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Study of Usaid Assistance and Development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Ullah, Tulat

Program

PhD

Institute

Foundation University

City

Islamabad

Province

Islamabad

Country

Pakistan

Thesis Completing Year

2013

Thesis Completion Status

Completed

Subject

Labor economics

Language

English

Link

http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/handle/123456789/334

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2021-02-17 19:49:13

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2024-03-24 20:25:49

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1676725057141

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Foreign assistance is considered to play an important role in socioeconomic development of the developing countries. Since July 1951 Pakistan has received foreign assistance from USAID in different forms for various purposes. However, empirical data are limited to evaluate the effectiveness of all the aspects of foreign aid in Pakistan. Therefore, this study was initiated with an objective to determine the effectiveness of USAID assistance provided in the health sector during 2004 to 2009 in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. The survey was conducted in 2010 in two districts Upper Dir as treated and Lower Dir as non-treated of KP. A Sample size of 494 families covering 1047 children was questioned in both districts. The variables studied related to health sector included child health (birth weight and size, immunization, diarrhea, treatment of diarrhea, fever, acute respiratory infection and their treatments) infant and child mortality (gravidity, parity, neonatal, post neonatal, infant and child mortality, cause of child death) maternal mortality (causes of the woman''s death, maternal rates and ratio) and health infrastructure physical health infrastructure, human resources. A conceptual framework for impact evaluation developed by multilateral financial institutions was adopted to collect and analysis data in this study. The household level impacts were measured by computing the difference of the value of the outcomes of health variables between the treatment and comparison households as simple differences between treatment and comparison households provided impact estimates. The results of this study indicated that USAID assistance doesn''t bring any positive change in the child health, infant and child mortality rate, maternal mortality rate and ratio in the Upper Dir District as comparedXIII with Lower Dir District having received no such assistance. However there was a positive change in infrastructure, which is a prerequisite to provide health facilities if properly utilized. But that infrastructure was not properly used to improve health indicators. It may be concluded from this study that foreign assistance did not show any effect in the health improvements of the area. However it may have caused positive changes if it were properly utilized. So further research is needed to pinpoint the various causes for non- efficiency and non-effectiveness of this foreign assistance and suggest remedial measures accordingly to enhance the quality of life in these undeveloped areas of KP .
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۔حکیم محمد صادق سیالکوٹی ؒکی اردو سیرت ’’جمالِ مصطفیؐ‘‘کا تعارف وجائزہ

حکیم محمد صادق سیالکوٹی ؒکی اردو سیرت ’’جمالِ مصطفی‘‘کا تعارف وجائزہ

ڈاکٹر محمد انصر جاوید گھمن

 اردو سیرت  کی کتاب "جمالِ مصطفیﷺ"مولاناحکیم محمدصاد ق سیالکوٹی رحمہ اللہ کی ایک مشہور تصنیف ہے ۔ یہ کتاب نعمانی کتب خانہ حق سٹریٹ اردوبازار، لاہورسے چھپی ہے ۔اس کتاب کا  سرورق بہت زیادہ خوبصورتی سے مزین کیاگیاہے، جس کی ابتدااللہ تعالیٰ کے ارشادِ پاک "اور ہم نے آپﷺ کو سب جہانوں کے لیے رحمت بناکربھیجاہے۔"کے ساتھ درج ذیل شعر سے کی گئی ہے:

سیلاب رنگ و نور طلوع سحر میں ہے                تابندہ کہکشاں تیر گر سفر میں ہے

 حکیم صاحب اپنی کتاب کا تعارف  ان الفاظ میں کرواتے ہیں:

"اس کتاب میں آرامِ جاں، سکون ایمان، کاشفِ سرکن فکان، دلدارِ مسکان، غم خوارِ عاصیاں، ممدوحِ قُدْسَیاں، سرخیلِ نوریاں، رحمتِ عالمیاں، سید الکونین، سید الثقلین، حبیبِ خدا، اشرف الانبیاء، شافعِ روزِ جزاء، حضرت محمد مصطفیﷺکا حسن صحیح معنوں میں اپنی راعنائیوں کے ساتھ جلوہ بار ہے۔"

 مولانا حکیم محمد صادق سیالکوٹی رحمہ اللہ نے حسنِ صورت بھی بیان کیاہے اور حسنِ سیرت بھی بیان کیاہے۔ حکیم صاحب نے مندرجہ بالا القابات جو بیان کیے ہیں در حقیقت یہ رسول اللہﷺ کی سیرت کے مختلف پہلو ہیں جو حکیم صاحب نے بڑے حکیمانہ انداز میں بیان فرمائے ہیں۔ پھرحکیم صاحب نبیﷺ کی سیرت کو اشعارکی صورت میں بیان کرتےہیں اور آفتابِ نبوت میں آفتابِ کردار کو نمایاں کرتے ہیں۔جن میں سے چند حسب ذیل ہیں:

نگاہ برق نہیں چہرہ آفتاب نہیں

وہ آدمی ہے مگر دیکھنے کی تاب نہیں

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هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على المشكلات التي تواجه عملاء المصارف عند طلب التمويل بالمرابحة، واقتراح الحلول اللازمة لمعالجة هذه المشكلات حتى تتحقق الاستفادة الكاملة من فرص التمويل بالمرابحة، وقد أظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن من المشكلات التي تواجه العملاء عند طلب التمويل بالمرابحة تتمثل في: تحديد البنك المركزي لمجالات محددة للتمويل بالمرابحة وعدم السماح لبعض المجالات الأمر الذي يؤدي إلى حرمان بعض العملاء من الاستفادة من هذا التمويل، وأن السقوفات التي يضعها البنك المركزي للتمويل بالمرابحة ولا يسمح بتجاوزها لا تتناسب والطموحات الاستثمارية لبعض العملاء، وأوصت الدراسة بضرورة سماح البنك المركزي للمصارف بالتوسع في مجالات التمويل بالمرابحة، والسماح بزيادة سقوفات التمويل بالمرابحة حتى تتحقق الاستفادة الكاملة من هذا التمويل. الكلمات المفتاحية: المرابحة، مشكلات التمويل بالمرابحة. المصارف

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