Bumblebees are important for their pollination services to different plant species providing a major source of variability and survival for cross pollinated plant species. They belong to temperate regions due to their need of hibernation needs in winter. Their importance as buzz pollination makes them unique for pollination of different commercial crops like tomatoes, pepper, strawberries etc under glasshouse farming systems. Different bumblebee species has been identified in northern areas of Pakistan including Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and some parts of northern Punjab. Bombus haemorrhoidalis has been identified as important and common bumblebee species in lower northern Pakistan. Different experiments were conducted for ecological and biological studies to monitor the indigenous bumblebee, B. haemorrhoidalis abundance and species richness in the northern Pakistan including Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Rawalakot and Naran-Kaghan valley It will be helpful for conservation of our local bumblebee fauna and to identify the possible plant species for their long term survival and stability of environmental balance of species. According to the results regarding abundance of native bumblebee in relation to other pollinators Bombus haemorrhoidalis was the most abundant pollinator in comparison with other pollinators in all sub-localities. In 2012, maximum Shannon index, Simson index and Eveness were recorded in Naran Kaghan and minimum in Rawalpindi/Islambad. In 2013, maximum Shannon index and Eveness were recorded in Naran Kaghan while Simson index was maximum in Rwalpindi/Islambad and minimum Shannon index in Rawalakot. The foraging xxv source of native bumble comprised of 42, 43 and 48 plant species in Naran Kaghan, Rawalkot and Rawalpindi/Islamabad, respectively. Maximum species (11) belonged to Family, Asteraceae from all three study areas. The nest seeking queens emerged after spending winter diapause in nature preferred relatively open field landscape followed by open fields, forest boundaries proved more populated habitats followed by field boundaries for nesting sites. Withered grasses remained most favored patches and stone and moss the least ones for nesting sites of B. haemorrhoidalis. at all locations. Rearing of B. haemorrhoidalis was successfully done and biological parameter of like, preoviposition period, egg hatching period, larval and pupal duration, period of first workers emerged, numbers of workers and sexual and mother queen life span were observed under controlled laboratory conditions. Seasonal fluctuation of sexual morphs indicated first emergence of winter diapausing queens in March - April, maximum population of workers in September, males and daughter queens in October, in field conditions. Indigenous bumblebee B. haemorrhoidalis was used for pollination of tomato crop in comparison with European bumblebee Bombus terrestris at Hydroponic Research Farm. Non significant differences were obtained in the means comparison of number of seeds per fruit, fruit weight, fruit height and fruit diameter for both pollinators.
اردو کے نامور محققین(بابائے اردومولوی عبدالحق) مولوی عبدا لحق برِ صغیر پاک ہند کے عظیم اردو مفکر، محقق، ماہر لسانیات، معلم، بانی انجمن ترقی اردو اور اردو کالج کے بانی تھے، ا?پ کو بابائے اردو کے لقب سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔آپ کی تاریخ پیدائش کے حوالے سے کافی اختلاف پایا جاتا ہے ،لیکن بقول ممتاز حسین مولوی عبدالحق 20 اپریل،1870ء کوبرطانوی ہندوستان کے ضلع میرٹھ کے ہاپوڑ کے قریب سراوہ نامی ایک گاؤں میں پیدا ہوئے۔مولوی عبدالحق نے ابتدائی تعلیم گھر پر ہوئی پھر میرٹھ میں پڑھتے رہے۔ بابائے اْردومولوی عبدالحق کو ابتدا ء ہی میں ریاضی سے گہرا لگاؤ تھا جس نے اْنہیں غور و فکر اور مشاہدے کا عادی بنا دیا۔اس کے علاوہ انہیں فارسی اور اْردو شاعری، نثرنگاری ،تاریخ ،فلسفہ اور مذہب کا مطالعہ کرنے کا بھی شوق تھا ان علوم اور ادب کے مطالعے نے مولوی عبدالحق? کے قلب و ذہن پر مثبت اثرات مرتب کئے انہیں اپنے اطراف سے گہری دلچسپی پیدا ہوئی۔ بابائے اْردو مولوی عبدالحق نے نہ صرف اْردو میں تنقید نگاری، مقدمہ نگاری اور معنویت عطا کی بلکہ اْردو میں پہلی بار حقیقی تبصرہ، جائزہ اور لسانی اکتساب صرف بابائے اْردو مولوی عبدالحق کی مقدمہ نگاری میں میسر آیا انہوں نے اْردو میں تبصرہ نگاری کو ایک نیا رنگ اور ڈھنگ عطا کیا۔جنوری 1902ء میں آل انڈیا محمڈن ایجوکیشن کانفرنس علی گڑھ کے تحت ایک علمی شعبہ قائم کیا گیا جس کانام انجمن ترقی اردو تھا۔ مولانا شبلی نعمانی اس کے سیکرٹری رہے تھے۔ عزیز مرزا کے بعد 1912ء میں مولوی عبدالحق سیکرٹری منتخب ہوئے جنھوں نے بہت جلد انجمن ترقی اردو کو ایک فعال ترین علمی ادارہ بنا دیا۔ مولوی عبدالحق اورنگ آباد (دکن ) میں ملازم تھے ،وہ انجمن کو اپنے ساتھ لے گئے اور اس طرح حیدر آباد دکن اس کا مرکز بن گیا۔
The advancement in science and technology has made the world peace and prosperity very important at this time in the human history. We find in the human history, since it was recorded, that almost all the civilizations were very intolerant, brutal to their opponents, especially, to the believers of other religions. On the other hand, the Islamic states were the most tolerant and accommodating to other religions. This fact is proved from the early history of Islām during the period of the Prophet Muḥammad (r) and his immediate successors. Similar is the case in the later history of the Muslims, during the period of the Abbasid, the Umayyids in Spain, the Turks, the Mughal era and in the Far East. Human and economic losses in wars were very huge during the first, the second world wars, and the current wars being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. The human and material losses are horrible. The author believes that the Prophet Muḥammad (r) ’s teachings and traditions of moderation, tolerance, human respect, freedom of religious practice are the only ways to peace and prosperity in the world.
The study is about the need and practices of guidance and counselling at the secondary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The main objectives of the study were to explore the perceptions of students, teachers and experts; problems of teachers and students; the ways and means about the implementation/practices; and to suggest a model of guidance and counselling services/networks. It was mixed research study. For the quantitative data, stratified-random sampling technique was used. Ten male and ten female secondary schools were selected on a random basis. The sample size of 200 students and 100 teachers were distributed among these sub-strata. Thus, 10 students and 05 teachers from each male and female school were chosen randomly. Similarly, 10 experts from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were selected on the basis of their expertise through purposive sampling technique. Two instruments were utilized in the study; i.e. questionnaire (Likert scale) for the collection of factual information from the students and teachers. Experts were consulted through semi-structured interview. The quantitative data were tabulated and then analyzed through mean and percentages. The semi-structured interviews were transcribed from the audio-tapes; themes were drawn and then discussed through driving findings in the light of research questions. On the basis of the findings of quantitative and qualitative data, the main conclusion of the study were drawn: guidance and counselling is really beneficial at the secondary school level, because this is the right time where students are looking for their career opportunities/career selection, where they are in need to work/practice and to select their subjects. Side by side social, emotional, vocational, health and academic problems are also exist; guidance of the students regarding placement, orientation information, referral service, subject selection, psychological problems is required, and there is a need of follow up and research in this regard; guidance and counseling teacher is required to have relevant skills; every school is in need of a guidance and counselling committee; all members of teaching and support staff active involvement in guidance and counseling programmes is necessary; cluster system of guidance may work at the secondary school level; there can be a Directorate of Guidance and Counselling. The key recommendations of the study are: proper guidance and counseling can make students well-adjusted in schools and society; posts of certified counsellors are needed to be created at the secondary school level and a proper structure of guidance and counselling is required to be there at that level. As far as the model of guidance and counselling at the secondary school level is concerned: there should be at least a well-furnished counselling room full of facilities; Cluster Model of guidance and counselling may work at secondary level due to minimum resources; for starting guidance and counselling, a district can be selected as a model one in which the replications/shortcomings, if any can be minimized and it can be introduced in other districts consequently