Anthropological Account of Traditional Musical Instruments
Abstract:
The art of making a musical instrument, playing it and to move or dance to that instrument is duly considered
to be an abhorrent act in Pakistan. The use of musical instruments in Pakistan is going to be extinct over time.
Research in Pakistan has yet to be done in this area. The musical instruments are source of bread and butter
for artists and performers as their lives are connected with thes ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
Author/s:
1-Nida Rehman MPhil Scholar, Department of Anthropology, (PMAS-AAUR) Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, (PMAS-AAUR) Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
Challenges to Polio Campaign: A Case Study of Gujar Khan
Abstract:
Pakistan is among the group of four nations in the world which are categorized as endemic because of the
prevalence of Polio. In the past few years, Pakistan took some big steps to curb the disease through polio
eradication campaigns but it met numerous obstacles. The major objective of this research work was to
shed light on the main challenges and associated factors faced by the polio staff d ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
Author/s:
1-Faiqa Ambreen MPhil Scholar, Department of Statistics, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Mahwish Zeeshan Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Polio, Case Study, Challenges, Eradication Campaign, Polio Staff, Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Land is an important part of nature. In Pakistan the main issue is the transaction of land. The researchers
heed rare attention towards this sensitive issue. This issue of land has always been considered. alarming for
the people of Pakistan. The distribution of property is playing a pivotal role to strengthen and weaken the
relationships since long. The lands devoured the old, loved and preciou ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
Author/s:
1-Shumaila Bano MPhil Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Socio- Cultural Issues, Family Politics, Domestic Victims, Marriage, Tax.
The Precarious Conditions: Anthropocene and Transformed Human Nonhuman Relations
Abstract:
This paper discusses the transformed human (fishermen) and nonhuman (dogs) relations; dogs being the
most feared animal in past to dogs as companion species today at Manchar Lake. The Lake is one of the oldest
and largest freshwater lakes of South Asia, located in Sindh Pakistan, and is degrading for last more than two
decades due to a development project called Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD), ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
Author/s:
1-Muhammad Ali Department of Sociology, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Suneel Kumar Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.3- Pasand Ali Khoso Department of Sociology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Anthropocene, Human Nonhuman Relations, Dogs, Manchar Lake, Sindh, Pakistan
