مولانا یعقوب مجددی بھوپالی
افسوس ہے کہ گذشتہ مہینے حضرت مولانا محمد یعقوب صاحب مجدوی بھوپالی نے انتقال فرمایا، موصوف کو حضرت مجدد الف ثانی ؒ سے نسبی اور خاندانی تعلق بھی تھا، وہ اس دور کے عارف کامل اور نامور شیخ تھے، ان کی خانقاہ ارشاد و ہدایت کا مرکز تھی اور اس سے بڑا فیض پہنچا، راقم کو بھی ان کی خدمت میں حاضری اور کئی مجلسوں میں شرکت کی سعادت حاصل ہوئی معلوم ہوتا تھا علم و عرفان کا چشمہ ابل رہا ہے اور دلوں کی کھیتیاں سیراب ہورہی ہیں، میری حاضری کے وقت حضرت کی عمر اسّی (۸۰) سال کے قریب رہی ہوگی، خلقتہً بھی نحیف تھے، لیکن روحانی قوت کا یہ حال تھا کہ گھنٹوں پورے جوش کے ساتھ تقریر و ملفوظات کا سلسلہ جاری رہتا تھا اور یہ روزانہ کامعمول تھا، آپ کے ملفوظات و مواعظ علم و عرفان کا گنجینہ ہیں، جہاں تک معلوم ہے ان کو قلم بند کرنے کا اہتمام نہیں کیا گیا، مولانا علی میاں نے کچھ مجلسوں کے ملفوظات قلم بند کئے تھے، جو الفرقان میں شائع ہوچکے ہیں، اگر تمام ملفوظات و مواعظ قلم بند ہوکر شائع ہوگئے ہوتے تو علم و عرفان کا یہ گنجینہ ہمیشہ کے لیے محفوظ ہو جاتا، ان کی وفات سے ارشاد و ہدایت کی ایک نورانی شمع گل ہوگئی، اﷲ تعالیٰ ان کے مدارج بلند فرمائے۔ (شاہ معین الدین ندوی، جون ۱۹۷۰ء)
Pakistan and Iran are neighboring countries that have longstanding historical ties. However, there is little research available about Pakistan-Iran energy trade relations, especially with respect to the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. This research is based on primary data collected through qualitative interviews with key policymakers, academicians, and social activists, from Australia, India, Pakistan, and the United States. Based on the analysis of the data, this paper argues that there are risks involved for Pakistan in either honoring United States’ sanctions on Iran or bypassing them. In the former, Pakistan is incurring a huge cost in terms of delayed energy import from Iran while in the latter Pakistan, its officials, and its relevant organizations may face heavy sanctions by the United States. The study concludes that Pakistan must adopt a safer policy to pursue energy import from Iran while conducting good relations with both U.S. And Iran. The participation of India in the Iran-Pakistan energy project can increase the likelihood of its success.
With the advent of social media many consumers have changed the way they seek and process information for their decisions. Social media, due to its features seems to have growing influence on consumers? buying decision process. As with the number of social media users escalating, businesses are also engaging more with it. Its convenience of use, interactivity and accessibility makes it most cost effective tool. Fashion industry in Pakistan is also flourishing. In this study researcher is trying to explore the impact of social media on consumer buying behavior and decision making process for fashion apparels in one of the major cities of Pakistan (Lahore City).
This study, being an explanatory research based on extensive literature review, has tried to study the influence of social media on consumer behavior decision-making process. Primary data was collected through questionnaires survey with the sample size of 350; respondents belong to the Lahore city. Data was collected from main markets, constituted in nine geographical areas of the city Lahore. Data from the survey was statistically analyzed by using Pearson product correlation and Regression analysis.
Results indicated important findings about the influence of social media to the each individual phase of consumer decision making process. Positive correlation was found between variables of study, which means social media do influence the consumer decision making behavior at each stage with a differing degree. The findings of this study provided valuable insights for academic practitioners and fashion clothing marketers into consumers decision making practices in terms of fashion apparels of the residents of Lahore.Moreover it also provides a basis for academic practitioners for investigating new upcoming phenomena influencing the original studies of consumers? decision making process.