Proficient academic writing skill is the need by students of higher education levels to acquire academic success. Therefore, enhancing one's English language skills, particularly academic writing at the undergraduate level, is crucial for academic success in Pakistani universities. The most significant difficulty, on the other hand, is related to the level of academic writing proficiency exhibited by college-level students. As a result, this study was undertaken using a quantitative technique to evaluate students' opinions of problematic and tough areas of academic writing skills and to provide recommendations based on them. All enrolled students at public universities in Sindh were included in the study population, and 372 students were chosen using purposive sampling to participate in this study. The research was carried out utilizing a descriptive survey research approach, with questionnaires serving as the major data collection tool. The study's findings revealed that students struggle with reviewing, summarizing and synthesizing passages, commenting, constructing sentences, paraphrasing, cohesion between paragraphs and sentences, and grammatical issues. Based on these data, it is vital for teachers to take into consideration students' writing issues, and the explanation of extra writing sessions is among the pedagogical implications.

In Pakistani TV talk shows like “Khabardar”, power issues are illuminated, and various hidden ideologies are deconstructed for the achievement of hidden goals; it is the most popular and fascinating way to convey the ideas, perceptions, and effects of the various political statements from the leaders’ perspectives in the current scenario and circumstances. Such types of practices are decorated more with sophisticated vocabulary, witty compliments, and discursive linguistics strategies by character portrayal, particularly as in the characters of “Khabardar,” Critical discourse analysis is a linguistic tool which is helpful to reveal the such type of manipulation as it is displayed in “Khabardar” and CDA also clarifies how and why the characters are being criticized. Actually, the characters in talk shows like “Khabardar” are intentionally revealing their ignorance of linguistic phenomena as well as convey real facts about social and political systems through witty remarks. Through CDA, the current study is centred on political and social scenarios for the illumination of hidden language games. This research is purely qualitative based on Fairclough's three-dimensional models and critically analyzes “Khabardar,” three episodes for sociopolitical elements and language games with the help of CDA.

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Bangladeshi novelist Fariha Roisin wrote Like a Bird (2020). Alyssa, the novel's protagonist, has lost her beauty and charm due to society's norms. Taliya narrates the protagonist's life. Life depends on society's standards, which lead to death, yet empowerment is needed to survive. Textual analysis underpins this qualitative investigation. Grice Atkinson's (1970) view on radical women's rights and snatching is accepted. Radical feminism shows how society treats women as sexual objects and attempts on their lives. Women are subjugated in society. Radical feminism investigates how men snatch women's rights. This theory suggests that women as a class require participation in social politics to overcome life's challenges. Radical feminism in the novel is examined in the study. The findings showed Alyssa's struggle to break her habit, and living way requires a new life despite the social constraints.