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Migration and Small Towns in Pakistan
Working Paper Series on Rural-Urban Interactions and Livelihood Strategies WORKING PAPER 15 Migration and small towns in Pakistan Arif Hasan with Mansoor Raza June 2009 ABOUT THE AUTHORS Arif Hasan is an architect/planner in private practice in Karachi, dealing with urban planning and development issues in general, and in Asia and Pakistan in particular. He has been involved with the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) since 1982 and is a founding member of the Urban Resource Centre (URC) in Karachi, whose chairman he has been since its inception in 1989. He is currently on the board of several international journals and research organizations, including the Bangkok-based Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, and is a visiting fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), UK. He is also a member of the India Committee of Honour for the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism. He has been a consultant and advisor to many local and foreign CBOs, national and international NGOs, and bilateral and multilateral donor agencies. He has taught at Pakistani and European universities, served on juries of international architectural and development competitions, and is the author of a number of books on development and planning in Asian cities in general and Karachi in particular. He has also received a number of awards for his work, which spans many countries. Address: Hasan & Associates, Architects and Planning Consultants, 37-D, Mohammad Ali Society, Karachi – 75350, Pakistan; e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Mansoor Raza is Deputy Director Disaster Management for the Church World Service – Pakistan/Afghanistan. -
Annex 1.2 (District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Annex 1.2 (District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) ANNEX 1 – Terms of Reference (TOR) The objective of this Call for Partnership (CFP) is to hire services of a civil society organization (Not- for-profit) having strong local presence in the target district to undertake activities contributing towards the achievement of programme objectives in 52 target schools in district Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The contractor will work in 05 Union Councils (UCs) in District Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province under the project titled “Support to Girls’ Right to Education and Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Education in Pakistan” supported by AICS. Details of Union Councils (UCs) are as following: i) Bahrain, ii) Balakot, iii) Bashigram, iv) Kalam and v) Mankyal Proposed Activities: The organization will undertake the following activities in consultation with the concerned National Project Officer with the overall supervision of the Head of Education in the target district. 1. Undertake baseline assessment study to get first-hand information about out of primary school girls in the target area, community perception about girls education, functioning of school management committees (SMCs), school locations, physical environment, teaching and learning practices ,teacher training needs in Activity Based Learning (ABL) and Multi- Grade Teaching (MGT), students’ learning outcome. UNESCO Islamabad Office will share the detailed instruments for conducting the baseline assessment. 2. Based on the findings of the assessment studies, develop implementation strategy to carry out activities for community mobilization and advocacy, functioning of SMCs, improvement in school physical and learning environment; 3. Design and implement social mobilization campaign for sensitization of local communities for promotion of girls’ education comprising of the following elements: a. -
Politics of Nawwab Gurmani
Politics of Accession in the Undivided India: A Case Study of Nawwab Mushtaq Gurmani’s Role in the Accession of the Bahawalpur State to Pakistan Pir Bukhsh Soomro ∗ Before analyzing the role of Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani in the affairs of Bahawalpur, it will be appropriate to briefly outline the origins of the state, one of the oldest in the region. After the death of Al-Mustansar Bi’llah, the caliph of Egypt, his descendants for four generations from Sultan Yasin to Shah Muzammil remained in Egypt. But Shah Muzammil’s son Sultan Ahmad II left the country between l366-70 in the reign of Abu al- Fath Mumtadid Bi’llah Abu Bakr, the sixth ‘Abbasid caliph of Egypt, 1 and came to Sind. 2 He was succeeded by his son, Abu Nasir, followed by Abu Qahir 3 and Amir Muhammad Channi. Channi was a very competent person. When Prince Murad Bakhsh, son of the Mughal emperor Akbar, came to Multan, 4 he appreciated his services, and awarded him the mansab of “Panj Hazari”5 and bestowed on him a large jagir . Channi was survived by his two sons, Muhammad Mahdi and Da’ud Khan. Mahdi died ∗ Lecturer in History, Government Post-Graduate College for Boys, Dera Ghazi Khan. 1 Punjab States Gazetteers , Vol. XXXVI, A. Bahawalpur State 1904 (Lahore: Civil Military Gazette, 1908), p.48. 2 Ibid . 3 Ibid . 4 Ibid ., p.49. 5 Ibid . 102 Pakistan Journal of History & Culture, Vol.XXV/2 (2004) after a short reign, and confusion and conflict followed. The two claimants to the jagir were Kalhora, son of Muhammad Mahdi Khan and Amir Da’ud Khan I. -
Adits, Caves, Karizi-Qanats, and Tunnels in Afghanistan: an Annotated Bibliography by R
Adits, Caves, Karizi-Qanats, and Tunnels in Afghanistan: An Annotated Bibliography by R. Lee Hadden Topographic Engineering Center November 2005 US Army Corps of Engineers 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22315-3864 Adits, Caves, Karizi-Qanats, and Tunnels In Afghanistan Form Approved REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing this collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports (0704-0188), 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. 1. REPORT DATE 30-11- 2. REPORT TYPE Bibliography 3. DATES COVERED 1830-2005 2005 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER “Adits, Caves, Karizi-Qanats and Tunnels 5b. GRANT NUMBER In Afghanistan: An Annotated Bibliography” 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER HADDEN, Robert Lee 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT US Army Corps of Engineers 7701 Telegraph Road Topographic Alexandria, VA 22315- Engineering Center 3864 9.ATTN SPONSORING CEERD / MONITORINGTO I AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. -
Middle East Journal of Refugee Studies
MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF REFUGEE STUDIES Original Article The Analysis of Various Problems to Afghan Refugees in Repatriation Process from Pakistan Lal Zamana Abstract Pakistan, the host of millions of Afghan refugees since the Soviet invasion, now seeks their speedy repatriation. The process has already started and it is one of the largest repatriation programs in the UNHCR’s history. However, around 3 million Afghans still reside in Pakistan. This paper provides an overview of the underlying problems and multifaceted stumbling blocks being faced in the process and shed light on the future scenario and this research also examines what policy readjustments are required on part of Pakistan to make repatriation a success while keeping in views that a successful repatriation not only means the return of refugees but ensuring that they enter the mainstream of life-economically, politically, socially in their home country. For obtaining the Qualitative information a survey has been conducted of every refuges camp in District Dir Lower, KPK, and Pakistan. The data has been collected from 250 respondents through structured Questionnaire while using simple random sample technique and further the data has been proceeding through SPSS version 20, further classified, thoroughly analyzed and has been presented in the form of tables, frequency, percentages, and discussion over tables with the help of secondary information and a qualitative discussion has been made over the field data. The study found several issues that were faced by Afghan refugees living in different camps and villages of District Dir, KPK, Pakistan and their fear regarding repatriation. The common issues they faced in Pakistan were income/livelihood related, lack of proper shelter, and poor water supply facilities. -
Deforestation in the Princely State of Dir on the North-West Frontier and the Imperial Strategy of British India
Central Asia Journal No. 86, Summer 2020 CONSERVATION OR IMPLICIT DESTRUCTION: DEFORESTATION IN THE PRINCELY STATE OF DIR ON THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER AND THE IMPERIAL STRATEGY OF BRITISH INDIA Saeeda & Khalil ur Rehman Abstract The Czarist Empire during the nineteenth century emerged on the scene as a Eurasian colonial power challenging British supremacy, especially in Central Asia. The trans-continental Russian expansion and the ensuing influence were on the march as a result of the increase in the territory controlled by Imperial Russia. Inevitably, the Russian advances in the Caucasus and Central Asia were increasingly perceived by the British as a strategic threat to the interests of the British Indian Empire. These geo- political and geo-strategic developments enhanced the importance of Afghanistan in the British perception as a first line of defense against the advancing Russians and the threat of presumed invasion of British India. Moreover, a mix of these developments also had an impact on the British strategic perception that now viewed the defense of the North-West Frontier as a vital interest for the security of British India. The strategic imperative was to deter the Czarist Empire from having any direct contact with the conquered subjects, especially the North Indian Muslims. An operational expression of this policy gradually unfolded when the Princely State of Dir was loosely incorporated, but quite not settled, into the formal framework of the imperial structure of British India. The elements of this bilateral arrangement included the supply of arms and ammunition, subsidies and formal agreements regarding governance of the state. These agreements created enough time and space for the British to pursue colonial interests in Ph.D. -
Buddhist Histories
JIABS Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Volume 25 Number 1-2 2002 Buddhist Histories Richard SALOMON and Gregory SCHOPEN On an Alleged Reference to Amitabha in a KharoÒ†hi Inscription on a Gandharian Relief .................................................................... 3 Jinhua CHEN Sarira and Scepter. Empress Wu’s Political Use of Buddhist Relics 33 Justin T. MCDANIEL Transformative History. Nihon Ryoiki and Jinakalamalipakara∞am 151 Joseph WALSER Nagarjuna and the Ratnavali. New Ways to Date an Old Philosopher................................................................................ 209 Cristina A. SCHERRER-SCHAUB Enacting Words. A Diplomatic Analysis of the Imperial Decrees (bkas bcad) and their Application in the sGra sbyor bam po gnis pa Tradition....................................................................................... 263 Notes on the Contributors................................................................. 341 ON AN ALLEGED REFERENCE TO AMITABHA IN A KHARO∑™HI INSCRIPTION ON A GANDHARAN RELIEF RICHARD SALOMON AND GREGORY SCHOPEN 1. Background: Previous study and publication of the inscription This article concerns an inscription in KharoÒ†hi script and Gandhari language on the pedestal of a Gandharan relief sculpture which has been interpreted as referring to Amitabha and Avalokitesvara, and thus as hav- ing an important bearing on the issue of the origins of the Mahayana. The sculpture in question (fig. 1) has had a rather complicated history. According to Brough (1982: 65), it was first seen in Taxila in August 1961 by Professor Charles Kieffer, from whom Brough obtained the photograph on which his edition of the inscription was based. Brough reported that “[o]n his [Kieffer’s] return to Taxila a month later, the sculpture had dis- appeared, and no information about its whereabouts was forthcoming.” Later on, however, it resurfaced as part of the collection of Dr. -
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(Final Report) An analysis of lessons learnt and best practices, a review of selected biodiversity conservation and NRM projects from the mountain valleys of northern Pakistan. Faiz Ali Khan February, 2013 Contents About the report i Executive Summary ii Acronyms vi SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. The province 1 1.2 Overview of Natural Resources in KP Province 1 1.3. Threats to biodiversity 4 SECTION 2. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS (review of related projects) 5 2.1 Mountain Areas Conservancy Project 5 2.2 Pakistan Wetland Program 6 2.3 Improving Governance and Livelihoods through Natural Resource Management: Community-Based Management in Gilgit-Baltistan 7 2.4. Conservation of Habitats and Species of Global Significance in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystem of Baluchistan 7 2.5. Program for Mountain Areas Conservation 8 2.6 Value chain development of medicinal and aromatic plants, (HDOD), Malakand 9 2.7 Value Chain Development of Medicinal and Aromatic plants (NARSP), Swat 9 2.8 Kalam Integrated Development Project (KIDP), Swat 9 2.9 Siran Forest Development Project (SFDP), KP Province 10 2.10 Agha Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) 10 2.11 Malakand Social Forestry Project (MSFP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 11 2.12 Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) 11 2.13 PATA Project (An Integrated Approach to Agriculture Development) 12 SECTION 3. MAJOR LESSONS LEARNT 13 3.1 Social mobilization and awareness 13 3.2 Use of traditional practises in Awareness programs 13 3.3 Spill-over effects 13 3.4 Conflicts Resolution 14 3.5 Flexibility and organizational approach 14 3.6 Empowerment 14 3.7 Consistency 14 3.8 Gender 14 3.9. -
Audit Report on the Accounts of Assistant Director
AUDIT REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS & RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND SELECTED VILLAGE COUNCILS / NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS DISTRICT SWAT KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA AUDIT YEAR 2016-17 AUDITOR GENERAL OF PAKISTAN TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ......................................................................... i Preface .............................................................................................................................. ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. iii SUMMARY TABLES AND CHARTS ......................................................................... vii I: Audit Work Statistics ........................................................................................... vii II: Audit observations classified by Categories ........................................................ vii III: Outcome Statistics .............................................................................................viii IV: Irregularities pointed out ..................................................................................... ix V: Cost-Benefit ........................................................................................................ ix CHAPTER-1 .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Assistant Director LGE&RDD and NCs/VCs District Swat ..................................... 1 1.1.1 Introduction -
UNIVERSITY of MALAKAND Chakdara Dir (L), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Ph: 0945-9250517-18 Website: Fax: 0945-9250505
UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND Chakdara Dir (L), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Ph: 0945-9250517-18 website: http://www.uom.edu.pk Fax: 0945-9250505 Walk-in-Interview Applications are invited, on the prescribed form to be downloaded from the University of Malakand website (www.uom.edu.pk) from the eligible Pakistani Nationals (Both Male/Female) for the following position(s) through walk-in-interview on daily wage basis at the Committee Room, Admin Block, University of Malakand as per schedule mentioned below. S. Name of Post No. of Date & time Required Qualification and Experience No Post(s) of Interview Junior Clerk Intermediate in at least 2nd Division or equivalent qualification with a speed 01 03 of 40 word per minute in typing and adequate computer literacy Matric with science in at least 2nd Division and 07 years experience in the 19/10/2020 Laboratory relevant field in at 10:00 a.m 02 01 Assistant OR F.Sc in at least 2nd Division (for fresh appointments) i. Intermediate with one year Computer Diploma Key Punch ii. A minimum speed of ten thousand key depression per hour for 03 Operator/Data 01 punching data entry/verification Entry Operator 21/10/2020 iii. At least three years experience at 10:00 a.m 07 Naib Qasid 02 Matric OR literate with 05 years relevant experience 05 Bearer 02 Matric OR literate with 05 years relevant experience i. Preferably literate with at least 5 years experience of working in reputable hotels. 06 Cook ii. Educated person will be given preference. 23/10/2020 02 iii. -
FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nutrition Presence of Partners - F.A.T.A. and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 29 November 2010 Legend CHITRAL Provincial Boundar Kalam Utror District Boundary Number of Implementing Partners KOHISTAN Balakot 1 2 SWAT Mankyal UPPER DIR Bahrain 3 Gowalairaj Madyan PESHAWAR Beshigram Beha Sakhra Bar Thana Fatehpur Gail Maidan Zaimdara Asharay Darangal Baidara Bishgram ShawarChuprial Miskana Shalpin Urban-4 Lal Qila Tall Arkot Shahpur Usterzai Samar Bagh Lijbook Jano/chamtalai Muhammad Zai Mayar Kala Kalay Alpuri Kuz Kana Urban-3 Koto Pir Kalay Munjai Shah DehraiDewlai Urban-5 Mian Kili Balambat Bara Bandai SHANGLADherai Opal Rabat Totano Bandai Kech Banda Togh Bala Munda QalaKhazanaBandagai HazaraKanaju Malik Khel Chakesar Urban-6 Kotigram Asbanr Puran Ganjiano Kalli Raisan Shah Pur Bahadar Kot 1 LOWER DIRMc Timargara Koz Abakhel Kabal BATAGRAM Khanpur Billitang Ziarat Talash Aloch HANGU Ouch Kokarai Kharmatu Bagh Dush Khel Chakdara Islampur Kotki KOHAT Khadagzai AbazaiBadwan Sori Chagharzai Gul BandaiBehlool Khail Kota Dhoda Daggar Batara MALAKAND Pandher Rega MANSEHRA BUNER Krapa Gagra Norezai KARAK MARDAN CHARSADDA Kangra Rajjar IiShakho KYBER PAKHTUNKHWA Hisar Yasinzai Dosahra Nisatta Dheri Zardad SWABI ABBOTTABAD Mohib Banda ChowkaiAman Kot M.c Pabbi HARIPUR PESHAWAR NOWSHERA Shah Kot Usterzai Urban-4 Kech Banda Urban-6Togh Bala Raisan Khan Bari Shah Pur Kotki KharmatuBillitang KOHAT HANGU Dhoda Muhammad Khawja This map illustrates the presence of organisations working in the sector of Nutrition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA as reported by relief -
Initial Appointment to Civil Posts (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 2008
1 GOVERNMENT OF 1[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] ESTABLISHMENT & ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT (Establishment Wing) NOTIFICATION ST Dated 1 MARCH, 2008 NO.SOE-III(E&AD)2-1/2007, Dated 01-03--2008.---In pursuance of the powers granted under Section 26 of the 2[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] Civil Servants Act, 1973 (3[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] Act XVIII of 1973), the competent authority is pleased to make the following rules, namely: THE 4[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] INITIAL APPOINTMENT TO CIVIL POSTS (RELAXATION OF UPPER AGE LIMIT RULES, 2008) PART — I GENERAL 1. (1) These rules may be called the Initial Appointment to Civil Posts (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 2008. (2) These shall come into force with immediate effect. 5[2. (1) Nothing in these rules shall apply to the appointment in BS-17 and the posts of Civil Judge-Cum-Judicial Magistrate / Illaqa Qazi, BS-18 to be filled through the competitive examination of the Public Service Commission, in which case two years optimum relaxation shall be allowed to: (a) Government servants with a minimum of 2 years continuous service; (b) Disabled persons; and (c) Candidates from backward areas. (2) For appointment to the post of Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate/Illaqa Qazi, the period which a Barrister or an Advocate of the High Court and /or the Courts subordinate thereto or a Pleader has practiced in the Bar, shall be excluded for the purpose of upper age limit subject to a maximum period of two years from his/her age.] PART — II GENERAL RELAXATION 1 Subs. by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 2 Subs.