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Author(s):
Maimoona Bashir
AuthorInternational Islamic University, Islambad
Pakistan
Dr. Ayesha Sadaf
AuthorAssistant Professor, Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Pakistan
- ayesha.sadaf@iiu.edu.pk
Details:
| Type: | Article |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Language: | English |
| Id: | 6a50777bd5aea |
| Published | July 10, 2026 |

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