Drug PolicyPolice Busts and Moral Panic: How Urdu Media Represents Drug Use in PakistanFatima Azeem.Apr 27, 2026Buried within the recesses of 100 articles about drugs from leading Urdu news outlets in Pakistan is a unique specimen:…
Narrating Narcotics: How Pakistan’s Media Talk About DrugsFatima Azeem.Jan 12, 2026In Pakistan, a Muslim-majority country, drugs occupy a contentious space. Its geographical location means it has largely been a conduit…
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