ہماری دُعا میں اثر ہی کہاں تھا
بھلا بے وفا وہ بشر ہی کہاں تھا
میں گھر کیوں نہیں جاتا سب پوچھتے ہیں
کہوں اب میں کیا میرا گھر ہی کہاں تھا
تجھے مانگنے کے سوا دشمنِ جاں
گرا اپنا سجدے میں سر ہی کہاں تھا
جو آباد تھا کس قدر اُس کے دم سے
بغیر اُس کے ویسا نگر ہی کہاں تھا
زمانے کی حدت سے مجھ کو بچاتا
رہِ عشق میں وہ شجر ہی کہاں تھا
In the past few decades, the world has witnessed massive urbanization to access better living standards including better employment, education and health opportunities. This urbanization trend ends in the emergence and growth of informal settlements and highlights the urban dualism. This rapid urbanization amounts to the crisis of housing, employment opportunities and other basic facilities. In this regard, this study is an effort to provide the baseline understanding of slums of developing countries in general and Pakistan specifically. It also attempts to provide the definition of slums and the actual status of slums across the globe with a special focus on developing countries. Socioeconomic and living conditions of the slum dwellers in developing regions are also explored in this study. This also concludes that the status of slum residents need proper recognition, identification and mapping for the improvements in their living standards and provision of public facilities. It also provides some ways to identify the slum dwellers and mapping of slums in urban peripheries of Pakistan.
Urdu novel has manifested contemporary attitudes and behaviors of the society. The writers has tried to present the social and psychological issues and problems of the people in novels. Sometimes it appears in the theme of the novel and sometimes in the characters. Rebellious characters are always there in every society who question the prevailing customs and values and try to cross the barriers of so called norms. The thesis is based on analytical study of the rebellious characters in Urdu novel. It consists of five chapters: First chapter is about basic concepts of the study and operational definitions. Second chapter discusses the very first period of Urdu novel with regard to presentation of rebellious characters. Third chapter consists of the analytical study of selected characters of Urdu novel in the context of rebellious attitude. This chapter covers the period of Urdu novel from the start of 20th century to partition. Fourth chapter covers the post-partition period of Urdu novel to discuss and analyze the behaviors of rebellious characters. Fifth chapter is for conclusion and recommendations.