مولانا افتخار احمد فریدی
دینی حلقوں میں یہ خبر افسوس اور رنج کے ساتھ سنی جائے گی کہ ۲۴؍ اکتوبر ۱۹۹۸ء کو ایک پُرجوش اور سرگرم داعی و مبلغ مولانا افتخار احمد فریدی انتقال فرماگئے، اناﷲ وانا الیہ راجعون۔
مرحوم کا وطن مراد آباد تھا، ایک زمانے میں ان کے ہاتھوں میں وہ پرچم بغاوت تھا جس کو سرفروشان وطن نے برطانوی جبر و استبداد کے خلاف بلند کیا تھا مگر پھر ع پھاڑ کر جیب و آستین کر علم جنوں بلند۔ انہیں حضرت مولانا محمد الیاسؒ کی دینی دعوت سے عشق ہوگیا جس کے لیے وہ ملکوں ملکوں کی خاک چھانتے رہے ، کسی حادثہ میں ان کا ایک پیر کاٹ دیا گیا مگر وہ بیساکھیوں کے سہارے ملک کے و طول و عرض کا دورہ کرتے رہے، سفر حج میں مولانا شاہ معین الدین احمد ندوی کا ساتھ ہوگیا تو ان کی بڑی خدمت کی اور ہر طرح کا آرام پہنچایا۔ ایک دفعہ وہ اپنے ایک تبلیغی دورے میں اعظم گڑھ آئے تو شاہ صاحب نے ان کی بڑی پذیرائی کی۔ جناب سید صباح الدین صاحب سے مخلصانہ تعلق رکھتے تھے اور راقم سے بھی خط و کتابت رہتی تھی۔
کئی برسوں سے تبلیغی دوڑ دھوپ کا سلسلہ موقوف ہوگیا تھا، لیکن اسی جذبے سے اصلاحی و دعوتی رسائل اور مواعظ و ملفوظات کے مجموعے شائع کرتے تھے، وہ غیر مسلموں میں بھی اسلام کی تبلیغ و اشاعت کرتے رہتے تھے۔ اﷲ تعالیٰ ان کی بشری لغزشوں سے درگزر فرمائے اور انہیں جنت نعیم میں جگہ دے۔ آمین! (ضیاء الدین اصلاحی، نومبر ۱۹۹۸ء)
No society is safe from crimes hence with the passage of time, crimes amplify along with alteration in its nature. As the approaches of investigation and finding the crime develop, the ratio of crimes also increases and the casualties occur with new devices and techniques. On the other hand individual and collective endeavors are being made to stop it. The concerned authorities try to finish or decrease these crimes by formulating various new rules. The rules that the Creator and the real Owner of the whole world had bestowed upon us in the form of Islam, it includes the right and basic techniques to control the crimes. As the modern technology has facilitated us with many facilities, it has also facilitated us in finding a culprit or proofs against him that helps in the stoppage of crimes and finding the criminals. As this modern technology has brought a great reduction in the casualties and crimes, on the other hand we have also to face some legal and Islamic issues. One of these issues is the case of medical test for witness that whether the test of clinical laboratory can be accepted as witness
Inland fishing is common in Pakistan and is a vital component of human diet, source of food security, livelihoods and recreation. Despite being so much important, the freshwater fisheries have not yet been given proper attention in Pakistan. The fish stock in the rivers is continuously on the decline and destructive fishing practices on the increase, leading to serious decline of fishes in the inland rivers of the study area. The monetary losses for the neighboring communities and society resulting from such damage are more than the direct individual benefits made by the users of these destructive methods. Fishermen and people residing near water bodies are the main actors in fishery related issues and their knowledge and perceptions about destructive fishing practices and conservation of fishery resources are valuable. Therefore, this study was conducted in district Charsadda Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan to pinpoint the major socioeconomic drivers of destructive fishing practices, and its impact on fishermen livelihoods and fish consumption. Data was collected through a household survey from 286 households from nine fishermen concentrated villages of district Charsadda, using two stage cluster sampling method. The households were divided into three groups (Type I, Type II and Type III) in order to distinguish between households based on different characteristics. The fisher‘s socio-economic characteristics were analyzed through simple statistics such as frequencies, percentages, averages and standard deviations. Stepwise multiple linear regression models were used to identify the drivers of destructive fishing practices, multiple regression for factors affecting fish consumption and Livelihood Asset Pentagon for impact of destructive fishing practices on fishermen livelihoods.The stepwise multiple linear regression model revealed that out of a total of seven variables five were negatively and two positively correlated to DFPs. The results of livelihood asset pentagon revealed that fishermen livelihood assets deteriorated in the last fifteen years due to reduction in the size and amount of fishes in the rivers. The findings of this study led to specific recommendations for combating the problems of DFPs and policy measures to reduce pressure on fishery resources in the area, such as awareness and environmental education, creation of alternative livelihoods opportunities and involvement of community in the conservation of natural resources.