خان بہادر میر ناصر علی
مدیر ’’صلائے عام‘‘ دہلی
اردو کے ایک اور کہنہ صاحب قلم استاد کی وفات پر دو آنسو بہانا ہے، ایک زمانہ تھا کہ اس کی انشاء پردازی اور نکتہ نوازی پر ملک کے اچھے اچھے اہل قلم رشک کرتے تھے مگر افسوس کہ نوجوانوں نے اس کو بھلا دیا، یہ خان بہادر میر ناصر علی، مدیر صلائے عام دہلی تھے، مرحوم نے عمر کی چھیاسی ۸۶ بہاریں دیکھ کر ۱۲؍ جون ۳۳ء کو دہلی میں وفات پائی، ان کے قلم میں جو نزاکت اور ان کی انشاء میں جو لطافت تھی وہ اب بھی ہماری زبان کا سرمایہ ہے، مگر افسوس ہے کہ آخر میں وہ یہ ساری جگر کاوی ان ناقدر شناس انگریز افسروں کے لئے کرتے تھے جو ہندوستانی زبان کو امتحان کے لئے سیکھتے تھے اور اسی لئے ان کی یہ ادبی کوششیں عام نگاہوں سے چھپ کر رہ گئی تھیں، خدا اپنے دربار میں ہمارے بوڑھے صاحب قلم کی آبرو رکھے۔ (سید سلیمان ندوی، جولائی ۱۹۳۳ء)
This study examines the association of living areas (slum and non-slum) with the selected public health-related variables in the presence of socioeconomic variables among married women and also having a child. A total of 150 women aged 18 to 49 are selected of which 50 women from slums and 100 women are from non-slum areas of Multan by applying the cluster and random sampling techniques. The cross-tabulation method is used to find the results. The dependent variable is Body Mass Index (BMI) and it is analyzed with the socio-economic variables such as mass media index, household characteristics and education. The findings exhibit that the BMI of the women living in the slum areas is low due to a low level of education, lack of mass media access, bad household structures, and poor or ignorant area. The women of the slum area have fewer mass media access, poor status of household characteristics and less education as compared to the women living in the non-slum areas. BMI is significantly affected by area, women's education and household characteristics except for physical work, job status, mass media access and husband education. The findings of this study suggest that to provide health facilities or to reduce the gap in public health, education, mass media access and households characteristics might be considered while making any decision related to the slum and non-slum areas.
Using Technology for Language Teaching in Pakistan: A Case Study of Computer Assisted Language Learning Use of computers technology has been in vogue for several decades now. In Pakistan it is relatively new but it is soon going to complete a decade of its realization and integration in language teaching at national level. This research seeks an investigation into the issue of using technology in English language teaching in Pakistan. In order to meet the challenges of the rapid developments in the field of education throughout the world and to keep pace with technological innovations in an EFL/ESL classroom, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan launched an exclusive project named ELTR in 2004. What lead to the launch of this project at higher education level was National Committee on English which had been set up in 2003. The committee reviewed the current trends and practices for teaching English language in Pakistani higher education institutions and proposed suggestions which became the foundation for ELTR project. During the first and the ongoing second phase of this project, HEC imparted CALL training.to English language teachers working in public sector colleges and universities. The study aims at evaluating the impact of these training courses in actual teaching practice as well as teachers' perceptions about the use and effectiveness of CALL in EFL classrooms. To assess the worth of CALL training courses, this research draws upon the responses of those who participated in these courses and those who planned or conducted them. Moreover, an official report submitted to HEC about the work done in the filed of CALL in Pakistan under ELTR project over 2005-07 is also a part of this research. The contents of the report are analysed and discussed to reach a plausible conclusion of what has been achieved and what needs to be done further in order to incorporate technology in English language teaching in Pakistan in a positive direction.