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Author(s):
Mahrukh Nishat
PhD Scholar, Department of EnglishNational University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad
Pakistan
- mahrukh.nishat@gcu.edu.pk
Dr. Mian Khurram Shahzad Azam
Assistant Professor of EnglishNational University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
Pakistan
- mksazam@numl.edu.pk
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| Type: | Article |
| Volume: | 102 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Language: | English |
| Id: | 6a548d09b5b72 |
| Pages | 3 - 22 |
| Published | July 13, 2026 |
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