Riaz Laghari

In the rising landscape of peer counseling across Pakistani universities and NGOs, one might expect psychology to domi…

Scroll through the comments under a mental health-themed Instagram reel from Pakistan, and a subtle but profound phenom…

In a country where economic instability, political upheavals, and social inequality seem almost endemic, one might expe…

The Language of Strength: How Pakistani Media Frames Masculine Vulnerability Through Syntax                            …

What is Literature? Literature is one of the most enduring and profound manifestations of human creativity. It encompa…

In a land where truth is trimmed like hedges and memory is manicured in the name of security, a certain breed of garden…

Nations live by stories—but perish by silences. Pakistan was founded in the name of representation, only to be ruled by…

Who decided that Pakistan would be a parliamentary democracy, and when did that vision begin to erode? Why was the Obje…

English Tests as Gatekeepers: Language Assessment or Linguistic Imperialism? For over two decades, I have taught Englis…