English Print Media Reporting on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis serves as the research method to examine how Pakistani English print media presents domestic violence against women while evaluating its outcomes regarding public discourse and legal reforms, together with societal norms. A study of domestic violence in Pakistani newspapers evaluates The Express Tribune, The News International, and Dawn through four research themes, including legislative changes, victim portrayal, cultural elements, and community responses. Media reporting shows advancement in legal enforcement of physical assault crimes, but fails to represent abusive behaviors such as emotional and economic abuse due to legal system deficiencies. News coverage about domestic violence victims contains conflicting messages that support both survivor self-empowerment and traditional victim-blaming perspectives through the portrayal of violence as an isolated cultural practice.
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CDA, Print Media, Domestic Violence, Gender, Stereotypes
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(1) Sheeza Akbar
MS Scholar, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Aisha Farid
Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Alisha Akbar Khan
Graduate, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Akbar, S., Farid, A., & Khan, A. A. (2025). English Print Media Reporting on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis. Global Sociological Review, X(III), 36-46. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-III).04
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CHICAGO : Akbar, Sheeza, Aisha Farid, and Alisha Akbar Khan. 2025. "English Print Media Reporting on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis." Global Sociological Review, X (III): 36-46 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2025(X-III).04
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HARVARD : AKBAR, S., FARID, A. & KHAN, A. A. 2025. English Print Media Reporting on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis. Global Sociological Review, X, 36-46.
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MHRA : Akbar, Sheeza, Aisha Farid, and Alisha Akbar Khan. 2025. "English Print Media Reporting on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis." Global Sociological Review, X: 36-46
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MLA : Akbar, Sheeza, Aisha Farid, and Alisha Akbar Khan. "English Print Media Reporting on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis." Global Sociological Review, X.III (2025): 36-46 Print.
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OXFORD : Akbar, Sheeza, Farid, Aisha, and Khan, Alisha Akbar (2025), "English Print Media Reporting on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis", Global Sociological Review, X (III), 36-46
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TURABIAN : Akbar, Sheeza, Aisha Farid, and Alisha Akbar Khan. "English Print Media Reporting on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis." Global Sociological Review X, no. III (2025): 36-46. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-III).04