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Local Government and Participatory Rural Development: the Case Study of District Government in Northwestern Pakistan

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Khan, Shahid Ullah

Program

PhD

Institute

Gomal University

City

Dera Ismail Khan

Province

KPK

Country

Pakistan

Thesis Completing Year

2006

Thesis Completion Status

Completed

Subject

Social sciences

Language

English

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http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3125/1/742.pdf

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2021-02-17 19:49:13

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2024-03-24 20:25:49

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1676724845264

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The government is almost the sole source of services in the rural sector of developing countries. Being closest \0 the people and central to the participalOry development, local government in these countries has assigned a strong role to play in rural development. This study is basically designed to evaluate the ''district government system'' in terms of participation, representation and responsiveness. Using the illustrative experience of Pakistan, this research focuses on the workings district government in rural NWFP, at a detailed level and seeks to the role and participation of councils in and improving the Pakistani villages in three respects. Firstly, the research has attempted to analyze the local government system in Pakistan being rciormed by the successive governments in order to assess people participation, Secondly, the study assesses the local cOImciis'' participation in fonnulating and implementing the centrally/provincially financed nlral development programmes. Thirdly, it places the survey and case study analysis in context through a detailed assessment activities and initiatives, which have been developed by councils for participatory development, and investigates the peoples'' involvement development Following a case study of district government in I''\orthwestern Pakistan, the study applied a cumulative methodology involving the collection of data from a sample of 400 villagers and 120 councilors, representing 16 villages in 8 lInion councils of 2 districts of northwestern Pakistan. It also presents case studies of 2 ''district councils'' and evaluates the outcome and limitations oflocal government. A chronological analysis of the history of the local government in Pakistan reveals thaI democratic decentralized institutions at village level, favoring pal1icipation in development could not be established despite frequent reforms by the military rulers. Similarly, the government participation in development programs of the federal and provincial government is also minimal. Mechanisms to encourage more active involvement and participation of the local govemmcnts are severely restricted. However. both villagers and iv councilors are nevertheless more inclined to favor people involvement in development activities which is encouraging for improved participation in [mum, In evaluating the impact of decentralized govenunent on development and participation, this research concludes that hitherto decentralization in Pakistan has no\ been altogether Despite this, villagers have a strong confidence in district government as they perceived it a more effective means for panicipatory development Due to a variety of internal limitations and externally imposed obstacles, the development initiatives of local government can make only limited progress, Usually, their effectiveness vanes directly with I1nancial and administrative capabilities of local officials and with the degrce of political support from the central provincial governments, The thesis concludes by underlining the potential barriers - poor i1nancial base, a dependence on provincial/central governments lor resources, lack of motivation, democratic dencit, lack peoples'' participation and political interference - which have abated the development capacity of local government. There is a need to overcomc these problems before it can act as a vehicle [or rural dcvelopment.
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شاعرؔ صدیقی کے آبائو اجداد کا تعلق افغانستان سے ہے۔ ان کے بزرگ دراصل سپہ گیری کے پیشے سے وابستہ تھے۔جنہوں نے کسی زمانے میں ہجرت کرکے خیبر پختون خواہ چلے آئے اور پشاورمیں اپنا کاروبار شروع کیا۔اس کے بعد یہ خاندان پشاور سے دہلی منتقل ہوا اور وہاں سکونت اختیار کرلی بقول شاعرؔصدیقی یہ غالباً نادر شاہ افشار کا زمانہ تھا۔شاعرؔصدیقی اپنے خاندانی پس منظرکے متعلق کچھ یوںلکھتے ہیں:
’’ہمارا خاندان جو ہے یہ دراصل افغانستان سے تعلق رکھتا ہے۔اس لیے ہم ذات کے پٹھان ہیں۔ اس کے بارے کچھ زیادہ علم اس لیے نہیں ہے کہ ہمارے بزرگوں نے اس پر زیادہ روشنی نہیں ڈالی۔سنی سنائی جو بات تھی ہمارے خاندان میں بلکہ ہماری اپنی دادی کی زبانی تو وہ مجھے کچھ یاد ہے اور کچھ اس طرح یاد ہے کہ اس نے میری والدہ سے بعض گفتگو کی تھی زیادہ کہ ہمارا خاندان اس طرح کا تھا۔تووہاں سے پشاور یا سرحد کی طرف رخ کیا تو سرحد یا غالباً پشاور میں کچھ کاروبار کیا۔پھر وہا ں سے ہجرت کرکے وہ لوگ دہلی آئے۔یہ غالباً نادرشاہ افشار کا زمانا تھا۔‘‘(۱)
بیرونی حملہ آ وروں کی وجہ سے جب دہلی کے شہر میں قتل غارت گری شروع ہوئی اور شہر اْجڑ گیا تو شاعرؔصدیقی کے دادا فخراللہ خان نے اپنے خاندان کے ہمراہ دہلی سے ہجرت کرکے لکھنوچلے آئے جہاں اْن کی وفات ہوئی۔اس ضمن میں شاعر صدیقی لکھتے ہیں:
’’جب دہلی میں قتل غارت گری شروع ہوئی تو میرے داد فخراللہ خان نے اپنے چھوٹے سی فیملی کو لے کر دہلی سے لکھنو ہجرت کی۔جب لکھنو پہنچے تو کافی عرصہ تک لکھنو میں رہے۔‘‘(۲)
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Resistin and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene Polymorphism and the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in a Pakistani Population

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It was observed that the disease-susceptible alleles from parents to affected off-springs were transmitted more frequently in a family trios study. Regarding the TNF-alpha, it was observed that the -308 SNP was associated with the pathogenesis of CAD in the study population, whereas the variant genotype at -238 showed no link with the disease. Furthermore, this study demonstrated that the RETN -420 C>G polymorphism is associated with HCM in the study population; this was a pioneer finding in relation to the disease. Another interesting data from this study revealed that the RETN -420 C>G and +299 G>A polymorphism is associated with pathology of IDCM in the study population; the said SNPs have not been investigated among other populations prior to this study. This study concludes that the RETN and TNF- alpha gene polymorphisms are significantly associated with the pathogenesis of CAD and cardiomyopathy in the study population. Resistin and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene Polymorphism and the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in a Pakistani Population XVII Abstract Some data from the present study has been published in the following papers: Hussain S, Bibi S, Javed Q (2011). Heritability of genetic variants of resistin gene in patients with coronary artery disease: a family-based study. Clinical Biochemistry 44: 618-622. Hussain S, Asghar M, Javed Q (2010). Resistin gene promoter region polymorphism and the risk of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in patients. Translational Research 155: 142-147.