Exploring the Academic Writing Problems Faced by Pakistani PhD Students

Academic writing is an advanced and specialized form of communication used in academia to communicate the outcomes of scientific research. Academic writing is, hence, governed by the rules, conventions, and values of the scientific community. It is even more significant in today's knowledge based economies. Knowledge-based economies rely on continuous research and development for progress rather than the natural resources. The human capital forms the backbone of a knowledge-based economy. Hence, in such an economy, researchers and scholars enjoy great importance and academic writing skills become crucial along with research skills due to the need to share the outcomes of