حاجی اسرار احمد
ندوۃ المصنفین کے حلقۂ احباب کے لیے اس ماہ المناک سانحہ حاجی اسراراحمد صاحب کی وفات ہے۔اکتوبر۱۹۴۹ء کے آخری سفرکلکتہ میں حاجی صاحب مرحوم سے ملاقات ہوئی تھی اورمیں ان کواچھا خاصا تندرست چھوڑ کرآیا تھا۔ اب عزیزم مولوی سعید احمد کے خط سے اچانک ان کے انتقال کی خبر معلوم ہوئی۔یوں تو دنیا گذشتنی اورگذاشتنی ہے۔یہاں جوآتاہے اُسے ایک نہ ایک دن رخصت بھی ہوجانا پڑتا ہے۔آنے اورجانے کا یہ عمل جب سے دنیا قائم ہے برابر جاری ہے لیکن جانے والوں میں بعض ایسے ہوتے ہیں جواپنے کردار، اخلاق اورعمل کی وجہ سے ایک خاص مقام کے مالک بن جاتے ہیں پھر جب وہ قانون فطرت کے مطابق سفرآخرت اختیار کرلیتے ہیں تو جو جگہ انھوں نے اپنے لیے بنائی تھی وہ خالی محسوس ہونے لگتی ہے۔یہ خلاء رخصت ہوجانے والے کی شخصیت کو یاد دلاتا رہتاہے اوراُس کی مفارقت کااحساس لوگوں میں بڑھ جاتا ہے۔
حاجی اسراراحمد صاحب مرحوم بھی ایسے ہی لوگوں میں سے تھے۔مرحوم آنولہ ضلع بریلی کے باشندہ تھے۔ عرصہ دراز سے کلکتہ میں تجارت کرتے تھے۔ میں چودہ سال ہوئے ان سے کلکتہ میں متعارف ہواتھا۔اس دوران مجھے برابر اُن کے کردار اورعمل کے مطالعہ کاموقع ملتا رہا، وہ صرف اچھے تاجر ہی نہیں بلکہ اپنے دل میں ایک ایساحساس دل بھی رکھتے تھے جس میں مذہب کادرد کوٹ کوٹ کر بھراہواتھا۔ جن کاموں کووہ قوم کے لیے مفید سمجھتے تھے اُن میں اپنی حیثیت سے بھی بڑھ چڑھ کر حصہ لیتے تھے، جب’’ندوۃ المصنفین‘‘کے قیام کا ابتدائی تصور مفتی عتیق الرحمن صاحب کے اورمیرے ذہن میں آیا تو حاجی صاحب مرحوم اس کی تائید کرنے والوں کی صف اوّل میں تھے۔پھرتائید بھی زبانی اور رسمی نہیں بلکہ عملی اور حقیقی، چنانچہ جو تعلق ندوۃ المصنفین سے انھوں نے پہلے دن قائم کیا تھااُسے آخر وقت تک...
The article attempts to apply the concordance model of Rebecca Schiff’s on Pakistan from 1988-93. The findings of the article have observed some contradictions and problem of oversimplification in the model with reference to Pakistan. The finding did not support her argument that concordance amid the three stake holders on four indicators could prevent military intervention in politics. In fact the results of this study are different than the model’s beliefs.
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is among the cash vegetable crop grown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is the main problem on onions crop which results great losses. However infestation of this pest could be kept below economic injury level with the help of integrated pest management practices. In this connection, firstly field surveys were conducted in the selected onion growing districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan and recorded infestation/ population of T. tabaci. Highest numbers (57.59) nymphs plant-1 and (15.39) adults thrips plant-1 were recorded in district Swat while lowest (22.37) nymphs plant-1 and (9.69) adults thrips plant-1 were in district Peshawar (East. Part). Regarding the average number of both (nymphs and adults) plant-1, highest (36.49) thrips plant-1 were recorded in district Swat and lowest (16.03) thrips palnt-1 were in district Peshawar (East. Part). Eight onion cultivars (Ambika, Swat-1, Trichmir, Barkel, Macarena, Red ball, Granada Red and Sunset were assessed to determine the most tolerant cultivar against T. tabaci infestation. The results showed that T. tabaci infest all the cultivars more or less, however cultivar Swat-1 showed to be the most tolerant against T. tabaci infestation as well as proved to be a high yielding cultivar among the others. Highest plant height (64.35cm) was observed in cultivar Trichmir and lowest (38.40cm) was observed in Macarena. Highest (13.07) number of leaves plant-1 was recorded in Trichmir and lowest (7.66) was recorded in Granada red. Trichmir was (94.04%) the most succulent cultivar followed by Sunset (91.38%) and Swat-1 (86.49%), Ambika (87.21%) was least succulent cultivars. The maximum yield (18.56 tons ha-1) was obtained from Swat-1 and minimum was from Ambika (9.34 tons ha-1). The studies on Population dynamic revealed that T. tabaci remained a regular pest on onion during the onion growing seasons. The average peak populations were recorded (54.75 thrips plant-1) during the month of April. Population model using the meteorological data showed that average air temperature have a positive correlation with thrips population. The efficacy of Polytrin C® 440 EC (Profenofos + Cypermethrin) and three botanicals extracts (Azadirachta indica, Parthenium hysterophorus and Datura alba) and a combination of selected dose of synthetic insecticide with each botanical were assessed against T. tabaci on onion crop. All the botanicals extracts significantly control T. tabaci at various degrees over the control (untreated plots). Regarding the yield of onion bulbs, synthetic insecticide along with the combination of (half dose of insecticides along with half dose of each botanical) gave the highest yield followed by botanicals as compared xv to control (untreated plots). Results obtained from the laboratory experiments showed that, female western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis feed more and caused more feeding damage than that of males. Feeding damage caused by female F. occidentalis increased significantly as the numbers of female leaf-1 disc was increased. Azadirachta indica oil is significantly less effective than Conserve® (spinosad) in killing F. occidentalis. All the concentrations of neem oil significantly deterred F. occidentalis feeding when compared to controls treated with Tween or water. The botanicals Azadirachta indica, Parthenium hysterophorus and Datura alba extracts tested were as effective as Conserve® (spinosad) in killing F. occidentalis. All the botanicals extracts significantly reduced F. occidentalis feeding when compared to the water control. As expected given the very high mortality caused, the least feeding damage was found on spinosad treated leaf discs. Response of Orius laevigatus to chemical insecticide Conserve® (Spinosad) and botanicals extracts on the predation of T. tabaci showed that Conserve® caused negative response to both O. laevigatus and T. tabaci while there were no negative or mortality effects of botanicals extracts on O. laevigatus. The O. laevigatus consumed more T. tabaci in leaf discs treated with water followed by D. alba, A. indica and P. hysterophorus. Botanicals pesticides offer a safer alternative to using synthetic chemicals and have less or no impact on the environment and biological control agent of T. tabaci as well as botanicals can prevent pest resurgence. These findings encourage the use of botanicals extract which is pollution free approaches for onion thrips control.