Dranoo Malgaroo!

 

Pa Mina, Aw Ikhlas, Greetings form Department of Pashto University of Balochsitan Quetta. I am Barkat Shah Kakar, Lecturer Pashto Department. I would congratulate you for your efforts regarding the promotion of Pashto language, its history,literature and culture. I would be very pleased to know that how i can contribute. Secondly we also expect your support for linking us to the contemprary  reckoned writers and Researchers of  Pashto. We have incepted a Research Journal in Pashto, which is hte first recognized journal through HEC pakistan. We would be more than happy if you could forward some contacts of scholars and researchers like, Habib Ullah Rafi, Saadudin Shpoon, Zareen Anzor, Sadique Pussarlai, Mujawir  Ahmed Ziar etc. There could be some new writers and researchers please pass on their contacts. If you have experienced or you tend to experince a research paper please write and help us in making a good service to Pashto and Pashtoons.

Following are hte detailes which can be shared with writers.

 Through this email I would like to share that Pashto department has Initiated publication of the Research Journal which is recognized by Higher Education Commission(HEC) of Pakistan. This journal is purely dedicated to the Research work of (mainly) Pashtoon scholars at local, national, regional and international level. The first issue of the journal is tentatively going to be published till the end of December.

We expect a lot from all those who are either connected to the domains of scholarships as researchers and analysts or those who are teaching or associating in the universities or other academic institutions. This will be a pride for us to have your research paper published in our nascent and emerging journal.

There is no honorarium or stipend for this task as we face run short of resource for such initiatives. Anyhow we expect and will be looking towards you for your papers.

I am going to share a brief account of journal

1.      It is a biannual(6 monthly) and bi-lingual (Pashto-English) journal of Pure(academic) and applied (Action) Research.

2.     

The proposed names are “DEWA” or “SIRAGH” You are also requested to help us in choosing a relevant and attractive name which can reflect the work of the journal.

3.      Configuration: The journal is consisting of 2 sections. Section1 caters 5 studies in Pashto and section 2 consists of 3 papers in English.

4.      Themes of the Research must be in the context of Pashto and Pashtoon History, culture,Art, Language, Literature(Prose and poetry), gender roles, anthropology Mysticism and spirituality in general etc.

5.      The paper should be consisting of at minimum 4500 words- 5000 Words

6.      The paper should be in Pashto or English. It is optional but we have a larger space for papers in Pashto language.

7.      Along with other portions of the paper, “Abstract” or “Brief introduction” of the paper must be written clearly either in English or Pashto.

8.      For the upcoming (Initial) number of Journal you are requested to send the paper till November 15^th ,2008.

9.      The papers can be sent online or through post. You can sent material through email and postal addresses

pashtojournal@yahoo.com. Postal Address is,

Department of Pashto, Faculty of Languages, University of Balochsitan Sariab Road Quetta.

Cell # +9200301-3702415 (Barkat Shah Kakar, Lecturer)

Cell # +9200301-3717891 (Javed Iqbal, Lecturer)

Note: As it is a research Journal therefore, the writings catering Poetry, fiction, travelogue or socio-political analysis will not be part of the journal, we accept only research Papers which should be inlined with the recognized research method tools and ethics as shared above.

Pa Drana aw Pashtana Mina

Barkat Shah Kakar

Lecturer University of Balochsitan Quetta

bshahkakar@yahoo.com