The direction of the Muslim Education System and the process of its elimination

The pages of history highlight greatly the miracles which the Muslim educationist and the religion Islam itself has created for us. From the blazing hot deserts of Egypt till the hilly settlements of Spain, the Muslims succeeded to spread their knowledge and help the humanity to get out of the fate of ultimate darkness.

The teachings of Islam and Islamic scholars provided a lifeline for the people of the world. It opened a new world of discovery for the humanity. The objectives of education were greatly settled upon balanced personality development, character building, self-awareness, transmission of culture, preparation for the world hereafter.

A significant set of subjects were induced to the curriculum to open the minds and senses of man. It included hadith, mysticism, logic, philosophy, Arabic language, and literature, mathematics, jurisprudence, history, ethics, research and traveling.

Apart from theory, axiological and ontological concepts were transferred to the students. Under the significance of such subjects, the Muslim world produced great thinkers, educationists, and philosophers who presented the world the power of their knowledge and practically made them a part of their lives.

Ibn al Khuldun, Ibn Sina, Al Zarnooji, Al Beruni, Ibn ul Jheshum and hundreds of Muslim scientists and scholars worked in these fields of exemplary success and gained high attributes in their respective fields.  It not only included the fields of a particular subject, but it esteemed in all parts of worthy knowledge including medicine, the science of the universe, astronomy, politics and etc.

It was a triangle of a man, God, and the universe and the search for truth. Students preparing themselves to study these subjects identified the valid facts of the creation of the universe, its purpose and pondered on the real facts instead of creating a dual mindset on the unchanged facts. The fact cannot be doubted that the Muslims dominated in that era.

When the western forces got in hand the weaknesses of the Muslim empire, and the empire propagated towards its gradual decline, the British entered the historical horizons of the dynamic research centers and universities of the Muslims. Slow and steady, they acquired the knowledge and performed the experiments in their local laboratories. They took the fundamental books of technical and medical studies and left the useless leftovers for the Muslims. With the advent of the European charge in different parts of the world, the Muslims suffered greatly.

Here, on the other hand, the Europeans launched their education system. They brought the subjects of worldly knowledge like physics, chemistry, and biology and tried to transfer the knowledge beneficial for the life here only. They kept English the medium of education. The Muslims were unaware of the language, therefore they lacked in every field of knowledge and education. The Muslims were stuck to obey the rules of what the worldly sciences taught them and they never indulged in the knowledge of creativity and excellence.

With time, no one understood the fact, indeed our revival is in our own hands.

Maria Khalil

(The writer is mission holder Positive Pakistan, Lahore.)

Growth and Self Improvement is Key to Success

Are you someone who likes to grow? Do you constantly seek to improve yourself and become better? Are you the one, who wants self-appreciation from everyone? If yes, then you need to think about your development, self-actualization, and self-improvement. Basically, there are four aspects to development: physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. Physical development is limited to a certain age but social, emotional and cognitive development goes on till death. Common aspects of self-improvement include goal setting, motivation, changing habits, improving awareness, identifying one’s values and beliefs, and self-actualization.

Some steps are given to move on the journey towards self-improvement and success:

1. The first step, starts with self-realization what you really want & how; and then defining your life goals, preferences; how will you achieve it. Refine goals if needed. Analyze strengths and weakness, knowing about fears, overcoming it, admit the mistakes.
2. Believe in yourself. You've got to believe in the possibilities. You've got to believe that tomorrow can be better than today.
3. If you adopt a change, you need efforts as changes cannot come overnight.
4. Determine and get feedback. Receiving feedback about what to improve upon helps individuals’ performance on tasks, and enhances goal achievements, what needs improvement and what doesn't.
5. Be your own coach. Self-coaching or checking in with yourself on a daily basis has been linked to increases in self-improvement and ask a lot of questions.
6. Consider outside help. If you find that self-coaching is not helping and you need some outside support, life-coaching has been associated with positive change.
7. Exercise your willpower to change direction. Don’t put your efforts on wrong directions.
8. Ask for wisdom. Wisdom comes from book reading and knowledge
9. Books are concentrated sources of wisdom. Ask for wisdom that creates answers. Ask for wisdom to deal with the challenges for today and tomorrow. Don't wish it was easier; wish you were better
10. Fight for what is right and tell the world.
11. Create an inspirational room. Give time to yourself. Your environment sets the mood and tone for you. If you are living in an inspirational environment, you are going to be inspired every day. Get out of your comfort zone
12. Start waking up early and give time to exercise.
13. Try to stick with good habits and positive people.
14. Commit to your own personal growth, try to read articles on daily basis, start your morning with motivational quotes.A
15. Add kindness and humbleness in your personality. Be helping towards and try to learn from friends.
16. Find a mentor or coach in your related field.

Conclusion:

Strong determination and consistency

to the purpose pay itself!

Sadia Khalid
(The writer is PhD scholar & Cyber Research Cell Head, Positive Pakistan.) 

Gender Identity

The world is predominantly a majority of men and women. But we often overlook the fact that some people, unassured from the social identity do exist in the middle of our lives.

Understanding gender is more important before talking about it. Gender identity not only refers to the sex a person is born with (i.e. male or female) but it actually means the perception an individual has about himself. Those individuals who do not find them among both, male and female gender often fall into the third category.  They may observe their behaviors under a different set of activities and evaluate their personalities.

It may occur at any age. There are some serious cases which need major understandings. Sometimes it happens that a person finds her/himself misfit with the gender they are born with. Their habits, behavior and body language do not support their biological sex. This forces them to adopt the entirely different way of presenting themselves to the society which may differ from their sex.  This unacceptance from their born in sex makes them to style, talk, dress and perform activities belonging to the sex they find comfort in.

We often make a mistake in understanding the concept and the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation.  Sexual orientation means “inherent or immutable enduring emotional romantic or sexual attraction to other people”. People who fall under this category are often known as lesbians or gays. But the Gender Identity is defined comprehensively by the Human Rights Campaign that “innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves.”

These people suffer greatly in understanding their position in the society. It is evaluated that mostly such kind of people fall a prey to the physical violence. This term is not only associated with women only, yet males are also made victims of it.

The people facing gender identity problems may find themselves fit to wear and live their life according to the sex they think they fall in but they feel reluctant of what the society will think about them, therefore they have to live according to the sex they are born with.

They might face psychological stress in doing so. The easiest example is that a female who is a victim of gender crises finds herself comfortable to dress, act and adopt the male habits, have to control her urge in order to save herself from being odd in the society. It is actually a zone of comfort someone wants finds them to be fit in.

Our wrong concepts have made our mindsets concrete which has created a major issue for the people who are a victim of gender identity. Being as humans and living in a modern era, we all must believe in giving space to everyone in the society.

Maria Khalil

(The writer is mission holder and Executive member, Positive Pakistan Lahore.)

Youth Derived Pakistan Movement

Youth is the most energetic and enthusiastic part of a society. These young, lively, active, dynamic and vigorous men and women have high ambition and are also blessed with the energy to fulfill their dreams. Almost all the great revolution of the world had the youth or students factor in common. The creation of Pakistan too had many contributors who played a vital role in the freedom movement but the role of students, unquestionably, had been remarkable throughout.

If we turn the pages of history, the freedom movement leads the list of renowned movements of the history, strengthen by youth, especially students. The freedom movement gained momentum after the joining of students and youth under the leadership of an ambitious man, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan took his students out from abyss of disintegration and rekindled the spirit of renaissance in them. Ali Garg Univeristy produced Intellectuals like Maulana Muhammad Ali, Maulana Shokat Ali, Hasrat Mohani, Syed Hussain, Rafi Ahmed Kidwal, Abdur Rab Nishtar, Molvi Abdul Haq and the freedom fighters including Zakir Hussain, Ayub  Khan and Nawabzada Liaqat Ali.

All these incredible young men did untiring efforts and proved their passion and patriotism which ultimately led them to their destination called Pakistan. Youth especially students actively participated in the movements mention ed below, and made the m successful as well.

• The Martyrs Movement created by Syed Ah med Shaheed and Syed Ismail Shaheed. Youth from all over the subcontinent supported this movement and it ended in 1857, war of independence.
• The Khilafat Movement which arise in 1919 and won a huge support of students.
• All India Muslim Student Federation was created in 1937 and Muhammad Noman was the first secretary of this movement. Muhammad Noman formulated teams of Muslim students in almost every college and university and prepared the m to be active enough to fulfill the demand s put on them.
• He had very close interaction with Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Quaid used to visit him during every visit. This is an example of the acknowledgement of importance of students in view of Quaid-e-Azam. He always prioritized youth specially the students, as he considered them to be the future leaders of Pakistan. 
• Pakistan Movement under the leadership of Muslim League was not supported by the masses until it got the support of All India Muslim Student s Federation, after the election n of 1935-36.

After two years of joining hands with the student’s federation, Pakistan resolution was presented and the young played a great role in the elections of 1945-46. Students volunteered from all over the sun continent and their passion was worth seeing when they escorted the protests and addresses by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah without being afraid of losing their lives.

The students conveyed message of the need of a separate homeland through their powerful teachings and writings. Keeping in view, the services and role of youth in the form of students, Quaid-E-Azam said:

Reemember that you have to take the reins of what is being done today, in your hands tomorrow. Have you therefore trained yourself and equipped yourself enough to shoulder the responsibilities that will fall on you? If not, go ahead today. This is the proper time and I wish you every success.

Today, Pakistan’s 62% population comprises of youth, and it’s the youth who can fulfill the dream of our forefathers and write the fate of Pakistan. At the end, I want you to focus upon Quiad’s words in which he said:

My young friends I look forward to you as the real makers of misled. Do not be exploited and do not be misled. Create amongst yourself, unity and solidarity. Set an example of what youth can do. Your occupation should be in fairness to yourself, to your parents and to your state.

Waleed Asghar Hussaini

(The writer is Rehbar and National Coordinator, Positive Pakistan.)

All is humor that ends in humor

Let's consider there's some sort of teacher taking an intermediate mathematics class. Now, something strange about that lady is the fact that she has a brand-new hot red coloured nail polish in her bag and she is constantly planning to complete her class within half an hour so that she could enjoy the rest of the hour polishing her beautiful nails. As she knows that she would not be free at home in order to perform that important and compulsory task.

Taking her plan into consideration, she takes a fairly long sum and asks the students to solve that within 10 minutes. After asking that, she doesn't forget to have a clear look at the confused faces of her students. A charming smile covers the cleverness of her face as the situation of the classroom seems to be in her favour. She doesn't want to waste any more time one so she stands up comes to the dice and says politely to the future of her country “Don't be confused like that my children, open that key book that I suggested to all of you last week and start solving the sum.”
Students now seem to have been fully satisfied by this precious sentence and this awesome suggestion of their kind teacher who would surely not try to tease them by her boring and tiresome lecture. This teacher also becomes happier than before; as now she would surely enjoy the last 30 minutes of her lecture.
The bewitching fact being hidden in that little story is actually covered by some sort of humour. That humour which our corrupt nation builders are applying to the innocent young souls of our country, for that teacher the worth of an intermediate level mathematics book is quite lesser than her newly bought nail polish.
But we can't say that our people have a small amount of wisdom and intellect. All that perfect arrangement of the teacher was the clear symbol that we are all highly intelligent. But the thing is that we are using intelligence for satisfying the thirst of our greediness. That greediness which lies in our unfair actions for making merry among ourselves. That greediness that lies in our everyday corruption, no matter whether the life of that corruption is 30 minutes or one complete hour.
Now we must try to have a look at the 8 hours corruption that is being done by an ordinary citizen, sitting in any office. He comes to office at 9:00 am but owing to the satisfaction of his beloved heart, he opens his laptop at sharp 11:00 am, after seeing his boss entering the office.
To conclude I must add that we are all doing corruption in many ways. That perfectly symbolizes that we are intelligent enough to solve a Rubik cube in just 4.11 seconds breaking all the previous world records.
That's true in any way.

Fatima Shahid
(The writer is member of Positive Pakistan, Lahore.)

Endless Pain that turns into ultimate reward hereafter

                                                        Contributed by: Sadia Khalid

Defense Day is celebrated each year on 6^th September in the memory of the sacrifices rendered by the Pakistani Armed forces in 1965 war against India.

Defense Day is also a day to renew our pledge that we are a strong, proud nation, and that we would not be terrified by any foreign nation, no matter how strong it is. It embodies the fighting spirit, bravery and tactical acumen of the great nation of Pakistan. 

During 1965 war, were times when our ancestors hada wake up with the sounds of chaos and war and now are the times, our young generation wake up in peace and stability, this peace and stability is all a token from the martyrs who lost their lives saving ours.

Today is defense day, many of us will be busy in their offices, work tasks or celebrating with friends/families without realizing the pain, aching and discomfort for families of martyrs.

I am writing this article with a heavy heart after interviewing a Ghazi (Injured Soldier) from an intelligence agency whose car hit a landmine during operations in tribal areas at night time. He was badly injured with severe backbone injured which has taken him to bed from last one year. He has gone through several operations with some rods and screws to fix the injury. After inquiring more about the incident, he said, he was happy and contended by what happened as it is part of destiny. He felt pride that he has done something better and worthy for his country. It is easy to write and talk about the defense day and the military-related operations.  But, it is very difficult to go through the pain by getting critically injured in wars and coming back home all alone. Have we ever thought that being humans, we all have the same emotions and feelings? The ghazis also have heart and they also want friends and all the right to live normally.

The brave ghazi further told me that they are habitual of tough training and our tolerance level is far better than any average person. He said, pain is quite normal and he is not in the depressive mood.Still, pain is a pain, sometimes it is hard to tolerate it. When people around you are busy with other things and you need to spend the whole time onthe bed.  So, it is high time to pay tribute to these unknown soldiers of intelligence agencies with different names and different identities. They even don’t know when, where and how they get death or injury. Sometimes, they covered in flags, coffins and occasionally died in an unknown land where their bodies don’t claim by forces.Still, they are doing their duty silently just for the love of the country.

Most of the times, news of causalities for soldiers from intelligence agencies are hidden from the public. Let’s vow to ourselves, that this defense day, we will honor the sacrifices made by these unsung heroes whose slogan is,” if death strikes before I prove my blood, I swear I will kill death. 

                                                          “Pakistan Zindabad”

War of Weapons & Cyber Warfare, A message on Defence Day

We can't justify love for armed forces by paying homage to them on just single day, sacrifice they had given to our Homeland and nation may never be forgotten, in 1965 on the same day India launched it's military on Pakistan without any declaration or warning, and there we had proved ourself with our strength, power and dignity. Although it was militant action but whole nation of Pakistan was standing behind their armed forces to support them, now that time has been changed, new era had arisen, countries are using new war tactics, we are surrounded by neighbors like India those who like to attack us through any mean available to them. If we see ourselves, what we are doing for our nation and our Pakistan, we spend maximum hours at social media sites doing crazy stuff that has niether benefit for us at individual level not! at national level, we should remember that not only armed forces are obliged to protect Pakistan, we have some duties to full fill too, we should fight our wars through electronic media, fight through cyber wars, we should do something to create impact on world that we are proud nation, a nation with strength, a nation with dignity, a nation with intelligent youth. At least in this way we can contribute a minor drop in mighty ocean of our developing country, at least in this way we can proudly utter words to mother's and  families of Shaheeds and Ghazi's that we are not letting go sacrifices of their sons easily. May Pakistan Rise and shine.
Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰

Contributed by:
Usman Raza Jolaha
(Vice President and Cyber Leader, Positive Pakistan)

Highlights from Unlock Your Potential: A training by Abid Iqbal Khari

                            Contributed by: The Editorial Team Twin Cities Chapter

On Sunday 2^nd September,Positive Pakistan Foundation organized a training session titled “Unlock Your Potential”at its Central Secretariat, Islamabad. The main objective of the session was to raise awareness about the power of the subconscious mind & to enhance creativity and awaken the intuitive feelings from the subconscious minds of the society. The session was attended by many guests with the majority of youth participants.Dr.Hussain Paracha, the renowned column writer, joined as Chief Guest in the training session. The training session was enthusiastically led by the President Positive Pakistan Mr. Abid Iqbal Khari, the attitudinal trainer, motivational speaker & a social activist.

The session started sharp at1pm.Mr. Abid engaged all the audience in different activities to make the session more ecstatic. The major activities include writing targets of 6 months, 1 year & 3 years to develop passion, commitmentto work among individuals. He elucidated that passion, commitment, perseverance along with a sense of flexibility are the key factors that can help in achieving our goals and destination. Other activities include question answer sessions, someice-breaker exercises to awaken the minds of the audience. Afterword, Dr.Hussain Paracha was called upon stage to share his views. He further enlightened the topic, shared his views and answered the questions from the audience.Then, Dr.Paracha distributed the certificates to all the participants who attended the session. In the end,Mr.Abid gave his closing remarks by thanking Mr.Paracha for giving his precious time from his busy schedule.The training session was successful: as it awakened many subconscious minds today.He adjourned the session by saying that various other training sessions will soon be conducted by Positive Pakistan in order to enlighten the youth vision of the youth of Pakistan.

Local Manchester - Pakistan's Future Utopia

Courtesy: Noman Ilalhi

Pakistan is an only ideological state existing dominantly on the map of the world.  As we all know that Pakistan has four provinces. Each province is unique in its land structure, weather, culture, language and traditions. So, if we particularly talk about Punjab which is known because of its five rivers. The name of Punjab is given by Mughals in 17^th Century and eventually become really essential hub for agricultural and industrial activities due to its fertile land and larger proportion of population.

The most happening province of Pakistan is loaded with cities full of hustle and bustle and Faisalabad is definitely one of them. Faisalabad is known as Local Manchester and third most populous city of Pakistan. Each city had shadows in historical time and Lyallpur was old name given on name of Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab, Sir James Broad wood Lyall, for his endless services in the colonization of the lower Chenab Valley.

This name was kept intact even after the partition of sub-continent until 1979. In 1979, the Government of Pakistan changed the name of the city from Lyallpur to Faisalabad in the honor of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who made several financial contributions to Pakistan.

Basically, Pakistan is an agricultural country but city like Faisalabad proved to be the major industrial hub. The total cost of GDP in 2016 was $18 billion and it is increasing every year.

The economy of Faisalabad has an expanded in different industries like textile industry, manufacturing industry, foundry, engineering, chemical, ghee, pharmaceuticals, and construction material.

As an third most populated urban city, the economy of Faisalabad has relatively prospered. Faisalabad is hailed as the industrial belt of Pakistan and is home to the largest agricultural university in Pakistan and as well of Asia. The literacy rate of Faisalabad is approximately 60 %, with a split of 69% for males and 46% of females.

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) provides many opportunities for the business community of Faisalabad which can easily achieve further economic boost in introducing innovative ways in utilizing industrial and agricultural related activities. The economy is also enhanced by Faisalabad’s historic and cultural importance. Being the Textile Industrial city of Pakistan, one of the largest development budgets in the country with jam-packed 5 billion USD exports from textile made-ups.

It is also the most advanced in terms of infrastructure, having extensive and relatively well developed road links to all major cities in Punjab and KPK and Sindh through M-3, M-4, a rail link and an international airport. The city doesn’t only offer only business opportunities for industrialists in next ten years but also can provide numerous opportunities to food industry. With international food chains opening their doors in Faisalabad, the city now also offers a wide variety of cuisines and a luxurious fine-dining experience.  

Courtesy: Noman Illahi

With the growing industry and agriculture, another industry which will flourish in coming years is housing schemes.  The central location of the city in the heart of Punjab on the eastern direction of CPEC along with its 4500 acres industrial estate located on the main M-3 motorway provides the ideal conditions for the setting up of housing societies for employees in providing effective human resource, which will not only boost economic growth but also help to provide employment to a large number of people.

Revolution and change comes with people. Oh yes, the people of Faisalabad’s are the most fearless and loyal in whole country and they made their language rich and exotic with spice of humor. The city has all the courage, guts and potentials to be transformed into a modern and model city.
So, the people of Faisalabad, it is time to take charge with positive energy and wake up as no super hero like captain planet or superman will come to change the destiny magically.  Now, it is high time to get involved with  business community in its development, progress and prosperity could make Faisalabad a much better, well-planned, dynamic and economically vibrant metropolitan area than Lahore.

Sadia Khalid
(The writer is PhD scholar and Head Cyber Research Cell, Positive Pakistan.)

Simplest Life

A chunk people are superficial with sensational illusion and lean requirements. The one who harm is unknown from himself act. Everybody has right perception following past experiences but the facts and figure are plain sailing. The biggest problems are lack of space and time. We do not bother our encumber routines and damage own personality priorities. To be social is equitable. But excess always Suffer. Another agenda, we fell for sweet words but not actions.  We would be nonrealistic and sightless for exalted one. Their false become correct. We can see but we do not want to see. People need to understand; three things are waste and splurge, the jealousy, competition and deceive. In this entire situation the only thing, that up turn is you.  Jealousy is dissatisfaction on Gods division. Competition is inferiority complex and deceive is unable to reveal itself true personality. This world would okay with flaws and drawbacks. What if you have bad complexion, quick temper and aggressive behavior? It will not fruit to make someone fool. If someone happy in life you should either because everything is fixed at fixed time. This is nothing to worry about. Everything and every person come for a reason. You always learn whether the situation is. Bad day meant to pass, Sorrow meant to heal. Nothing to be panic about. Be patient and wait your turn. Does the best effort you can ever, long haul will pay off. If a person left you, there are 7 billion still. If you had a bad day, that is just about 24 hours.  If you got sickness of 2 weeks, there are 50 left. You have a time for new combination of thoughts and up written adventures. Nothing can make you victim except thoughts. There are alive people who have worst condition beyond your imagination. If you have one loaf of bread instead of domino’s pizza there still exist who have just piece of loaf. If you have fever they are with cancers. Beauty, money and land are not standard of superiority. Kindness love and generosity are attributes you need to develop. Life give a chance to earn and be billionaire, money making is not tough at all.  Retain your kindness in worst situations is tough the most. Life is simple if you like something say yes if you don’t, say no. There is nothing in between you just need to clear about vision. The determination and decisions need to clear.

Life holds only one rule

What you give in present; will get in future

#Khadiology

Khadija Anwar
(The writer is the Deputy Coordinator of Faisalabad Chapter, Positive Pakistan.)

Judicial Activism in the Current State of Pakistan

As having the gift of gab and having the privilege to be associated with the legal profession, I will try my best to interpret the preface of the Judiciary with the art and sharpness of my pen.

Since the last few epoch, the role of the judiciary has become the integral fragment of social media, owing to its incredible and uncomprehending activism.

Judicial layout in Pakistan is deliberate to be peculiar because of its axiomatic and momentous judgments. In fact, an active judicial role exerted by the judiciary can be a democratic and constitutionally legitimate means to fortify a cultivating democratic network.

Judiciary has to enrich its ambit due to the low key role performed by the Government institutions and officials, vastly after the Panama Papers verdict. Under the surveillance of prestigious CJP Mian Saqib Nisar, Judiciary has festinated its key role against the culprits and felons to audit the anomalies and to eradicate the fistula of corruption from Pakistan.

Supreme Court is taking suo moto notices against the unhygienic plight of the country to scrutinize the audit. Judiciary clinches the hearts of majority, but beyond that antagonistic reflex can be seen by the specified floor.

In the current scenario,  CJP,  Mian Saqib Nisar is getting popular owing to his dynamic exploit against the feudalism. Immediate actions against the owners of  the medical colleges in guilt of collecting undue fee and his incitement includes the project of transparent and pure water,blockade of roads for VIP movements, to ameliorate the condition of hospitals,money laundering of Pakistanis in foreign accounts,sale of expensive,illegal constructions, security barriers in public streets, EXACT fake degree scam etc.,

Judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference. No doubt, the Hon. Judges are executing their task with diligence, but still, a lot of pending cases in the courts are pointing towards a noteworthy situation, and vacancies of civil judges might be one of the hinder factors for this.

Pakistan had been caught in the cross-hairs of challenges. To sum up, the judiciary should be impeccably and practically effective and full-fledged. Adequate, palpable, realistic and authoritative policies need to be devised by Judiciary. It is the judiciary which ensures peace. It demonstrates that justice is mandatory to bring peace in the current situation of the state.

M. Aqib Saleem
(The writer is the Coordinator of Multan Chapter, Positive Pakistan.)

Incentive & Rationale Of Positive Pakistan

Consider it a well-fortune, think it a blessing of Allah Almighty,or analyze it as a charisma of nature,indeed,the organizations like Positive Pakistan,are eager to polish & brighten the skills of youth in a tremendous manner.It provides a chance to transform our commitments into practical work by the art of our expertise.

Mission&Vision of Positive Pakistan

The mission of Positive Pakistan is to develop positive attitude in individuals for the better Pakistan. While the vision of this immense platform is to make Pakistan a better welfare Islamic State.

A Glance at Positive Pakistan Activities

	Along with embellishing the character of youth,Positive Pakistan conducts various sort of events & programs including Motivational speeches, training seminars,recreational programs,conferences,study tours,language courses and many more healthy activities to enhance  the youth leadership skills.

Incentive Of Positive Pakistan

The incentive of Positive Pakistan is to create passion & positivity among the individuals.Positive Pakistan is willing to utilize & enhance the skills of an individual for the betterment of the beloved country.It urges to create passion & purpose among its members to do something for his/hernation.

The Rationale  of Positive Pakistan

 Positive Pakistan,has a goal to reach new pinnacles of development in order to see the dawn of the new era. For the accomplishment of this purpose,it is visualizing this deliberate aim in the shape of creating various chapters all over the country.Twin Cities,Karachi,Hyderabad, Mirpur & Multan Chapter are the harbinger towards the cynosure.

Pros & Cons

We have to explore new ideas & approaches to that valuable platform.We have to escalate our skills &stamina.We have to burn the midnight oil to turn the tender dreams of our nation into reality.We have to make this country green & abloom by the art of our commitment,passion,devotion,zeal& capability.

  We should break the egotism and confess our mistakes.Change does not come from outside,itcomes with the internal change through the transformation by changing our behavior and attitude. We should follow the truth and love because the truth is the path which leads us in the right direction.  

  If our goals & aims are transparent,no one can divert us from our destination.We should have a burning zeal,courage,determination,guts& ability to achieve remarkable status in life.

M.Aqib Saleem

The author is the  Coordinator Of Multan Chapter,Positive Pakistan

That Ancient Lunch Box

When our imagination can't help itself to hide the charm and the bewitching presence of the old days, it means that finally we have grown old. Imagination, actually does not hold any sort of fact or presence but there's hidden some beauty and some feeling of being calmed, on its back.

No doubt the sounds made by the toys which were being played by us in our childhood, can't get vanished from our minds. Similarly that rainy season, as the process of making merry by jumping and laughing in the rainy water was an awesome experience.
That feeling of being scolded by elders, whenever we indulged ourselves in mud while playing with friends was unforgettable. This symbolizes the fact that we were in a hobby of making mistakes even if we were aware of the punishment.
While talking about school days I must include the fact that all of us can't forget our first ink pen and our first writing style with this ink pen. Similarly our first notebook we can't forget and that fear of being punished, owing to our laziness when we can't do our homework is unforgettable too.
That charm when we had to wait for the break time so that we were be able to open our lunchboxes. That charm became wider when we were not aware about the meal that our mothers had given to us that morning. This meal had more excellent taste than that of any belongings to McDonald's.

Anyhow that all is just meant to explain the spell of our childhood but this is the fact that we have grown up and we have grown older and owning to this fact we have become wiser than before.
In our childhood we were meant to make mistakes because that was the hobby of our minds as we were kids. But now when we are grown up, now we make mistakes in the form of severe sins because it is the sickness of our minds.
Fatima Shahid)

(The writer is member Positive Pakistan & blogger from Lahore.)

Its Never Too Late To Live

“Corruption, corruption, corruption!” that’s the hot potato now a days. The actual difficulty here is how to eradicate this alarming curse from our society which is a big question mark. Everyone is blaming the authorities and the institutions to be corrupt and wants to vanish it in no time like a miracle.

I want to speak the truth but not only sweeter one! The first reality is, the thing which is a descendant of 40-45 years back couldn’t be fixed in a moment. Secondly, its about training as from birth till end our parents teach us at first about moral values and then at school so that we can learn to work as a team with society, to follow a teacher as leader, to work independently at college and totally at self pace a t university. Our books contain a lot of stories from the incidents of our leaders to general, but we go on just reading, cramming and passing out with grades by somehow or other. Our exams are not only a test of how much you absorb but also of the honesty with ourselves, commitment to our goal and dedication towards aim.

We are not learning from this training, we loose essence of all the education. There is a life skill behind each stage, there is a life lesson behind each story. But, we are gaining not even a single thing, passing exams by cheating. In fact not cheating the teachers or fellows but to ourselves. We are not punctual submitting work crossing deadline every single time. Point to ponder is if a person with lower grades couldn’t get any job is it necessary that with the highest grades could get that? If you want to make great achievements take a start with smaller ones. Instead of being in poor politics take step first for your life, it’s never too late to live!

Ramsha Iftikhar

(The writer is Deputy Content Coordinator Faisalabad, E-magazine Positive Pakistan)

Slavery: Owing to Blindness

This imagination has got the rank of a well-known fact that if some sort of opinion about a child breathing freely in Pakistan, would be asked by a suffering child inhabited in the Occupied Kashmir, he would surely say that "he's better than myself". Now the important fact regarding this situation is that, every homeland is a country but every country can't get the opportunity to be considered a homeland for every single person inhabited on its surface.

No doubt, we are lucky to be the part of such a nation which was a dream of that great person who had an exceptional visionary power. We are definitely lucky to have all those green fields and charming flowers in our country, which are meant to bring prosperity for us and which are not threatened by the bloody sparks of the fire of slavery. But there's always a fixed age for everything. When a certain person gets older, his eyes become dependent of artificial glasses, owing to the weakness in eyesight. That means, these eyes are not able to clarify things anymore.

As far as I think so, this is the matter with us. We have lost our eye lenses while travelling on the road of changing atmospheres. When a stone named "defects of social media" hit us badly and we dropped our lenses somewhere. This trauma has also got some witnesses and evidences. The first evidence is in the form of unusual dressing of the Pakistani teenagers of the 21st century. The second evidence is the scary behavior of nation builders, like teachers who have become an important fragment of corruption, in front of their students. The third one is the illogical and humorous behavior of the 21st century students in front of their teachers, reflecting the fact that now students have become the clients of their spiritual fathers. The fourth one is, I think so that's enough.

The thing is that we actually belong to a courageous and fearless nation, which was the award of the blood of our ancestors and forefathers. This reality is enough to explain our youngsters, the real definition of sincerity towards a motherland, that motherland which is known for its spectacular sky from which any person, belonging to any religion, can enjoy every drop of rain. 

Let's gather ourselves to love and respect our country and let's try to find our eye lenses so we may be able to distinguish between our reality being a Muslim and the dark reality being an outsider in any way.

Fatima Shahid

(The writer is a blogger & member Positive Pakistan from Lahore.)

Grow Green, Save Green

Life is a precious gift of God that gives beauty to its creation. The creator has not only created us, but everything on this land with its own specifications, beauty and charm. The world has been made more glittery and fascinating by the tiny lanterns lit. Every creation, is indeed the jewel of nature. Nothing is this world has been made without a cause, God has kept reasons in everything.  

The scientists are finding the possibilities of life on other planets, but have made no efforts for the mother of all planets and the life on earth has become miserable.  The rapid increase in the earth’s temperature, the serious issue of global warming, climatic changes, ozone depletion, environmental changes, are all the results of deforestation and lack of plantation. Millions of trees are cut down every year to meet our domestic needs, for constructing sky scrapers, development projects, railway lines, motorways, roads, houses and etc. Without thinking about the after effects, harm is being caused by our own hands.  

We have not only extolled the earth’s beauty, but we’ve created a new well of serious problems for the upcoming generations. Instead of creating alternatives, the pollution banners (trees) are being cut down in a major number. Resultantly, when there is no way of absorption of pollution (specifically CO2), the pollutions sticks onto the wall of the sky and when it rains, the rain water drips down all the pollutants to the land which mixes into oceans and rivers and turn them polluted which makes the water poisonous for drinking and works as a direct poison for the marine life.

According to the facts and figures, if we cut down trees with the same ratio, then the earth will run out of 75% of oxygen in next 85-90 years. Which means, that we’re not only disturbing the life of today, but also cutting the life of earth short! It is feared that the planet earth would suffer from shortage of food, inadequate supply of water and the wildlife will soon be ended as well.  It will also give birth to untreatable diseases. We are not only staking our lives, but making world a grave for our generations.

God has sent us as the guardians of nature instead of becoming pacified villains. Therefore, we should fulfill our responsibilities the way they are meant to be. We have to play our role as a responsible inhabitant of Earth. Planting trees in houses and schools, parks, keeping indoor plants, spreading public awareness, organizing campaigns, launching awareness programs can be the ways to motivate people in filling their social duties.

ONE SEED, IS A GOOD DEED!

Maria Khalil, Mission Holder Positive Pakistan

(The writer is Lahore-based blogger, writer and free lancer.)

The Dilemma of Gender Equality!

Men and women are two essential characters of human life. Creation of Adam was not considered complete until the emergence of Eve. Some school of thought believes that men and women have hierarchical positions as men being superior.Another school of thought believes that men and women are absolutely equal, but this equality is misinterpreted as sameness.

Men and women have equal rights; they are equal in many aspects but not same. The things men can do better but women can’t do in the same manner.Women are expert in some matters but men are unable to deal with them. Some stereotypes are being used to show gender attributes, differences,and the roles of individuals or groups. The commonest female stereotypical role that is prevalent is of homemaker. It is imperative for her to put her family’s welfare before her own.She is loving, compassionate, caring, nurturing, emotional and sympathetic. The men’s role, on the other hand, is to provide basic necessities of life to women. He is also to be assertive, competitive, independent, aggressive, courageous, rational, career-oriented and pragmatic.

The modern lifestyle has very much changed the family structure, instead of implementing the decisions of one person on other. Nowadays, families can be seen taking decisions respecting each other’s views, expressing opinions openly, critiquing and encouraging equally and yet being independent and responsible.

These things show that women are equal to men which are already mentioned in our religion.Itis also the need of the time but never be the same because sameness leads to many other things which are creating difficulty for many females.Somefemales don’t like such a life where they can’t get respect or they can be treated in some rude way. Because, if we talk about gendersameness that means while travelingonpublictransport,where there is no space to sit. Then men will not leave a seat for women as they both are same but equality says that men should leave their seat in the respect of women.

That's what we are doing, confusing equality with sameness and making lives more troublesome. It’s time to understand what we actually deserve, what we should be and what we are doing.

A humble request to all females; don’t devalue yourself, be aware of your rights but don’t confuse it with sameness.
The beauty of a female is when she stays one step behind her man because Allah makes him the provider and protector for her.


Sehrish Imtiaz
Writer is Content Coordinator of Twin Cities.