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کوئی شکوہ نہیں ہے ہم کو اپنی بے نوائی سے
ملے ہیں حوصلے کیا کیا تمہاری بے وفائی سے
تمہاری بے نیازی نے جنوں کو پختگی بخشی
ہزاروں لطف پائے ہم نے تیری کج ادائی سے
یہ تنہائی یہ رسوائی تو ہے انجام چاہت کا
بھلا ہم مر نہ جائیں گے ذرا سی جگ ہنسائی سے
وہ جس نے جرمِ اُلفت کی سزا میں فرقتیں بخشی
اُسے کہنا کوئی مرتا نہیں دردِ جدائی سے
ہزاروں خواب ٹھکرا کر یہ کس کے راستے دیکھے
کوئی پوچھے مری آنکھوں کی بجھتی روشنائی سے
تمہاری یاد کے قید و قفس میں زندگی گزری
رہے محروم ہم تیرے خیالوں کی رہائی سے
یہ ممکن تھا وہ میرے شعر سن کر واہ واہ کرتا
اگر اس شوخ کو فرصت جو ملتی خود ستائی سے
وہ اپنی سلطنت کا ہی خدا ہوگا ، اسے کہنا
نہ دیکھے ہم فقیروں کو ادائے کبریائی سے
ہزاروں راہزنوں سے بچ کے جو پہنچے تھے منزل پر
انہیں یاروں نے لوٹا ہے فریبِ پارسائی سے
یہی شیوہ ہے اپنا تو بھلائی کر ، برائی سے
عوض پھولوں کے ہم نے تو ہمیشہ زخم کھائے ہیں
میرے رہوار سے جو زندگی بھر طے نہ ہو پایا
ہے کیسا فاصلہ اس ہاتھ کا میری کلائی سے
خزاؤں نے بسیرا یوں کیا ہے گلشنِ جاں میں
رہے محروم جیون بھر گلوں کی آشنائی سے
کبھی دھرتی پھٹی نہ ہی کبھی وہ آسماں لرزا
امیرِ شہر کیوں جاگے غریبوں کی دھائی سے
تیرے حصے کی خوشیوں سے بھری ہیں جھولیاں کتنی
کئی سر ڈھک گئے فرحتؔ تمہاری بے ردائی سے
The rise of Islam, which emerged as a panacea for the world problems is seen as a problem itself by the west today. The reason for this blame is the rise of extremism and Islam phobia in the western societies. This has serious implicat-ions for personal, communal, national and international security. The involve-ment of youth in extremist exertions is very high. They are being more action-oriented, easy to be influenced by radical ideologies and as an agent for thrus-ting social change. Keeping in consideration the role of youth in adopting to or combatting extremism, it is imperative to find the perception of this important population about the problem under investigation. The research study was conducted in six universities in the federal capital Islamabad to reach to the youth’s population. The research was guided by research questions that aimed at exploring students’ perception about extremism and its various dimensions. The researcher collected data through an open-ended questionnaire from 1840 students to seek an in-depth understanding of the problem. In order to increase credibility in the findings, the researcher conducted focused group interview with 12 young faculty members. The data from the questionnaires were conver-ted into percentages based on common themes. The interview data set were thematically analyzed to understand the causes of extremism and its suggested solutions. Recommendations were suggested to tackle the menace of extremism in Pakistan.
This study explored the roles of District Education Management Officers (DEMOs) for Teacher Professional Development (TPD) in District Ghanche, Gilgit Baltistan. The study also explored the perceptions of key stakeholders (e.g., head teachers, teacher and students) about these training programmes. The data was collected through qualitative research method, including semi-structured interviews, informal conversations, field notes and analysis of relevant documents. It selected two management officers from the central office of the education department, two head teachers, one teacher and five students through purposive sampling. Data came from focus group discussion with students in the school. In addition, the researcher interviewed selected officials of the education department, exploring their views about their roles in TPD. The findings reveal that the DEMOs conceptualize the TPDPs through consensus building among the colleagues before conducting these training programmes. These DEMOs play a pivotal role as communicator in the consensus building among colleagues. On the basis of these consensus and communication they organize different models of training at district level (e.g., workshops, indoor sessions and LRS system etc.). The study found that DEMOs also play a role in the implementation of the learning in these training programmes. They did these jobs by themselves as well as through other officials like, AEOs, DDOs and PDTs. The study also revealed about the perceptions of other stakeholders about the training programmes. According to them these training programmes help in the development of pedagogical skills and create a sense of collaboration among them. It also helps in the enhancement of students learning outcomes both in terms of academic and personal development.