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- i - ISSN: 1810—2174 Balochistan Review Volume XXXI No.2, 2014 (HEC RECOGNIZED) Editor: Ghulam Farooq Baloch BALOCHISTAN STUDY CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN, QUETTA-PAKISTAN - ii - Published bi-annually by the Balochistan Study Centre, University of Balochistan, Quetta-Pakistan. @ Balochistan Study Centre 2014-2 Subscription rate (per annum) in Pakistan: Institutions: Rs. 300/- Individuals: Rs. 200/- For the other countries: Institutions: US$ 15 Individuals: US$ 12 Contact: Balochistan Review—ISSN: 1810-2174 Balochistan Study Centre, University of Balochistan, Quetta-Pakistan. Tel: (92) (081) 9211255 Facsimile: (92) (081) 9211255 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.uob.edu.pk/journals/bsc.htm - iii - Editorial Board Patron in Chief: Prof. Dr. Javeid Iqbal Vice Chancellor, University of Balochistan, Quetta-Pakistan. Patron Prof. Dr. Abdul Hameed Shahwani Director, Balochistan Study Centre, UoB, Quetta-Pakistan. Editor Ghulam Farooq Baloch Asstt Professor Balochistan Study Centre, UoB, Quetta-Pakistan. Assistant Editor Waheed Razzaq Research Officer Balochistan Study Centre, UoB, Quetta-Pakistan. Members: Prof. Dr. Andriano V. Rossi Vice Chancellor & Head Dept of Asian Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Naples, Italy. Prof. Dr. Saad Abudeyha Chairman, Dept. of Political Science, University of Jordon, Amman, Jordon. Prof. Dr. Bertrand Bellon Professor of Int’l, Industrial Organization & Technology Policy, University de Paris Sud, France. Dr. Carina Jahani Inst. of Iranian & African Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Khan Director, Taxila Institute of Civilization, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. Prof. Dr. Rajwali Shah Khattak Professor, Pushto Academy, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Mr. Ayub Baloch Member, Balochistan Public Service Commission, Quetta. Prof. Dr. Mehmood Ali Shah Professor Emeritus, University of Balochistan, Quetta. - iv - Guidelines/Parameters for the Contributors: Following are the Guidelines/Parameters for the scholars/researchers contributing articles to the bi-annual research journal of BSC “BALOCHISTAN REVIEW ISSN: 1810-2174”. The article should be in a ready to print form Authors are entitled to five free off-prints and a copy of the issue in which their article is published. The articles should accompany a soft copy as well; to be sent through email preferably in MS word file format. Articles must focus on latest researches made in different fields/areas i.e. arts and crafts, architecture, archaeology, literature, language, economy, management, heritage and culture, politics, media, history etc. relevant to Balochistan. Any queries regarding the publication or acceptance of the article can be sought at the given address: Editor “Balochistan Review” Balochistan Study Center, University of Balochistan, Quetta-Pakistan [email protected] Style The title should appear at the middle position of the first page The brief title (5 to 7 words) with author’s name also appearing in the top-left header position in the rest of the pages (running head). All authors’ full name and affiliations should also be explicit on the first page with the corresponding author’s postal and email addresses. The article should comprise an abstract, introduction (including review literature and rationale), results, discussion (including limitations and suggestions), and the references. The abstract should be of about 150-170 words. The article should be of maximum 4000 words in New Times Roman, font 12 with 1 line Spacing. Main heading should be bold with italic subheadings. Tables and figures should be in a separate file, in a ready to print form with sources given below the tables. All statistical symbols present in the article should be italic. References should be in author/date style throughout the text in the APA format. - v - BI-ANNUAL RESEARCH JOURNAL “BALOCHISTAN REVIEW” ISSN 1810-2174 Balochistan Study Centre, UoB, Quetta (Pakistan) VOL. XXXI NO. 2, 2014 CONTENT Page No. ECONOMICS Women’s Attitude toward Available Health Facilities. A Case 01 Study of District Pishin in Contrast to District Mastung Dr. Jahangir Achakzai Impact of Inflatioin and GDP Growth on Unemployment 13 Rate in Economy of Pakistan Erum Khushnood, Shahida Habib Alizai, Abdullah Dostain & Zahid H Channa Perception of the respondents regarding imperative 23 HRD activities in Balochistan, Pakistan Noor Ahmed, Ahmed Ali Mengal & Bijar Khan Rural Support Programmes as Agent of Change 33 in Pakistan: A Case Study of Punjab and Sindh Ambreen Zeb Khashkelly, Rafiq Ahmed Chandio & Kehar Khan Khoso EDUCATION Negative Implications of Multigrade Teaching in 49 District Jaffarabad Balochistan Prof. Dr. Javed Ahmad Saddique, Muhammad Akram & Munir Ahmad Jamaldini HISTORY Balishtan or Balochistan, Ancient name and history 59 Ghulam Farooq, Parvez Ahmed, Yousaf Ali Rodeni & Saeeda Mengal The British Forward Policy in Balochistan 71 Shazia Jaffar - vi - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS United States’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan; Its Impacts 79 On Pakistan and Balochistan Mirwais Kasi, Dr. Abdul Manan Bazai, Dr. Kaleemullah Barech & Tajuddin Kakar The Geo-Strategic Location of Balochistan Could Yield Economic 85 Dividends for Pakistan Abdul Qadir & Dr. Abdul Manan LANGUAGE & LITERATURE An acoustic analysis of speech of London-based 91 Baloch Lerners of English Nasir Abbas Syed & Dr. Gul Hasan Baloch The trend of Urdu novel in Balochistan 105 Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khattak & Ms. Humera Saddozai Dialectal Variation of Brahui Language in Balochistan 113 Dr. Liaqat Ali Sani, Dr. Bilal Ahmed & Waheed Razzaq PHILOSOPHY Islamic Modernity, its significance in current scenario 121 Dr. Malik Mohammad Tariq SOCIAL SCIENCES University female students personal experiences, perspective of 133 Sexual harassment (A case study of University of Balochistan) Shah Khalid Baloch & Abdul Wahid Khetran Analysis of Taliban’s Emergence in the Pashtoon Territory 145 Para Din Socio-economic characteristics of agro pastoralist communities in 153 The Upland Balochistan, Pakistan: Implications for policy action Dr. Said Qasim, Alam Tareen & Mohammad Qasim Progress towards Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger, 163 A Case Study of Quetta District Dr. Jan Mohammad & Abdul Rasheed Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan: Islamic Non-Violent Leader 169 Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan & Dr. Zahid Ali - 1 - BI-ANNUAL RESEARCH JOURNAL “BALOCHISTAN REVIEW” ISSN 1810-2174 Balochistan Study Centre, UoB, Quetta (Pakistan) VOL. XXXI NO. 2, 2014 Women’s Attitude toward Available Health Facilities A Case Study of District Pishin in Contrast to District Mastung Economics Dr. Jahangir Achakzai Associate Professor Economics Department University of Balochistan Quetta, Pakistan Email:[email protected] Abstract In the rural areas of Balochistan, although there exist a wide gender gap in all sphere of life, higher difference can be seen in health sector. The ill health, high maternal mortality rate, low life expectancy and premature deaths are the main indicators reflecting the poor status of women’s health. The main thrust of this study was to review the attitude of women to available health services. In addition, the study attempted to explore the socio-cultural sanctions, taboos, myths and misconceptions restricting their ability to reach health facilities. Finally the area of interventions identified both by women and health authorities was forward in the form of recommendations. The majority of women expressed their dissatisfaction over the available Government Health services. What is required is to build trust of women on Government Health facilities. In this regard improvement of health services through expended access, better quality and increased utilization can serve the purpose. Key words: Balochistan, Health Facilities, Women. Introduction The effective involvement of women in development process is highly emphasized. There is a growing realization that sustainable development cannot take place without the active role of women. This is also evident from the positive gender policy response of both government and donor agencies. New institutional arrangements are being made to streamline the status of women in society. In such changing perspective of development, the women promotion has become an important area of research in Pakistan. In recent years more attention has been given to generate women related information. - 2 - The pace of women development is however, very slow in Balochistan. The socio-economic profile of women is at its lowest ebb. Their involvement in the socio-economic activities is almost negligible especially in the rural areas. Though Balochistan has a wide gender gap in all sphere of life, higher difference can be seen in health sector. The ill-health, high maternal mortality rate, low life expectancy and premature deaths are the main proxy indicators reflecting the poor status of women’s health. The maternal mortality rate in Balochistan (600 per 100000 live births) is higher than that of national figure. Similarly life expectancy at birth (54 years) is very low as compared to other parameters of health. These differences are mainly due to their low social status, disproportionate poverty, low literacy rate and poor access to health facilities. Moreover, gender biased attitude and stereo type thinking cannot be ignored especially in the context of Balochistan where tribal values are still deep rooted. The irony of the situation is that women who are more vulnerable to diseases have comparatively less access to health services. Poor access of