This study intended to explore the role and responsibilities of school principals in managing their schools effectively in the context of Karachi, Pakistan. The study aimed at understanding the role and responsibilities of two principals in two diverse schools settings, including one from the public sector school and other from the private sector school. This study helped me understand how school principals practice their roles and responsibilities as school leaders. What challenges they face and how they minimize these challenges? What opportunities are available for them to improve their leadership practices? Within the qualitative research design, the data for this research study was gathered through semi-structured interviews, school observations and document analysis to ensure validity of the data. Furthermore, a thematic analysis approach was used to make sense of the data. The conclusion of the study was derived on the basis of data analysis and interpretations. The study revealed that both school principals performed their duties as administrators in which they inspect the teaching learning practices of the teachers and students. The leadership behaviour of the school principals emphasized more on moral education. Both school principals had firm belief, that apart from providing quality education, it is their primary responsibility to develop moral and social values in teachers and students, which will help them, become productive members of the society. The schools principals were focusing on the vision, mission and goals of the schools and tried to provide effective learning environments to achieve the set goals within limited resources available to them. Moreover, through this research, it was realized that empowering principals to implement change in their schools is more productive. The policy implication is that for empowering principals, in order to get desirable results will complement the school effectiveness.
چاند سا چہرا ، بال تھے بادل دانت تھے اُس کے موتی جیسے ناک تھی ستواں ، پیاری آنکھیں پتلی لمبی روشن انگلی انگلی میں اک زرد انگوٹھی
ہاتھ تھے اُس کے چاندی جیسے نیلے رنگ کی چادر ہوتی کالا رنگ سکارف کا ہوتا بہت وہ اُس کو اچھا لگتا لان میں بیٹھے دیکھا کرتا باتیں کرنے کو جی کرتا لیکن اُس سے ڈر بھی لگتا
بیگ گلابی رنگ کا ہوتا جوتا بھی تھا سفید ہی اُس کا جیسے سفید تھے پائوں اُس کے روز اُسی جا کرسی ہوتی یعنی میرے عین برابر
آنکھ نہ بھر کر دیکھا ہم نے میں نے اُس کو ، اُس نے مجھ کو رنگ یہ سارے نقش ہیں کیسے اُس کا میرا کیا رشتہ تھا
Dr. Israr Ahmed was a great thinker, intellectual and a reformer. He was diverse scholar and took inspiration from a great and diverse spectrum of sholars like Dr. Allama Iqbal and Dr. Rafiuddin; Abul Aa’la Maoudoodi and Abul Kalam Azad; Hameed uddin Farahi and Amin Ahsan Islahi and Sheikh ul Hind Maulana Mahmood ul Hasan and Shiekh ul Islam Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani. His thought and wisdom was quite influenced by these people. We trace out this remarkable and renowned sholar’s rendered his educational, authorial and religious services. For this purpose Dr. Israr Ahmed started his mission with lecture of Quran. Soon, his lectures were well known throughout the country. He established a great institute namely ‘Markazi Anjuman e Khudaam ul Quran’ in Lahore in order to render educational, authorial and religious services in an organized manner. To spread reformative and preaching services in a better way, he established a party with the name of ‘Tanzeem e Islam Pakistan’In view of his great services, especially in the field of Holy Quran, we may mark him as great scholar of twentieth centur
This study is a critical analysis of the Pakistan-Afghanistan relations. A variety of problems are hindering the cordial
relations of the two states. The commonalities are many but the differences are strong and rapprochement seems
difficult. The study depicts that both the states are apprehensive of each other. Mainly the non acceptance of
international border i.e. Durand Line, irredentist territorial claims and Pashtunistan issues by Afghanistan and the
perceived so called policy of strategic depth by Pakistan are the impediment. In the last forty years Afghanistan has
faced civil war and foreign intervention. Since then Pakistan finds itself at the forefront of the efforts to bring peace
and stability in Afghanistan, as a "frontline state". In 1970s and 1980s it opposed the U.S.S.R. invasion and since
2001 it has supported the U.S. invasion, ditching the Taliban regime. The presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan
has affected Pakistan's sovereignty due to drone and border attacks. Pakistan wants to safeguard its legitimate
interests i.e. peaceful, stable and friendly Afghanistan. At the same time it wants that Afghanistan may not be used
by any regional country against the interests of Pakistan.
In Afghanistan different ethnicities are apprehensive of each other and combine together against the Pashtuns
dominance of the past. All the other ethnicities strived hard to find a place in the Afghan state and are adamant to
preserve their restored identities. The study focuses on the effects of U.S. drawdown of forces, signing of Bilateral
Security Agreement and Status Of Forces Agreement on Pakistan-Afghanistan relations. It has given new impetus to
peace efforts. However, the Taliban insurgency has been deadliest in 2014 with peace nowhere. The efforts of U.S.
and the regional states to ensure peace have been evaluated.
The study explains the phenomenon of mistrust and hostile relations of the two states in realist perspective.
Geostrategic and geo-economics reasons make it necessary for both states to have cordial relations. A peaceful
settlement is interest of people of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the region, the alternative is a scary civil war.