325 Journal of Peace, Development and Communication Volume 05, Issue 1, January-March 2021 pISSN: 2663-7898, eISSN: 2663-7901 Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.36968/JPDC-V05-I01-28 Homepage: https://pdfpk.net/pdf/ Email:
[email protected] Article: Storyline Depiction of Transgender Issues in Pakistani Dramas Saima Waheed Lecturer at School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology Author(s): Ms. Sarosh Bajwa Lecturer at School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology Ms. Sana Khushi Student of School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology Published: 30th March 2021 Publisher Journal of Peace, Development and Communication (JPDC) Information: Waheed, Saima , et al. (2021). “Storyline Depiction of Transgender Issues in Pakistani To Cite this Dramas” Journal of Peace, Development and Communication, vol. Volume 5, no. Issue 1, Article: 2021, pp. 325-339, https://doi.org/10.36968/JPDC-V05-I01-28 Saima Waheed is serving as Lecturer at School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology and she is also a Ph.D. Scholar at ICS, University of the Punjab Email:
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[email protected] Storyline Depiction of Transgender Issues in Pakistani Dramas 326 Abstract This study analyzed the effect of exposure to a TV storyline on “Khuda Mera Bhai” and “Alif Allah Aur Insan” (ARY Digital & HUM TV) and complementary effects of screening other TV series featuring transgender individuals.