Abdul Qadar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4098430 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abdul Qadar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abdul |
| FAMILY NAME | Qadar |
| SIGNATURE | QADAR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8625-4623 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Securitised development, popular politics and the authoritarian state in Pakistan
On Perils and Privileges of Native Anthropology in Pakistan
This paper problematizes nativeness of a Pakistani anthropologist originating from reflection on meanings of the term 'native,' against certain other key determinants of anthropological fieldwork like, 'field', 'self' and 'representation in writing'. Methodologically, the paper contextualizes self of a Punjabi anthropologist at his native village while comparing historically enacted self at another Punjabi village where an American anthropologist…
Choosing between energy and ecologies of health
Environmental crises, precipitated by a globally dominant model of developmentalism, have changed the lives of less visible communities in geographical peripheries. This study draws on our participant observation of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in general as a massive infrastructural development project and the Qadirabad coal power plant as one of many CPEC projects where developmentalism and local lives intersect with each other. …
From Sainthood to Saintly Kinship
This article problematises 'sainthood' as a sacred spiritual construct by the understanding and appropriation of the same. We have examined claims of Chishti and Dhuddi biraderies (endogamous kinship groups) as spiritually elevated and socially superior groups based on our recent fieldwork in three villages in the district of Vehari, Punjab. We take a case study of Chishti biraderi' s claims of spiritual ascendency because of their descendance fr…
Traditional Hierarchies of Zamindars and Kammis in Pakistani Punjab
This article challenges the traditional understanding of the role of landownership in rural Punjab in the context of recent socio-economic restructuring of Pakistani society. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork of contemporary practices of gift exchange ( vartan bhanji) in a village, we argue that the Kammi biraderis, once considered lower class, now assert their elevated socio-economic status through vartan bhanji on important social occas…
Water Contamination, Households' Risk Perceptions, and Averting Behavior
This study examined the households' risk perceptions of water contamination available in the surroundings of the Lai sewer in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan. Through purposefully structured questionnaire, 134 households were interviewed from three randomly selected areas adjacent to the main sewer bed of the Lai sewer. The data were collected from both the ethnography of three neighborhoods named Mohinpura, Dhok Ratta, and Dhok Naju adjacent to the …
Utopia of social distancing and dystopia of living in slums
Social distancing has contributed enormously to controlling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. From Latin America to East Asia and Africa, the majority of the urban dwellers are living in congested, ignored and criminalised squatter settlements with meagre resources restricting them to exercise social distancing. Stretching boundaries of the theory of planned behaviour, this article discusses how the utopia of social distancing interacts with t…
Needs Analysis and Teachers’ Perceptions
Needs Analysis in the context of language-learning-teaching is an important process to design a certain course and syllabus. It helps course designers to set objectives, choose content, method of instruction, appropriate teaching aids, and classroom activities for different courses. This paper reports the perceptions of the researchers on the English language learning needs of the English undergraduate students of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Universit…
Religious populism in Pakistani Punjab
Khadim Rizvi’s open manifestation of religion helped him become one of the most popular leaders of Barelvi-Sunni Muslims in Pakistani Punjab. He emerged as the leader of a moral community during a crisis. After a series of protests and negotiated agreements with the federal and provincial governments, he was able to translate his support into electoral power. In the 2018 election, his TLP bagged 1.8 million votes (National Assembly seats) from Pu…
Traditional Hierarchies of Zamindars and Kammis in Pakistani Punjab
This article challenges the traditional understanding of the role of landownership in rural Punjab in the context of recent socio-economic restructuring of Pakistani society. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork of contemporary practices of gift exchange ( vartan bhanji) in a village, we argue that the Kammi biraderis, once considered lower class, now assert their elevated socio-economic status through vartan bhanji on important social occas…
Religious populism in Pakistani Punjab
Khadim Rizvi’s open manifestation of religion helped him become one of the most popular leaders of Barelvi-Sunni Muslims in Pakistani Punjab. He emerged as the leader of a moral community during a crisis. After a series of protests and negotiated agreements with the federal and provincial governments, he was able to translate his support into electoral power. In the 2018 election, his TLP bagged 1.8 million votes (National Assembly seats) from Pu…
Water Contamination, Households' Risk Perceptions, and Averting Behavior
This study examined the households' risk perceptions of water contamination available in the surroundings of the Lai sewer in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan. Through purposefully structured questionnaire, 134 households were interviewed from three randomly selected areas adjacent to the main sewer bed of the Lai sewer. The data were collected from both the ethnography of three neighborhoods named Mohinpura, Dhok Ratta, and Dhok Naju adjacent to the …
Needs Analysis and Teachers’ Perceptions
Needs Analysis in the context of language-learning-teaching is an important process to design a certain course and syllabus. It helps course designers to set objectives, choose content, method of instruction, appropriate teaching aids, and classroom activities for different courses. This paper reports the perceptions of the researchers on the English language learning needs of the English undergraduate students of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Universit…
Religious populism in Pakistani Punjab
Khadim Rizvi’s open manifestation of religion helped him become one of the most popular leaders of Barelvi-Sunni Muslims in Pakistani Punjab. He emerged as the leader of a moral community during a crisis. After a series of protests and negotiated agreements with the federal and provincial governments, he was able to translate his support into electoral power. In the 2018 election, his TLP bagged 1.8 million votes (National Assembly seats) from Pu…
Utopia of social distancing and dystopia of living in slums
Social distancing has contributed enormously to controlling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. From Latin America to East Asia and Africa, the majority of the urban dwellers are living in congested, ignored and criminalised squatter settlements with meagre resources restricting them to exercise social distancing. Stretching boundaries of the theory of planned behaviour, this article discusses how the utopia of social distancing interacts with t…
Traditional Hierarchies of Zamindars and Kammis in Pakistani Punjab
This article challenges the traditional understanding of the role of landownership in rural Punjab in the context of recent socio-economic restructuring of Pakistani society. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork of contemporary practices of gift exchange ( vartan bhanji) in a village, we argue that the Kammi biraderis, once considered lower class, now assert their elevated socio-economic status through vartan bhanji on important social occas…
Water Contamination, Households' Risk Perceptions, and Averting Behavior
This study examined the households' risk perceptions of water contamination available in the surroundings of the Lai sewer in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan. Through purposefully structured questionnaire, 134 households were interviewed from three randomly selected areas adjacent to the main sewer bed of the Lai sewer. The data were collected from both the ethnography of three neighborhoods named Mohinpura, Dhok Ratta, and Dhok Naju adjacent to the …
Choosing between energy and ecologies of health
Environmental crises, precipitated by a globally dominant model of developmentalism, have changed the lives of less visible communities in geographical peripheries. This study draws on our participant observation of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in general as a massive infrastructural development project and the Qadirabad coal power plant as one of many CPEC projects where developmentalism and local lives intersect with each other. …
From Sainthood to Saintly Kinship
This article problematises 'sainthood' as a sacred spiritual construct by the understanding and appropriation of the same. We have examined claims of Chishti and Dhuddi biraderies (endogamous kinship groups) as spiritually elevated and socially superior groups based on our recent fieldwork in three villages in the district of Vehari, Punjab. We take a case study of Chishti biraderi' s claims of spiritual ascendency because of their descendance fr…
On Perils and Privileges of Native Anthropology in Pakistan
This paper problematizes nativeness of a Pakistani anthropologist originating from reflection on meanings of the term 'native,' against certain other key determinants of anthropological fieldwork like, 'field', 'self' and 'representation in writing'. Methodologically, the paper contextualizes self of a Punjabi anthropologist at his native village while comparing historically enacted self at another Punjabi village where an American anthropologist…
Securitised development, popular politics and the authoritarian state in Pakistan
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works)