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Author(s):
Lecturer, Department of Media Studies & Mass Communication, Faculty of Management & Social Sciences, Iqra National University Peshawar, Pakistan
Pakistan
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| Type: | Article |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Language: | English |
| Id: | 68d0e18253833 |
| Pages | 29 - 48 |
| Published | July 10, 2025 |

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