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Food Court Dolmen Mall Tariq Road Karachi Karachi C-16
Outlet Details Address City FOOD COURT DOLMEN MALL TARIQ ROAD KARACHI KARACHI C-16 & 17 BLOCK 16 A YOUSAF PLAZA F.B AREA KARACHI KARACHI SHOP # 14 GRAY GARDEN,FL-9 BLK 16 GULISTAN E JOHAR KARACHI MAIN UNIVERSITY ROAD, OPP KARACHI UNIVERSITY, KARACHI KARACHI CANTT, STATION, KARACHI KARACHI ST-6/4, SEC. 24, CARMRA CHOWRANGI, KORANGI INDUSTRIAL AREA, KARACHI PLOT NO. GPC-6, KDA SCHEME 5, KHARKAR CHOWRANGI CLIFTON KARACHI KARACHI QM BUILDING PLOT-BC 15, KHAYABAN E ROOMI CLIFTON KARACHI KARACHI FOOD COURT DOLMEN MALL SEA VIEW CLIFTON KARACHI KARACHI PAKISTAN RAILWAYS I I CHANDRIGARE ROAD KARACHI KARACHI PLOT-12-C, RELIANCE ARCADE, MUHAMMAD ALI SOCIETY KARACHI KARACHI 249, STAFF LINES ZAIBUNNISA STREET, SADDAR, KARACHI KARACHI PIZZAHUT AT D-38, SITE AREA HOM KARACHI KARACHI PIZZAHUT BAHRIA SUPER DELCO, COMMERCIAL BUILDING BAHRIA KARACHI SHOP- 6, AL KAMRAN CENTRE PLOT-7A, BLOCK 6 PECHS KARACHI PLOT 125, C1, STREET 16, JAMI COMMERCIAL LANE PHASE 7 DHA KARACHI ADAM TOWN NAGAN CHOWRANGI KARACHI D-5, BLOCK D, NORTH NAZIMABAD KARACHI OPPOSIT MATRIC BOARD OFFICE KARACHI 36-B HINA CENTRE GULSHAN E IQBAL KARACHI 1-B/FL-6, BLOCK 7, GULSHAN E IQBAL KARACHI RASHID MINHAS ROAD GULISTAN E JOHAR KARACHI PLOT 7/4, BLOCK 3, DMC HOUSING SOCIETY SHAHEED E MILLAT KARACHI 14-C, LANE 2, KHAYABAN E SHAHBAZ, PHASE-6, DHA KARACHI FOOD COURT NUEPLEX CINEMA RASHID MINHAS RD ASKARI IV KARACHI KARACHI RAINBOW TWIN TOWER AND SHOPPING MALL SECTOR 33 GULSHAN E HIJRI KARACHI KARACHI NEW STEEL TOWNSHIP HADEED ROAD NEAR ALLAH WALI CHOWRANGI KARACHI GULSHAN E HADEED KARACHI 2 -
S# BRANCH CODE BRANCH NAME CITY ADDRESS 1 24 Abbottabad
BRANCH S# BRANCH NAME CITY ADDRESS CODE 1 24 Abbottabad Abbottabad Mansera Road Abbottabad 2 312 Sarwar Mall Abbottabad Sarwar Mall, Mansehra Road Abbottabad 3 345 Jinnahabad Abbottabad PMA Link Road, Jinnahabad Abbottabad 4 131 Kamra Attock Cantonment Board Mini Plaza G. T. Road Kamra. 5 197 Attock City Branch Attock Ahmad Plaza Opposite Railway Park Pleader Lane Attock City 6 25 Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 1 - Noor Mahal Road Bahawalpur 7 261 Bahawalpur Cantt Bahawalpur Al-Mohafiz Shopping Complex, Pelican Road, Opposite CMH, Bahawalpur Cantt 8 251 Bhakkar Bhakkar Al-Qaim Plaza, Chisti Chowk, Jhang Road, Bhakkar 9 161 D.G Khan Dera Ghazi Khan Jampur Road Dera Ghazi Khan 10 69 D.I.Khan Dera Ismail Khan Kaif Gulbahar Building A. Q. Khan. Chowk Circular Road D. I. Khan 11 9 Faisalabad Main Faisalabad Mezan Executive Tower 4 Liaqat Road Faisalabad 12 50 Peoples Colony Faisalabad Peoples Colony Faisalabad 13 142 Satyana Road Faisalabad 585-I Block B People's Colony #1 Satayana Road Faisalabad 14 244 Susan Road Faisalabad Plot # 291, East Susan Road, Faisalabad 15 241 Ghari Habibullah Ghari Habibullah Kashmir Road, Ghari Habibullah, Tehsil Balakot, District Mansehra 16 12 G.T. Road Gujranwala Opposite General Bus Stand G.T. Road Gujranwala 17 172 Gujranwala Cantt Gujranwala Kent Plaza Quide-e-Azam Avenue Gujranwala Cantt. 18 123 Kharian Gujrat Raza Building Main G.T. Road Kharian 19 125 Haripur Haripur G. T. Road Shahrah-e-Hazara Haripur 20 344 Hassan abdal Hassan Abdal Near Lari Adda, Hassanabdal, District Attock 21 216 Hattar Hattar -
An Assessment of Environmental Risks and Needs
IUCN Pakistan Earthquake in Pakistan An Assessment of Environmental Risks and Needs Based on IUCN Field Missions to NWFP and AJK November 19–26 and December 4–7, 2005 January 16, 2006 i Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank AJK Azad Jammu and Kashmir AKPBS Aga Khan Planning and Building Services CGI Corrugated Galvanised Iron CNG Compressed Natural Gas EPA Environmental Protection Agency EQ Earthquake ERRA Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation GoP Government of Pakistan GSM Global System for Mobile Communication HVCA Hazards, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment IAP Institute of Architects Pakistan ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas NGO Non-Government Organisation NRSP National Rural Support Programme NWFP North West Frontier Province PEA Preliminary Environmental Assessment SCO Special Communications Organization SHA Swiss Humanitarian Aid SRSP Sarhad Rural Support Programme TB Tuberculosis TVO Trust for Voluntary Organisations WFP World Food Programme WWF World-Wide Fund for Nature i Contents Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................................i Contents.................................................................................................................................................ii Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................iii 1. Introduction -
Fakhar-E-Bhkkar - a High Yielding, Temperature Stress Tolerant and Rust Resistant Spring Bread Wheat Variety
Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. (2018). 5(8): 36-45 International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences ISSN: 2348-8069 www.ijarbs.com DOI: 10.22192/ijarbs Coden: IJARQG(USA) Volume 5, Issue 8 - 2018 Research Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22192/ijarbs.2018.05.08.006 Fakhar-E-Bhkkar - A high yielding, temperature stress tolerant and rust resistant spring bread wheat variety Muhammad Irshad*, Zubeda Parveen, Abdul Ghaffar, Niaz Hussain, Muneer Abbas Muhammad Aslam and Khalid Hussain. Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract A new wheat variety (Fakhar-E-Bhakkar), high yielding, temperature stress tolerant and disease resistant was developed by hybridization between strain 93T347 and commercial cultivar Auqab-2000 at Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhakkar, Pakistan. F2 to F6 generations of this cross were advanced by modified bulk pedigree method from 2004 to 2010. Flag leaf attitude is semi erect and auricle color is white. This variety has tapering head shape with 13-14 cm length having 21-22spikelet per spike. It has high tillering capacity (145tillers per meter row).Fakhar-E-Bhakkar has good yield potential in poor sandy soil, early & terminal heat stress environments and characterized with morphological marker of anthocyanin pigmentation at peduncle and awns during grain filling stage. One thousand kernel weight ranges from 40.00 to 45.00 g. Seed is ovate, medium and amber in color having protein content 15.00%. It has good chapatti making quality. New wheat variety Fakhar-E-Bhakkar is resistant to prevailing races of leaf and yellow rusts along with desirable tolerance against local race of stem rust. -
List of Open Branches
List of Open Branches Branch Code Branch Name Branch Address City Aadha Stop, Near Main Bazar, Main Sialkot-Daska 0308 Aadha, Sialkot Aadha Road,Tehsil Daska, District Sialkot Khan Baba Plaza, Ground Floor, Moallah Upper 2007 Abbottabad Abbottabad Channai,Abbottabad Road, Mansehra. Main Mansehra Road, Near Fawara Chowk, 2038 City Branch, Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad Islamic Banking Main Mansehra Road, Mouza Sheikh Albandi 1, 5541 Mansehra Road, Abbottabad Abbotabad. Abbotabad Khewat No. 54, Khatooni No. 55, Katchery Road, 0193 Ahmed Pur East Ahmed Pur East Ahmed Pur East. Mauza Shamsa Akbarpura, Tehsil Pabbi, District 2048 Akbarpura, Nowshera Akbarpura Nowshera Ali Pur Chatha, Mauza Akaal Garh, Qadirabad Road, Ali Pur Chatha, 0312 Ali pur chattha Gujranwala Tehsil Wazirabad, District Gujranwala. Mouza Ghalwan Awal, Main Multan Road, Alipur, 0164 Alipur Alipur District Muzaffargarh. Property No. 48-A, Timber Market, City Road, 0159 Arifwala Outside Ghalla Mandi, Tehsil Arifwala, District Arifwala Pakpattan. Civil Bazar Branch, Shop No. D7&D8, Civil Bazar 0128 Civil Bazar Attock Attock City. 1122 Badin Quaid-e-Azam Road, Badin Town, Badin. Badin 4007 Bagh, AJK Bank Road, Main Bazar, Teh & District Bagh (AJK) Bagh (A.K.) 0150 Bahawalnagar Shop No. 10, Grain Market, Bahawalnagar. Bahawalnagar 0068 Bahawalpur Circular Road, Near Chowk Fawara, Bahawalpur Bahawalpur Chak No. 47/DNB, Shahi Wala, Tehsil Yazman, 0315 Shahi Wala Bahawalpur District Bahawalpur. Chak No.56-A / DB, Tehsil Yazman, District 0330 Yazman Bahawalpur Bahawalpur. Satellite Town, Rafi Qamar Road, Main Kanju Chowk, Satellite Town, 0341 Bahawalpur Bahawalpur Bahawalpur. Islamic Banking Plot No.6/B, Block B/I, Ghaznavi Road, Model Town 5517 Bahawalpur Bahawalpur – A, Gazted Officers Colony, Bahawalpur. -
Consolidated List of HBL and Bank Alfalah Branches for Ehsaas Emergency Cash Payments
Consolidated list of HBL and Bank Alfalah Branches for Ehsaas Emergency Cash Payments List of HBL Branches for payments in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan ranch Cod Branch Name Branch Address Cluster District Tehsil 0662 ATTOCK-CITY 22 & 23 A-BLOCK CHOWK BAZAR ATTOCK CITY Cluster-2 ATTOCK ATTOCK BADIN-QUAID-I-AZAM PLOT NO. A-121 & 122 QUAID-E-AZAM ROAD, FRUIT 1261 ROAD CHOWK, BADIN, DISTT. BADIN Cluster-3 Badin Badin PLOT #.508, SHAHI BAZAR TANDO GHULAM ALI TEHSIL TANDO GHULAM ALI 1661 MALTI, DISTT BADIN Cluster-3 Badin Badin PLOT #.508, SHAHI BAZAR TANDO GHULAM ALI TEHSIL MALTI, 1661 TANDO GHULAM ALI Cluster-3 Badin Badin DISTT BADIN CHISHTIAN-GHALLA SHOP NO. 38/B, KHEWAT NO. 165/165, KHATOONI NO. 115, MANDI VILLAGE & TEHSIL CHISHTIAN, DISTRICT BAHAWALNAGAR. 0105 Cluster-2 BAHAWAL NAGAR BAHAWAL NAGAR KHEWAT,NO.6-KHATOONI NO.40/41-DUNGA BONGA DONGA BONGA HIGHWAY ROAD DISTT.BWN 1626 Cluster-2 BAHAWAL NAGAR BAHAWAL NAGAR BAHAWAL NAGAR-TEHSIL 0677 442-Chowk Rafique shah TEHSIL BAZAR BAHAWALNAGAR Cluster-2 BAHAWAL NAGAR BAHAWAL NAGAR BAZAR BAHAWALPUR-GHALLA HOUSE # B-1, MODEL TOWN-B, GHALLA MANDI, TEHSIL & 0870 MANDI DISTRICT BAHAWALPUR. Cluster-2 BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR Khewat #33 Khatooni #133 Hasilpur Road, opposite Bus KHAIRPUR TAMEWALI 1379 Stand, Khairpur Tamewali Distt Bahawalpur Cluster-2 BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR KHEWAT 12, KHATOONI 31-23/21, CHAK NO.56/DB YAZMAN YAZMAN-MAIN BRANCH 0468 DISTT. BAHAWALPUR. Cluster-2 BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR-SATELLITE Plot # 55/C Mouza Hamiaytian taxation # VIII-790 Satellite Town 1172 Cluster-2 BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR TOWN Bahawalpur 0297 HAIDERABAD THALL VILL: & P.O.HAIDERABAD THAL-K/5950 BHAKKAR Cluster-2 BHAKKAR BHAKKAR KHASRA # 1113/187, KHEWAT # 159-2, KHATOONI # 503, DARYA KHAN HASHMI CHOWK, POST OFFICE, TEHSIL DARYA KHAN, 1326 DISTRICT BHAKKAR. -
Karachi Mobility Project Yellow Brt Corridor
Yellow BRT Corridor – Compensation and Livelihood Rehabilitation Plan Public Disclosure Authorized KARACHI MOBILITY PROJECT YELLOW BRT CORRIDOR COMPENSATION AND LIVELIHOOD REHABILIATION PLAN Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Final Report May 09, 2019 Public Disclosure Authorized Sindh Mass Transit Authority Yellow BRT Corridor – Compensation and Livelihood Rehabilitation Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 6 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 11 1.1 The Compensation and Livelihood Rehabilitations Plan (C&LRP) ....................... 11 1.1.1 Purpose and Scope of the C&LRP ....................................................... 11 1.1.2 Project Policy on C&LRP ...................................................................... 11 1.2 Measures to Minimize Impact ............................................................................. 12 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 13 2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Project Development Objectives and Key Results............................................... 13 2.3 Sindh Mass Transit Authority .............................................................................. 13 2.4 Project Components .......................................................................................... -
Central-Karachi
Central-Karachi 475 476 477 478 479 480 Travelling Stationary Inclass Co- Library Allowance (School Sub Total Furniture S.No District Teshil Union Council School ID School Name Level Gender Material and Curricular Sport Total Budget Laboratory (School Specific (80% Other) 20% supplies Activities Specific Budget) 1 Central Karachi New Karachi Town 1-Kalyana 408130186 GBELS - Elementary Elementary Boys 20,253 4,051 16,202 4,051 4,051 16,202 64,808 16,202 81,010 2 Central Karachi New Karachi Town 4-Ghodhra 408130163 GBLSS - 11-G NEW KARACHI Middle Boys 24,147 4,829 19,318 4,829 4,829 19,318 77,271 19,318 96,589 3 Central Karachi New Karachi Town 4-Ghodhra 408130167 GBLSS - MEHDI Middle Boys 11,758 2,352 9,406 2,352 2,352 9,406 37,625 9,406 47,031 4 Central Karachi New Karachi Town 4-Ghodhra 408130176 GBELS - MATHODIST Elementary Boys 20,492 4,098 12,295 8,197 4,098 16,394 65,576 16,394 81,970 5 Central Karachi New Karachi Town 6-Hakim Ahsan 408130205 GBELS - PIXY DALE 2 Registred as a Seconda Elementary Girls 61,338 12,268 49,070 12,268 12,268 49,070 196,281 49,070 245,351 6 Central Karachi New Karachi Town 9-Khameeso Goth 408130174 GBLSS - KHAMISO GOTH Middle Mixed 6,962 1,392 5,569 1,392 1,392 5,569 22,278 5,569 27,847 7 Central Karachi New Karachi Town 10-Mustafa Colony 408130160 GBLSS - FARZANA Middle Boys 11,678 2,336 9,342 2,336 2,336 9,342 37,369 9,342 46,711 8 Central Karachi New Karachi Town 10-Mustafa Colony 408130166 GBLSS - 5/J Middle Boys 28,064 5,613 16,838 11,226 5,613 22,451 89,804 22,451 112,256 9 Central Karachi New Karachi -
Chughtai Lab Centers Location List
CHUGHTAI LAB CENTERS LOCATION LIST Center Sr# Center Name City Province phone No 1 Abbotabad Center (Ayub) 3458448299 Abbottabad KPK 2 Abbotabad Mandian Center Abbottabad KPK 3454005023 3 Abbotabad-3 (Zarbat Plaza) Abbottabad KPK 3458406680 4 Ahmedpur Bahawalpur 3454008413 Ahmedpur Punjab 5 Muzafarabad 3408883260 AJK AJK 6 Alipur Chatta 3456219930 Alipur Chatta Punjab 7 Arif Wala, Qaboola Road 3454004737 Arif Wala Punjab Bahawalnagar, Opp: DHQ 8 Bahawalnagar Punjab Hospital 3458406756 9 Bahawalpur-1 3458401293 Bahawalpur Punjab 10 Bahawalpur-2 3403334926 Bahawalpur Punjab 11 Iqbal Hospital Bahawalpur 3458494221 Bahawalpur Punjab 12 Battgaram 3458406679 Battgaram KPK Bhakhar Near Piyala 13 Bhakkar Punjab Chowk 3458448168 14 THQ Burewala-76001 3458445717 Burewala Punjab 15 Chichawatni, College Road Chichawatni Punjab 3008699218 Chishtian Center Opposit 16 3454004669 Chishtian Punjab THQ Hospital Chishtian 17 Chunian Cantt Road 3458406794 Chunian Punjab 18 D.G Khan 3458445094 D.G Khan Punjab 19 Daska Center 3458445096 Daska Punjab 20 Depalpur Z.K 3458440206 Depalpur Punjab Depalpur, Kasur Road 21 Depalpur Punjab Syed Plaza 3458440206 Arshad Farooq Goraya 22 Faisalabad Punjab Clinic N/A Faisalabad-4 Susan Road 23 Faisalabad Punjab Madina Town 3454998408 24 Faisalabad-Allied Hospital 3458406692 Faisalabad Punjab 25 Faisalabad-Jinnah Colony 3454004790 Faisalabad Punjab 26 Faisalabad-Saleemi Chowk Faisalabad Punjab 3458402874 Lahore Diagonistic Center 27 Faisalabad Punjab samnabad FSD 3444481983 28 Maqsooda Zia Clinic N/A Faisalabad Punjab Farooqabad, -
VIOLENCE AGAINST POLIO CAMPAIGNS-PAKISTAN As of 1 January to 31 December, 2015
VIOLENCE AGAINST POLIO CAMPAIGNS-PAKISTAN As of 1 January to 31 December, 2015 KILLED DURING POLIO CAMPAIGNS INJURED DURING POLIO CAMPAIGNS HIGH RISK DISTRICT FOR ANTI POLIO CAMPAIGNS Hunza KHYBER Hunza Chitral Nagar Nagar PAKHTUNKHWA Ghizer Hunza GILGIT Nagar Chitral Chitral Gilgit Skardu Ghizer Upper BALTISTAN Swat Diamir Diamir Dir Kohistan Skardu Ghanche Upper Kohistan Ghanche Gilgit Bajaur Astore Swat Skardu AZAD Dir Lower Shangla Agency Batagram Diamir Mohmand Buner Shangla Neelum Upper Kohistan Ghanche Dir KASHMIR Buner Mansehra Bajaur Astore Agency Torgher Muzaffarabad Dir Swabi Hattian Agency ShanglaBatagram Charsadda Haripur Mardan Hattian Mansehra Neelum Kurram Khyber Kurram Khyber Peshawar Abbottabad Bagh Nowshehra Poonch Nowshehra Haripur Mohmand Buner Muzaffarabad Agency Agency FR Peshawar ICT Indian occupied Kashmir Agency Agency Agency Abbottabad Hattian FR Kohat Islamabad Poonch Hangu Rawalpindi Hangu Kotli Indian occupied Kashmir Kurram Khyber Haripur Bagh Kohat Attock MirpurKotli Kohat Attock Nowshehra Karak Rawalpindi Agency Agency Jhelum Bhimber Karak FR Kohat Islamabad Indian occupied Kashmir N. Wazirastan Bannu Mianwali Chakwal N. Wazirastan Bannu Chakwal Jhelum Bhimber Hangu Kohat Attock Kotli Lakki Gujrat Mianwali Gujrat Rawalpindi FATA Mandi Karak Marwat Khushab Sialkot FR Tank N. Wazirastan Bannu Khushab Bahauddin Sialkot Chakwal Jhelum Bhimber S. Wazirastan Tank Gujranwala Narowal Tank Narowal Mianwali Gujrat D I Khan Sargodha S. Wazirastan Sargodha Gujranwala Mandi Sheikhupura Sheikhupura FR Tank Sialkot D I Khan Khushab Bahauddin FR D.I.Khan Bhakkar Chiniot Nankana FR D.I.Khan Chiniot Tank Narowal Bhakkar Nankana S. Wazirastan Sargodha Gujranwala Zhob Sheerani Jhang Sahib Lahore Zhob Sheerani FaisalabadSahib Lahore Sheikhupura Musa D I Khan Killa Kasur Killa Musa Jhang T. -
Public Notice Auction of Gold Ornament & Valuables
PUBLIC NOTICE AUCTION OF GOLD ORNAMENT & VALUABLES Finance facilities were extended by JS Bank Limited to its customers mentioned below against the security of deposit and pledge of Gold ornaments/valuables. The customers have neglected and failed to repay the finances extended to them by JS Bank Limited along with the mark-up thereon. The current outstanding liability of such customers is mentioned below. Notice is hereby given to the under mentioned customers that if payment of the entire outstanding amount of finance along with mark-up is not made by them to JS Bank Limited within 15 days of the publication of this notice, JS Bank Limited shall auction the Gold ornaments/valuables after issuing public notice regarding the date and time of the public auction and the proceeds realized from such auction shall be applied towards the outstanding amount due and payable by the customers to JS Bank Limited. No further public notice shall be issued to call upon the customers to make payment of the outstanding amounts due and payable to JS Bank as mentioned hereunder: Customer ID Customer Name Address Amount as of 8th April 1038553 ZAHID HUSSAIN MUHALLA MASANDPURSHI KARPUR SHIKARPUR 343283.35 1012051 ZEESHAN ALI HYDERI MUHALLA SHIKA RPUR SHIKARPUR PK SHIKARPUR 409988.71 1008854 NANIK RAM VILLAGE JARWAR PSOT OFFICE JARWAR GHOTKI 65110 PAK SITAN GHOTKI 608446.89 999474 DARYA KHAN THENDA PO HABIB KOT TALUKA LAKHI DISTRICT SHIKARPU R 781000 SHIKARPUR PAKISTAN SHIKARPUR 361156.69 352105 ABDUL JABBAR FAZALEELAHI ESTATE S HOP NO C12 BLOCK 3 SAADI TOWN -
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A University of Sussex DPhil thesis Available online via Sussex Research Online: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/ This thesis is protected by copyright which belongs to the author. This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the Author The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the Author When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given Please visit Sussex Research Online for more information and further details 1 The Production and Reception of gender- based content in Pakistani Television Culture Munira Cheema DPhil Thesis University of Sussex (June 2015) 2 Statement I hereby declare that this thesis has not been submitted, either in the same or in a different form, to this or any other university for a degree. Signature:………………….. 3 Acknowledgements Special thanks to: My supervisors, Dr Kate Lacey and Dr Kate O’Riordan, for their infinite patience as they answered my endless queries in the course of this thesis. Their open-door policy and expert guidance ensured that I always stayed on track. This PhD was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), to whom I owe a debt of gratitude. My mother, for providing me with profound counselling, perpetual support and for tirelessly watching over my daughter as I scrambled to meet deadlines. This thesis could not have been completed without her. My husband Nauman, and daughter Zara, who learnt to stay out of the way during my ‘study time’.