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The analysis aims to identify and explain how ideology is constructed and presented through language used in two Pakistani newspapers, viz., the Nation and the Dawn. Emphasis is placed on the construction of ideology using framework of analyzing media discourse given by van Dijk (1998) thus revealing the close relationship between language and ideology. The findings indicate that lexical choices and sentence structure in written text play a fundamental role in propagation and perpetuation of implicit and dominant ideologies and that there are certain ideological differences that are yielded either tacitly or overtly in newspaper editorials. The article is divided into four sections. The first section includes the introduction of the newspaper editorial. The next two sections describe what critical discourse analysis is, framework of Van Dijk"s media discourse model, brief history of the newspaper under investigation and an analysis of the data. The last section offers concluding remarks about the association between language and ideology.

Medicinal plants show bioactivities against various ailments due to the presence of biologically active phytochemical constituents. 1 Our present study is on Saussurea simpsoniana (Field & Gard.) Lipsch and Vincetoxicum arnottianum (Wight) Wight. Saussurea simpsoniana (Field & Gard.) Lipsch (Asteraceae) is a herb, and its local name is Boshi Phonar in Gilgit, Pakistan. The decoction of S. simpsoniana has been reported for the treatment of respiratory diseases like asthma, cough, and pneumonia. 2 Furthermore, this plant species has been reported to exhibit antibacterial, 2 and insecticidal 3 properties. The preliminary phytochemical screening 2 has revealed the presence of saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, etc. in S. simpsoniana. Vincetoxicum arnottianum (Wight) Wight (Syn: Cyanchum arnottianum Wight), (Apocynaceae), has recently been reported for its antitumor activity. 4 Apocynaceae consists of 375 genera and 3700-5100 species, which are mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas all over the world. 5 There are 19 genera and 26 species of family Apocynaceae in Pakistan, mostly found in North Punjab,