ندیم صادق کا پہلا شعری مجموعہ
میں ندیم صادق صاحب سے حال ہی میں متعارف ہوا ہوں۔مجھے ان کے پہلے مجموعہ کلام کا مسودہ دیکھنے کا موقع ملا ہے۔ یہ میرے لیے ایک بہت خوش گوارتجربہ تھا۔ میرے لیے دل چسپی کی خاص بات یہ ہے کہ حصہ غزل کی تمام غزلیںناصر کاظمی کی’’ پہلی بارش‘‘کی طرح ایک ہی زمین میں ہیں۔ ان کی بحر بھی وہی ہے اور قافیہ بھی، ردیف البتہ مختلف ہے۔ شاعر نے کئی اشعار میں بھی ناصر سے اپنے لگائو کا اظہار کیا ہے۔ یہ کلاسیکی روایت سے متاثر اور وابستہ شاعر کا کلام ہے۔ کتاب کا عنوان میر کے شعر سے اخذ کیا گیا ہے اور انتساب ناصر کاظمی کے نام ہے۔
ایک ہی زمین میں اتنی غزلیں کہہ لیناکوئی آسان کام نہیں۔شاعر اس کے لیے خصوصی داد کا مستحق ہے۔ پہلی غزل حمدیہ ہے اس کے بعد اکیس غزلیں دو انسانوں کے ملنے بچھڑنے اور ان کے تعلق کے مختلف پہلوئوں کا بیان ہیں۔ چند اشعار دیکھیے:
یاد کے بوٹے سوکھ نہ جائیں
دل دریا پانی دیتا ہے
وہ تجھ کو کیوں یاد کرے گا
صادق وہ مصروف بڑا ہے
ساری گلیاں گھوم چکا ہوں
تیری گلی سے ڈر لگتا ہے
شہر کی سڑکیں تو ٹھنڈی ہیں
لیکن میرا دل جلتا ہے
دل میں کیسا خوف بھرا ہے
پھول کھلے تو ڈر لگتا ہے
اب دل تنہا خوش رہتا ہے
میں نے خود کو بدل لیا ہے
صادق فون نہ کر تُو اس کو
وہ تجھ سے بیزار ہوا ہے
میں ندیم صادق کو اس مجموعے کی اشاعت پرتہ دل سے مبارک باد دیتا ہوں اس دعا کے ساتھ یہ قارئین میںپذیرائی حاصل کرے۔
باصر سلطان کاظمی
Objective: The objective of the study is to explore the relationship between body image, self-esteem and academic behavior amongst adolescent girls living in Karachi, Pakistan and simultaneously explore the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship of the other two variables. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study design with a sample size of 400 adolescent girls belonging to a selected community of Karachi, Pakistan. Pre-validated tools, Body Shape Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Academic Behavior Scale were used for data collection of the study. The data was then analyzed using SPSS 17. Results: The results proved significant associations between all three variables with p<0.05. Moreover, a partially mediating role of self-esteem was noticed to be causing 74.8% variation in the relationship between body image and academic behavior. Conclusion: As per the study findings, body image, self-esteem and academic behavior of adolescent girls residing in Karachi, Pakistan are associated with each other. It was also concluded that higher body image dissatisfaction may lead to poor self-esteem which in turn negatively impacts the positive academic behavior of the girls. Hence, representing a mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship. Overall, parents, educators, academic professionals, counselors and healthcare professionals can benefit from the study findings to positively play their parts in improving the lives of adolescents around them.
Okra is an important vegetable crop known for its high nutritional value. It needs frequent irrigation for good economic yield. Despite the fact that Pakistan has world’s best irrigation system, it is amongst world’s most water stressed countries. Keeping in view the upcoming water shortage in future, a study composed of four different experiments was conducted during summer season for two consecutive years (i.e. 2013 and 2014). In first experiment, to find out critical crop growth stage and to assess harmful effects of drought on okra growth, quality and yield parameters, deficit irrigation (50% less water than normal requirement) was applied at seedling (S), vegetative (V) and reproductive (R) stage, alone as well as in all possible combinations (i.e. S+V, V+R, S+R, S+V+R). While in second and third experiment the foliar application of salicylic acid and ascorbic acid at different growth stages of okra (2 leaf stage, 4 leaf stage, flowering stage and their combinations) was evaluated for drought mitigation. Additionally, in fourth experiment inoculation of okra seed with different doses of azotobacter prior to seed sowing were also tested under drought conditions. Results of study revealed that drought at seedling stage increased plant mortality percentage. However, the survived plants successfully recovered and gave good yield while drought at vegetative and reproductive stage was highly destructive for morphological and reproductive traits, respectively. However, drought at all growth stages (S+V+R) was found most destructive as compared to single stage. Foliar application of 2 mM salicylic acid at 4 leaf + flowering stage improved okra yield, while application of 2 mM ascorbic acid at 2 leaf + 4 leaf + flowering stage showed good results under water stress conditions. After application of ascorbic acid and salicylic acid revealed significant results in case of morphological (plant height, stem diameter, internodal distance, root length, root shoot ratio, number of leaves, number of branches, leaf area and leaf area index), physiological (photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, relative leaf water contents and cell membrane permeability), biochemical (N, K, Ca and chlorophyll pigments) and yield traits (pod length, pod weight, number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, fruit yield/plant, fruit yield/ha, seed yield/plant and seed yield/ha). Seed inoculation with 1.5 g per 10 g okra seed was found superior in improving all parameters under water stress conditions except number of branches/plant, total dry matter contents, phosphorus concentration, pod diameter, number of seeds/pod and 1000 seed weight.