Hierarchy, Command, and the Language of Obedience
The Military Syntax: Hierarchy, Command, and the Language of Obedience The Pakistani military does not merely command w…
July 13, 2025
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Language, Law, and the Performance of Justice in Pakistan
In Pakistan, justice is often less a matter of delivery than of performance—a ritualized display that hinges on the lan…
July 13, 2025
Political Silence: Discourse and Power in Pakistan
Political Silence: Strategic Omission and the Power of What Is Left Unsaid In the cacophony of political slogans and te…
July 13, 2025
Language, Obfuscation, and Power in the State Apparatus
The Bureaucratic Voice: Language, Obfuscation, and Power in the State Apparatus Bureaucracy in Pakistan, far from being…
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Rhetoric of the Rabble: Populism and the Language of the Masses
The Rhetoric of the Rabble: Populism and the Language of the Masses in Pakistan Populism in Pakistan is not merely a po…
July 13, 2025
Construction of Religious Legitimacy in Pakistan's Political Discourse
The Sacred Script: Political Discourse and the Construction of Religious Legitimacy in Pakistan In Pakistan, religion i…
July 13, 2025
Pakistan’s discursively constructed regional tensions
Cartographies of Speech: Regional Discourse and the Politics of Place Pakistan’s regional tensions are not just geograp…
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Sectarianism in Pakistani Politics
Veils of Virtue: The Discursive Life of Sectarianism in Pakistani Politics Sectarianism in Pakistan is often seen as th…
July 13, 2025
Gendered Grammar of Power in Pakistan
Syntax and Silence: The Gendered Grammar of Power in Pakistan In Pakistan, women do not simply participate in politics—…
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- Riaz Laghari
- Islamabad, Federal Capital, Pakistan
- Lecturer in English Islamabad
Lecturer in English: "Learn to live, live to learn" sums up my life philosophy. I regard education as an infinite process, with special interests in language, ELT, and Pakistani political discourse. Through my work, I hope to inspire in my students a similar love of learning and a curiosity about the world. I explore these themes on my blog at http://riazlaghari.blogspot.com.