strengths, knowledges and aspirations. The approach to the troubled question of youth and subjectivity is enlightening, and vital to understanding the post-apartheid city and school. The book fills a much-needed gap in educational sociology in South Africa
Unmasking the Mental Health Burden of Hypertension: Examining Psychological Distress, And Cognitive Function, Impact on Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Treatment in a Tertiary Care Hospital
No full textMaham Fatima,1 Adeel Aslam,2 Maheen Ijaz,3 Mudassir Anwar,4 Shazia Jamshed,5– 7 Saeed Asiri,8 Wajid Syed9 1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan; 2Faculty of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Mahsa University, Jenjarom, Selangor, Malaysia; 3Faculty of Pharmacy, Green International University, Lahore, Pakistan; 4School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin North, Dunedin, New Zealand; 5School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shifa International University, Islamabad, Pakistan; 7Faculty of Pharmacy, Jinnah Women University, Karachi, Pakistan; 8Department of Nursing Administration and Education, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 9Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Saeed Asiri, Email [email protected] and Aim: A major global public health concern is hypertension, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Pakistan. Despite the fact that its physical manifestations are widely recognized, little is known about its psychological effects and how they impact patients’ quality of life (QoL) in clinical practice and research. The current study examined the relationship between the quality of life of patients with hypertension and psychological distress, including stress, anxiety, and depression.Methods: A total of 385 patients were recruited from a tertiary care facility in Lahore using a cross-sectional approach. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to measure psychological distress, and the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) was used to measure quality of life. The Physical Component Summary (PCS-12) and the Mental Component Summary (MCS-12) are the two summary scores that are produced by the SF-12. Non-parametric tests like the Kruskal–Wallis H-test and the Mann–Whitney U-test were used in the statistical analysis.Results: The findings showed substantial levels of psychological discomfort, with the most common severities being very severe anxiety (50.1%), severe depression (31.2%), and severe stress (46.8%). More significantly, there was a high association (p< 0.001) between lower PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores and depression, anxiety, and stress, indicating a substantial negative impact of psychological distress on both the mental and physical aspects of quality of life. Psychological health and QoL results were also predicted by sociodemographic characteristics, including age, gender, income, education, and work status.Conclusion: These findings highlight the value of integrating psychological evaluation and psychiatric assistance into the management of hypertension for enhanced overall health outcomes as well as patient quality of life.Keywords: hypertension, quality of life, depression, anxiety, stress, hypertensive patients, PCS-12, MCS-12 QoL, psychological factors, psychological distress, DASS-2, SF-1
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On-line lumber quality control technique using image processing
No full textProduct quality control is the back bone for an efficient process control system. By monitoring the size of the board cut in a sawmill, performance of the production system can be controlled. Feedback from the quality control system is used to evaluate the status of the production system and also used for preventive maintenance of the system. The software technique developed in this thesis involves three parts: image acquisition and analysis, quality control analysis, and power consumption analysis. An image of the boards is acquired, and board edges are identified and analyzed to compute the board widths. The effects of defects present on the board surface on the computation of board width are studied. The effect of camera distance from the surface of the object is also analyzed. Computed widths were compared with values measured with a caliper. The quality control program reads the computed board widths and then checks the measurements against control limits. The program also computes board averages and standard deviations and checks the averages against control limits. Between board deviations within cants and between saw pockets are also computed. The n board averages are displayed to check the process status. A power meter is used to monitor the power consumption of the production system. A program was developed to read the power meter and to display the data in a control chart or in tabular form as a means of checking the power consumption of the system
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