مولانا فضل حق رامپوری ؍ مولانا معین الدین اجمیری
افسوس ہے کہ پچھلے دو مہینوں میں ہماری قدیم تعلیم کے خزانہ کے دو انمول موتی کھوگئے، ایک مولانا فضل حق صاحب رامپوری جو مدرسہ عالیہ رامپور میں مدرس اعلیٰ تھے، موصوف نے نصف صدی تک علوم اسلامیہ کی تدریس کا فرض انجام دیا تھا، ۸۱ برس کی عمر میں دار فانی کو الوداع کہا، اور اب ۱۰؍ محرم ۱۳۵۹ھ کی دوپہر کو مولانا معین الدین اجمیری نے جن کو سلسلہ خیرآباد کا خاتم کہنا چاہیے وفات پائی، مرحوم مولانا برکات احمد صاحب ٹونکی کے ارشد تلامذہ میں تھے، اور عمر بھر درس و تدریس میں گذار دی، حضرت خواجہ معین الدین چشتی رحمتہ اﷲ علیہ کے احاطہ مزار میں شاہ جہانی مسجد کے زیر سایہ فضل و کمال کا یہ خزانہ زیر خاک کیا گیا، رحمہما اﷲ تعالیٰ، میر احدی اجمیری نے خوب کہا:
ہے سنہ تیرہ سو انسٹھ (۱۳۵۹) عشرہ ماہ محرم ہے
ہمیں اس ابتدائی ماہ میں بے انتہاغم ہے
امام الوقت مولانامعین الدین کی رحلت ہے
بپا اجمیر میں امسال اُف دوہرا محرم ہے۔
(سید سلیمان ندوی، مارچ ۱۹۴۰ء)
The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), introduced in 2008-09, is a unique cash support scheme for economically stressed families. Its uniqueness arises from several facets. The cash transfers are provided only to women aged over 18 years and have been ever married. It is unconditional and aimed at supplementing income as opposed to alleviating poverty. It was politically neutral, given that the facility to identify potential beneficiaries was extended to all parliamentarians, irrespective of party affiliation. A set of filters, applied electronically, ensured objectivity in beneficiary selection. Disbursement mechanism was automated to ensure minimal leakage. This paper outlines the process of the preparatory work that went into designing BISP – the conceptual debates, the beneficiary identification and disbursement procedures, etc. – involving a combination of high quality research with political decision making. It also addresses the debates surrounding BISP, cites independent empirical studies that show that the parliamentarian-based beneficiary selection mechanism was efficient and equitable and did indeed cover the deserving, and also responds to the variety of criticisms. ______
This thesis investigates the changes in food consumption patterns by observing the variations in 11 commodity groups. The analysis is based on the Household Income Expenditure Survey (HIES) using data of 7 cross-sections for the period 2001-2014. The study examines the alterations in consumption and calorie bundles for the period under study to determine the change in preferences of Pakistani households. Quadratic Almost Ideal System (QUAIDS) model has been used to estimate price and expenditures elasticities. Results support the hypothesis that food consumption patterns are not only different across regions but are also different among provinces. Despite the increase in unavailability of food items and increased per capita income, calories consumed per adult equivalent in the country is still less than 2340Kcal. It is important to draw the attention of policy makers towards the issue as 22 percent of the population are still malnourished and this can lead to increased disease burdens and lower productivity in the long run