خواجہ محمد علی شاہ رحمانی
افسوس ہے کہ گزشتہ جون میں’’برہان‘‘کے خاص مضمون نگار اوررفیق خواجہ محمد علی شاہ صاحب رحمانی کی سہارنپور میں وفات ہوگئی۔مرحوم کی صحت عرصے سے ٹھیک نہیں تھی اس کے باوجود علمی ریسرچ کے کاموں میں لگے رہتے تھے۔ دارالعلوم دیوبند اور مظاہرالعلوم سہارنپور کے ممتازفاضل تھے۔السنۂ مشرقیہ کی بھی بہت سی ڈگریاں ان کے پاس تھیں۔اکابر دیوبند خاص طورپر حضرت الاستاذ علامہ سید محمد انورشاہ صاحب کشمیریؒ اورحضرت مولانا شبیر احمد صاحب عثمانی مرحوم سے والہانہ تعلق رکھتے تھے اوران حضرات کی علمی خصوصیات پران کی گہری نظر تھی۔ پختہ استعداد، واضح العقیدہ مسلمان تھے۔طبیعت میں قناعت اور خودداری کاجوہر نمایاں تھا۔پوری زندگی گوشہ نشینی اور خدمت علم میں بسر کردی۔ جس روزان کی رحلت ہوئی اسی روز کچھ دیر کے بعد ان کے والد ماجد کاسانحہ ارتحال پیش آگیا۔ان کے والد صاحب خانقاہ رحمانی سہارنپور کے سجادہ نشین تھے اور عوام ان سے فیض حاصل کرتے تھے۔رحمھما اﷲ رحمۃ واسعۃ۔
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Location of Pakistan has great geo-political and geo-strategic significance in the South Asian region. Pakistan played an important role for the strategic goals of the United States during the ruling periods of President Zia-ul-Haq and President Musharraf. As a frontline state Pakistan received economic and military assistance, during the period of President Zia-ul-Haq, for supporting US interests against Soviet invasion in Afghanistan. After 9/11, due to its strategic location, Pakistan became the ally of the United States against terrorism and the biggest beneficiary of US economic assistance in the region. However, as a result of these policies Islamic extremism, sectarian violence and ethnic cleavages cropped up in the society, shattering social and cultural values. The purpose of this research paper is to highlight the key role played by Pakistan as a frontline state and its impact on the Pakistani society. This research paper follows descriptive and analytical methods.
The slow growth in employment during the present and past few economic recoveries around the world has generated interest among economic researchers in the phenomenon of jobless growth. In developing countries the potential of economic growth to generate employment has often been questioned. The present study is assesses this potential in Pakistan which has relied mainly on economic growth in the past to generate employment. Using a production function, an employment demand model is derived in which Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the main explanatory variable. This model is estimated using annual time series data for the period 1974-2008, first at the national level and then by pooling data for the major sectors of the economy. Econometric estimates of the parameters of this model have been used to calculate a threshold level of GDP growth below which growth in employment is expected to be stagnant. The analysis of national data indicates that the economic growth in Pakistan has generally been slower than the level of growth required to generate employment growth. This result is mainly attributed to below threshold level of growth in the manufacturing sector of the economy which is regarded as one of the main engines of economic growth by economic planners in Pakistan. Among the potential factors behind the above results are labour productivity, sectoral shifts in the labour market, and the macroeconomic policies of the last three decades. Directions for future research and policy implications of results are also discussed in this study.