مولانا حبیب ریحان خاں ازہری ندوی
(اشتیاق احمد ظلی)
معارف کے لیے مولانا ابومحفوظ الکریم معصومی کے سانحہ ارتحال کا غم ابھی کم نہ ہوا تھا کہ مولانا حبیب ریحان خاں ازہری ندوی بھی اپنے مالک حقیقی سے جاملے، اناﷲ۔ وہ علماء کے اس زمرے میں تھے جن کے رسوخ فی العلم میں کوئی شبہ نہیں، مطالعہ اور اس سے زیادہ فکر کی وسعت ان کی علمی شخصیت کی پہچان تھی۔ والد ماجد مولانا محمد عمران خاں بھوپالی ندوی کی تربیت اور ندوے اور جامعۃ الازہر کی تعلیم اور لیبیا میں تدریس نے فکر و نظر کے افق ان پر اور بھی روشن کردیئے تھے، ان کی کتابوں کے موضوعات بھی ان کی مشکل پسند طبیعت کے غماز ہیں۔ مولانا محمد عمران خاں ندوی مرحوم کے وہ فرزند ہی نہیں تھے ان کی علمی و مذہبی وراثت کے امین بھی تھے۔ علامہ شبلی کے عاشق تھے اور اسی نسبت سے معارف اور دارالمصنفین سے بھی محبت کا تعلق تھا۔ ان کی وفات کی خبر اس وقت ملی جب میں اپنی والدہ کی وفات کی خبر سن کر گاؤں آیا تھا۔ غم دو چند ہونا تھا، تعزیت کے لیے پروفیسر مسعود الرحمان خاں ندوی کو فون کیا جو مرحوم کے برادر غم زاد سے زیادہ دوست اور رفیق کار رہے ہیں۔ تسلی کے کلمات کے بعد دعا یہی ہوتی ہے کہ آسمان ان کی لحد پر شبنم افشانی کرے۔ (۱گست ۲۰۰۹ء)
آہ! مولانا حبیب ریحان خاں ندوی مرحوم
مولانا حبیب ریحان خاں ازہری ندوی ۸؍ اگست کو اس دنیائے فانی سے رخصت ہوکر اپنے مالک حقیقی سے جاملے، اناﷲ وانا الیہ راجعون، علم و تحقیق اور فکر و نظر کے لیے ان کا اٹھ جانا بڑا اور سخت سانحہ ہے، علم و فکر کی نسبت جن شخصیتوں سے معتبر قرار پاتی ہے، مولانا ازہری ندوی کی شخصیت ان...
The Corona virus (SARS-CoV2) pandemic initiated in late December 2019 in Wuhan city of Hubei, China, which has rapidly progressedinvolving more than 215 countries of the world. It was caused by novel SARS-COV2 coronavirus with Huanan seafood wholesale market as the possible point of origin. In past two decades, coronaviruses epidemic of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-COV) had 37% mortality rate and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-COV) had 10% affecting more than 10,000 population together. World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as the sixth Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020 and later on March 11, 2020, the WHO labeledit as a pandemic. The first case of COVID-19 from Pakistan was reported on 26th February, 2020 and has affected over 354,000 people with a mortality of over 7000 patients. Many countries of the world have seen second wave of this pandemic. Government ofPakistan has also declared a second waveon October 28, 2020, after the rise in cases from 500 to 750 per day. Now it has crossed 2000 cases. The data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) shows that the current percent positivity rate is close to 3 compared to the previous figure of lesser than 2 making it a bigger challenge than first wave in Pakistan. The patients now presenting in hospitals are all in critical condition. Lack of a specific vaccine or antiviral drug and non-compliance to the standard preventive measures is the major reason of initiation of a second wave of this viral infection in Pakistan. Being a nation we need to be responsible. Our country may go into economic crisis & our health facilities may choke. We have to understand how to live with this virus till the availability of vaccine or Curative antiviral drug. TheGovernment of Pakistan is creating awareness in the public for the second wave as the situation of pandemic is getting worse. Smart lock downs are being implementedbut people are not following preventive measures that are leading to infection spread at a very alarming speed. At the moment preventive measures are the only way to stop the spread of disease. Preventive measures should be adopted to contain this deadly disease. Wearing masks, using hand sanitizers, washing hands with soap for 20 sec, keeping social distance of 6 feet are mandatory preventive strategies. Social, political, business, recreationaland religious gatherings, should be avoided. Educational institutesshould follow strict standard operating procedures. Most of the people in Pakistan are not considering this disease as a matter of serious concern due to unawareness, poverty, beliefs and lack of resources. People should ignore such disbeliefs and should start considering it as a great health concern. They should follow the preventive measures in true sense.
Pakistan is a country blessed with a long coastline, a potentially resource rich EEZ and continental shelf. The country is strategically located at the cross-roads of Central Asia, South Asia, Middle East and China, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. However, despite all the ingredients of a maritime power, Pakistan’s maritime sector has remained neglected. The mercantile sector has declined since the 70s; ship building and ship breaking industries are in poor state. Fishing, that provides sustenance to a large coastal population, has failed to keep pace with modernization. There has been no progress in the offshore exploration, and the country lacks capability to explore and exploit seabed resources. Throughout its existence, Pakistan has depended entirely on a single port complex for economic and security purposes. Realizing the importance of additional/ alternative ports the country decided to build two ports on the thus far neglected Makran coast- a naval port at Ormara and a commercial port at Gwadar. Gwadar, a natural deep water port, is conceived as a regional hub port, providing transit access to Central Asia, Russia and China, and lending trans-shipment facilities to regional ports. However, due to its strategic location astride the energy jugular of the world, it has raised many an eyebrows. In Pakistan’s perspective Gwadar is extremely important from security as well as economic point of view. For a country like Pakistan with such a vast coast and geo-strategic location, it is imperative to have a vibrant and effective maritime strategy, to benefit from its maritime potential. Pakistan needs to revamp its maritime sector and Gwadar is just the right catalyst to provide the foundation, as well as the stimulus. With right planning and execution, the port should help strengthen all the elements of maritime power and contribute significantly in national security and prosperity.