مولوی محمد مسعود خاں
افسوس ہے کہ ۳؍ جولائی ۲۰۰۲ء کو مشہور قومی کارکن مولوی محمد مسعود خاں ایک سڑک حادثے میں دہلی میں وفات پاگئے، وہ ایک دین دار گھرانے کے فرد تھے، ان کے بڑے بھائی مولانا محمد سعید خاں شبلی نیشنل اسکول میں ہڈ مولوی اور سلسلۂ نقشبندیہ مجددیہ کے شیخ طریقت تھے، جن کی ذات سے لوگوں کو بڑا فیض پہنچا، مسعود خاں صاحب نے شروع میں دینی تعلیم حاصل کی، پھر بی۔اے ایل ایل بی کر کے اعظم گڑھ کی کلکٹری کچہری میں وکالت شروع کی۔
قوم و ملت کی خدمت کی جانب ان کا طبعی میلان تھا، اس لیے وکالت کے ساتھ اپنے جدید وطن منگراواں کے مکتب کو عربی مدرسہ کی شکل دے دی، ہر سال گرمیوں میں اس کے جلسے کراتے جن میں جمعیۃ علمائے ہند کے جنرل سکریٹری مولانا محمد حفظ الرحمن سیوہارویؒ بھی تشریف لاتے تھے۔
جمعیۃ علما سے تعلق کے باوجود وہ کانگریس سے اس کے متعصبانہ اور مسلم دشمن رویے کی بنا پر سخت بیزار تھے، اس لیے مسلم مجلس میں شامل ہوگئے تھے، لیکن ڈاکٹر عبدالجلیل فریدی کے انتقال کے بعد اس کے حصے بخرے ہوگئے، تو انہوں نے چودہری چرن سنگھ کی پارٹی کا انتخاب کرلیا اور وفات تک اسی کے ساتھ تھے، اس وقت لوک دل (اجیت) کی ریاستی شاخ کے صدر تھے، ان میں بڑی تنظیمی صلاحیت تھی اور وہ ایک ایمان دار اور عملی آدمی تھے، اس کی وجہ سے پارٹی میں ان کا وزن تسلیم کیا جاتا تھا، اس کے ٹکٹ پر وہ کئی بار یو۔پی اسمبلی کے ممبر منتخب ہوئے، پھر راجیہ سبھا کے ممبر ہوئے، اس وقت بھی یو پی کونسل کے ممبر تھے۔
۱۹۷۷ء میں مسٹر رام نریش یادو کی سربراہی میں اترپردیش میں جنتا پارٹی کی حکومت بنی تو مسعود خاں پی۔ڈبلو۔ڈی منسٹر ہوئے اور...
Pakistan emerged on the map of world in 1947 as an Islamic state on the basis of two nation theory. Islam was the main binding force behind that unprecedented successful struggle. The inherent education system of Pakistan was greatly influenced by British and Indian education system. Since independence, various education policies and plans were formulated to align our education system with our philosophical foundation. During period 1983-1998, population education was integrated in school curriculum in three phases. The main objective of study was to evaluate the objectives of curricula on basis of Islamic philosophy. This study was delimited secondary school curriculum for class 1-10. The researcher used document analysis and expert review. The data obtained were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted statistically. The findings of study revealed that Population education remained a controversial area among curriculum developers.
The struggle to develop an ideal model for teaching English language has been going on for so many years. English language is the second language in many countries including developing countries like Pakistan. In Pakistan English language has emerged as a powerful medium for communication and learning this language has become the need of the hour for a successful career and life. The students of the developing countries encounter many problems while speaking in English language and the major among those problems is the spoken English language anxiety which hinders the progress of the freshly graduates from getting good jobs.The main aim of the study was to explore confidence of students studying in the Pakistani context in their spoken English skill, with a focus on developing a model of active learning using interactive activities for language usage. It is based on the premise that social interaction is necessary for the cognitive development of mind, as emphasized by Vygotsky (Verenikina, 2010). This research is a mixed method study which was conducted in a private sector university of Lahore city in Pakistan. A quasi experiment Pre-test, post test design was conducted on an intact group of sixty students taken from the first semester. The intervention was based on interactive activities that lasted for two semesters or 32 weeks. The data was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The quantitative data was gathered through two standardized research tools i.e. a closed ended questionnaire and the spoken English assessment scale. The foreign language classroom anxiety scale developed by Elaine Horwitz (1986) and the adapted version of Conversational skills rating scale by Spitzberg (2007) were utilized for the present study. The qualitative data consisted of the researcher’s observations recorded during the intervention. Results of the study Effect of Confidence Enhancement Techniques on Spoken English showed that the students’ confidence level improved when they were exposed to interactive activities. The students of the control group showed no significant improvement as they had been taught by the routine methodology. Thus it is proposed that such interactive activities handled by trained instructors should be utilized in the classrooms, which can lead to the development of more confident English language speakers.