جناب سید حسام الدین راشدی
شروع اپریل میں پاکستان ریڈیو سے یہ خبر نشر ہوئی کہ جناب سید حسام الدین راشدی اﷲ کو پیارے ہوئے، یہ خبر راقمِ حروف کے لئے بڑی جانکاہ تھی۔
وہ دارالمصنفین کے بڑے قدردان اور پرستار رہے، انھوں نے اتنی کتابیں لکھیں کہ ان کا شمار کرنا آسان نہیں، مگر کہتے کہ خدا کی قسم میں نے دارالمصنفین کی کتابوں ہی سے لکھنا سیکھا، وہ علامہ شبلیؒ اور مولانا سید سلیمان ندویؒ کے بڑے مداح تھے، دارالمصنفین سے جو بھی کتاب شائع ہوتی اس کو ضرور منگواتے اور اپنی الماری میں نمایاں جگہ دیتے اس ادارے سے غیر معمولی محبت کی وجہ سے ۱۹۴۷ء کے بعد کراچی میں اس کے لئے زمین کا ایک بڑا پلاٹ خرید لیا تھا کہ وہ اس کو وہاں منتقل کرالیں، لیکن یہ وہاں کیوں منتقل ہوتا، آخر میں وہ برابر کہتے رہتے کہ یہ ہندوستان ہی میں رہ کر بہتر کام کرسکتا ہے، اور اس کو اسی سرزمین میں رہنا چاہئے جہاں قائم ہوا ہے، تقسیم ہند کے بعد پاکستان کے ناشرین نے اس ادارہ کی مطبوعات کو چھاپ کر جو نقصان پہنچایا، اس سے وہ بہت رنجیدہ رہے، ان کے خلاف قانونی کاروائی کے لئے ایک کمیٹی بنائی، جب یہ موثر نہ ہوسکی تو وہاں کے تمام انگریزی اور اردو کے اہم اخبارات میں مضامین لکھے کہ حکومت پاکستان اس ادارہ کی مطبوعات کا حق طباعت و اشاعت خرید کر اس کو گراں قدر معاوضہ دے، یہ اخباری مہم ایسی مفید ثابت ہوئی کہ اس خاکسار کو حکومت پاکستان نے اسلام آباد بلایا اور ایک طویل مدت کی دفتری کاروائی کے بعد پندرہ لاکھ روپے دارالمصنفین کو دے کر اس کی مطبوعات کا حق طباعت و اشاعت اپنے ایک ادارہ نیشنل بک فاؤنڈیشن کے سپرد کردیا۔
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Afghanistan is in state of war for almost 40 long years but the political dynamics got changed after 9/11. Since the war on terror started facets of peace talks launched without meaningful end. The reconciliation process in Afghanistan had immediately started after establishment of Afghan interim government in 2001. Till 2016 mid, four different reconciliation /reintegration processes were launched by the USA and Hamid Karzai government with Afghan Taliban. The new elected president Ashraf Ghani ended all such processes in 2016 but showed willingness again in 2018 for direct peace talks between USA and Taliban clerics. In the current political scenario, Afghan reconciliation process is back on track with direct peace talks between USA, Taliban and Afghan Government along other international actors. However, Taliban were not ready to sit with the Afghan Government and this is where the Pakistan played as key to Afghan peace process. The focus of this research article is to find the challenges and opportunities of this peace process; Pakistan’s role as cardinal player can consolidate the peace process in Afghanistan. Furthermore, this research will give future recommendations for the peace process in Afghanistan.
Development of reading skills is essential for young children's educational achievements. The pre- reading skills development is a complex and time consuming task, (Ahuja & Ahuja, 1994) which needs systematic instructional approaches and techniques to adopt. The National Curriculum for ECE (2007) has not only emphasized the importance of reading in early years but also highlighted the provision of a quality learning environment to acquire literacy skills. However, there are many gaps in understanding of what is emergent literacy development verses current practices at early classroom levels. This paper addresses this critical issue of early age education and presents a small action research in which story telling is used as a main teaching pedagogy to support young children in English reading skills. The main research question was "How can four-year old children be supported in developing their English reading skills in a private school in Karachi, Pakistan?" Through this study I observed and facilitated reading development over a two- week period. Four children of 4-5 years and two teachers were selected randomly as research participants and data were gathered by using different tools including classroom observations, individual interviews with teachers, pre and post-reading checklists and through reflections. The study findings demonstrated that children were able to develop literacy skills when they were involved in meaningful literacy activities. Furthermore, the research revealed that children learned best when the stories were connected with different fun filled activities. The findings of this study also demonstrated that teachers were inserting efforts to engage children in language and literacy activities; however, it was found that they did not provide frequent opportunities for their reading development and also did not engage children in activities which are highly recommended for emergent literacy development. In addition, the findings revealed that teachers needed professional development to implement innovative literacy pedagogies in the ECED classrooms. Furthermore, parents' and the school management's involvement is also important in developing children's emergent literacy. In conclusion, storytelling is an effective pedagogical approach that helps in developing pre-reading skills. Therefore, it should be used in ECED classrooms to facilitate young children's reading development.