بلگرامی، سید حسین، نواب عماد الملک مولانا
آہ! عمادالملک مرحوم
نواب محسن الملک، نواب وقارالملک اور مولانا شبلی کی وفات کے بعد ہماری بزم علم میں ادب صرف ایک چراغ سے روشن تھی، لیکن افسوس کہ ۳؍ جون ۱۹۲۶ء کو باد حوادث کے جھونکوں نے اس کو بھی گل کردیا، نواب عمادالملک بہادر مولوی سید حسین بلگرامی کی وفات ایک ایسا جاں گداز حادثہ ہے، جس پر قدیم و جدید دونوں گروہ یکساں رنج و الم کے ساتھ ماتم کریں گے، ایک طرف تو وہ انگریزی زبان کے بہت بڑے عالم اور انشاء پرداز تھے، دوسری طرف قدیم مشرقی علوم و فنون میں بھی مہارت تامہ رکھتے تھے اور ان کے بقا و قیام اور اشاعت میں نہایت دلچسپی اور ہمدردی کے ساتھ ہر ممکن اعانت کے لئے آمادہ رہتے تھے، دائرۃ المعارف، دارالمصنفین، ندوہ، مسلم یونیورسٹی، غرض اس وقت قدیم و جدید علوم و فنون کے جس مرکز قدر ہندوستان میں قائم ہیں سب کے سب ان کی علمی دلچسپی، علمی اعانت اور علمی سرپرستی کے ممنون تھے، اب انکے در و دیوار سے ایک مدت تک ان کے ماتم کی صدائے بازگشت آتی رہے گی کہ:
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نواب صاحب مرحوم کا خاندان اودھ کے مشہور مردم خیز قصبہ بلگرام سے تعلق رکھتا ہے، لیکن ان کے دادا ماجد چونکہ اعلیٰ انگریزی سرکاری ملازمت کے سلسلہ سے بہار، بنگال میں رہتے تھے، اس لئے ان کی پیدائش اور ابتدائی نشوونما کا دور بہار اور بنگال میں گزرا، وہ ضلع گیامیں ۱۸۴۴ء میں پیدا ہوئے اور چودہ پندرہ سال کی عمر تک خانگی طور سے مقامی علماء سے عربی و فارسی کی تحصیل کی، اس طرح عربی کی متوسطات تک تعلیم کے بعد انگریزی کی طرف توجہ کی، پہلے بھاگلپور میں، پھر پٹنہ میں...
The North-West Frontier region of the British Empire in India during the Great Game was part of the ‘Ring Fence Strategy’, framed by the Raj against its adversaries and rivals in Central and South Asia. To protect her ‘Jewel in the Crown’- India, the British Raj made several moves in the strategically placed Pukhtun1 land. The Pukhtun populace, adherent to their centuries old code of conduct, Puḳhtūnwali, consistently resisted the British encroachment of their territory. Mirza Ali Khan, popularly known as Faqir Ippi, was one of the many freedom fighters who challenged the imperialist power in this region. Taking notice of Islam Bibi’s case, a Hindu Convert, Faqir Ippi mobilized the Pukhtuns of Waziristan in defying and fighting the British. He was a serious contestant to the British authority with his well-known fighting skills, effective planning and guerilla tactics in one of the most difficult terrains. The entire Tribal Belt, especially Waziristan, proved to be a ‘turbulent frontier’ for nearly eleven years, i.e. 1936-1947. This insurgency started bringing bad name to the crown and encouraging others to rise against the British. To contain and end Faqir Ippi’s resistance, Governor George Cunningham hired the locals to instigate and bribe his followers to rise and fight against him. The aim of this paper is a critical evaluation of the British strategy in this region and an appraisal of Faqir Ippi’s response and assessment of how successful he was in invigorating Pukhtun resistance to defend their motherland, using both colonial and local sources.
The present study represents the comprehensive screening of allelopathic activity of weeds from Pakistan. The source for existing research of weed control in crops, is the screening of large quantities of plants towards classifying the potent organic compounds. Strong allelopathic weeds species have been acknowledged from analysis to provide direction for further research. A total of 73 weeds species were examined for their allelopathic potentials through latest bioassay activity i.e Sand wich and Dishpack evaluation techniques. Even though from the interference of chemical from other means is cumbersome to separate, also the advance research studies have generated compatible and convincing information in this field of study. As a follow up work of present endeavor; methanolic leaf extracts of strongest allelopathic species (Melilotus indica L., Melilotus alba Desr., Medicago parviflora E.H.L. Krause and Solanum nigrum L.) were tested for fungicidal activities on soil-borne crops pathogens (Rhizoctonia solani, Rhizoctonia oryzae, Fusarium fujikuroi, Fusarium oxysporum, Pythium ultimum and Pyricularia oryzae). Microspectrophotometric assessment technique has been used for the antifungal evaluation. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of the extracts were determined. The amended methanolic extract and known fungicide Nystatin for respective fungal strain were considered as negative and positive control respectively. Results indicated that growth of all the fungal strains mentioned were significantly inhibited. The values of the weed extracts determined ranging between 0.781-25 mg/mL while MFC values ranging between 3.125-25 mg/mL. The extracts of Medicago parviflora showed highest inhibitory activity (119.5%) against Pythium ultimum while Melilotus indica extract showed lowest suppression (97%) against Fusarium oxosporum. Even at very low xiii concentration, all the plants selected showed maximum fungicidal properties. These results support the potential use of these plant extracts in the management of diseases caused by plant tested pathogenic fungi. The research information generated from the present work can be used as a benchmark for future research on the allelochemical identification and characterization. During the follow up work of present endeavor; allelopathic cover crop for biological control of weeds to support agro-environment conservation. In Pakistan, the allelopathic activity evaluation of plants through bioassay techniques is quite rare. There is a dire need to develop a complete data base of plants having strong allelopathic potential through application of these latest techniques