Goal Setting

Do you ever feel like you’re sleepwalking through your existence with no genuine thought of what you need? Maybe you know precisely what you need to accomplish, yet have no clue how to make it happen. That is the place in which goal setting comes in. Goals are the initial move towards anticipating the future and assume a key job in the advancement of aptitudes in different aspects of life, from work to connections and everything in the middle. They are the objective at which we point our complete focus. Understanding the significance of goals and the systems engaged with setting feasible goals makes you ready for future progress. Goal setting is wherever in our daily routines. We set goals for our professions, our wellbeing, and our lives. It is clear that present-day society is continually urging us to consider and then again reconsider our goals. Nonetheless, what we don’t consider enough is the science and methodology of how to achieve your goals. That is the thing I want to show you to learn with the help of this article. Regardless of whether you’re setting individual goals or expert goals, this guide will disclose all that you have to know.

Specialists characterize goal setting as the initiative of choosing an objective or target you wish to accomplish. Sufficiently reasonable. This explains it well, however, I think there is a considerably more valuable approach to consider setting goals. Most goal setting practices begin with an overpaid expert standing by a whiteboard and asking something like, “What do you think the goals are? Or some sentence like, what would you like to accomplish?” We should be doing it differently. Instead of thinking about what sort of accomplishment we need, we ought to think in private, “What sort of torment do I need?” The genuine test isn’t deciding whether you need the outcome. The real thing is that you are eager to acknowledge the hurdles that may come across while accomplishing your goal. Do you need the way of life that accompanies your mission? Do you need the exhausting and terrible procedure that precedes the energizing and breathtaking result?  This conveys us our first key rule. Goal setting isn’t just about picking the prizes you need to appreciate, yet in addition the costs you are happy to pay.

There are some fundamental things required for fruitful goal setting and accomplishment. These ingredients can be learned and created through training. If you fail in the path, it is conceivable that the issue lies in at least one of these practices:

Plan – Through legitimate planning, we can organize and keep up the spotlight on the job needing to be done, while maintaining a strategic distance from unessential things that can draw us far from the ultimate objective.

Self-Motivation – Without motivation, our endeavors at goal setting are bound to come up short. The inspiration to prop up is an amazing supporter of goal setting.

Time Management – Time management helps us in numerous features of life including goal setting. We will definitely come up short without this feature.

Adaptability – Having the adaptability to adjust to boundaries, the constancy to continue your endeavors and to carry on despite difficulty is a key thing in achieving your goal.

Self-guideline – An individual needs to control and deal with their very own feelings while accomplishing their very own and social goals.

Responsibility and Focus – If we are not dedicated to our goals, goal setting won’t work. It is obvious that goals are significant and pertinent to our individual actions.

At last, I might want to state that we, as a whole, have the ability to adjust and to accomplish our own desires. Through goal setting, we increase present expectations in connection to our own potential and drive ourselves to accomplish things we just trusted were conceivable.

The Curse of Dowry in Pakistan

Dowry system

Pakistani society has been influenced by the dowry problem so seriously. Dowry has made an unevenness of women status in the public eye. It is likewise causing clashes in the public as uneducated, as well as many sensible individuals, are in the favor of dowry. This problem is making our women rationally and physically frail.

Pakistan is an Islamic state yet the act of giving dowry isn’t a piece of Islam and it is additionally alluded to Haram. The dowry is an extraordinary evil thing that still exists in Pakistan. It is a demonstration of oppression to unmarried young women, whose qualities are characterized dependent on the costs of their separate endowments. It is a case of childishness and is incredibly difficult, particularly for the poor people who have to make connections with the upper class. This is the reason why individuals get discouraged and feel reviled at the birth of a girl. The dowry should be restricted in Pakistan. People should reject to wed when the dowry is requested or given, the same as the serving of more than one dish at a wedding function is banned. Prohibiting this custom prompts a more joyful life since it is a major reason to cause problems in domestic life. The dowry system is so strongly settled in Pakistani traditions that most of the times, I think that there is no chance to get out – at any rate, not for one more century. Despite the fact that awareness is spreading broadly in Pakistan and other Asian nations, the problem is still intact. A significant number of ladies are threatened by their in-laws for not giving enough dowry. In spite of the fact that it is a man’s duty to satisfy each need of his family. Ladies are under the casualties of acid attack and get fiercely blamed due to this obscenity.

For the safety of women, the authorities should make a move and execute some severe laws against those ignorant people who are supporting this act of dowry. Consistently in Pakistan, a huge number of Pakistani parents worry about the looming weddings of their girls, for one essential reason: dowry. Most of the guardians nowadays are troubled with the idea of dowry and attempting to keep pace, they take loans most of the times. While guardians experience these hardships, youngsters, especially little girls, become genuinely influenced. The most recent story originates from south Punjab, where four sisters committed suicide in a trench after a quarrel with their dad, a poor man, over the issue of dowry. The problems faced by the women, who were between the ages of 30 and 40 are even more. Marriage is seen as a definitive objective for a youngster in Pakistan.

The manner in which this curse is drilled in Pakistan, the idea of dowry has turned out to be a goodwill gesture in satisfying the spouse’s family to keep one’s little girl into their home, indicating that a girl is a weight on a family. By one way or another, the positive importance of marriage and love, and dowry as a way to help the new couple monetarily is lost in this society.

The best way to destroy the custom is to help individuals understand that a happy marriage life, which ought to be based on adoration and understanding is a long-lasting, rather, loaded down with money and materialistic gains. As a general public, we should reexamine the belittling idea of dowry. The authorities should take genuine measures as far as possible on the dowry people give to their kids and do their best to carefully force these breaking points; else such these incidents will keep on happening.

I am going to conclude by saying that dowry is unethical behavior in the general public which must be prohibited in the nation. It leads toward advancing numerous contentions, quarrels, and insatiability in progress. Outcomes of my examination demonstrate that individuals of Pakistan are very much aware of the dowry curse. In addition, young ladies become rationally influenced and guardians lose their sense of pride under the weight of dowry. The principal explanation behind practicing dowry is covetousness. The middle class is a standout amongst the people who demand dowry. To control this curse, youth, and government, both should spread awareness.

APS Attack

APS Attack

On 16 December 2014, seven gunmen affiliated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) conducted a terrorist attack on the Army Public School in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. The militants were recognized as, all of whom were foreign nationals, one Chechen, three Arabs and two Afghans.

Martyrs

132 children and nine staffers were killed in the attack. The children was from age 6 to 17years old.

Survivors

121 people were injured during the attack but survived.

Rescued

 1099 students and staff were registered in the school, and that security forces managed to rescue 960 of them

Claimers and Facilitators

Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan claimed the responsibility for the APS attack but it was carried out on the directions of Mullah Fazlullah from Kunnar, Afghanistan and he selected Umer Amir to supervise the attack. The attack was carried out by 27-member group of which 12 were arrested, 9 terrorists killed. Taliban spokesman Mohammed Umar Khurasani said “We selected the army’s school for the attack because the government is targeting our families and females, We want them to feel the pain”.

Intelligence threat alert

 Terror threat alert was issued to the KP government on Aug 25 and 27 warning of an impending attack on an army public school. Gen Asif Bajwa, however, denied there was any specific intelligence regarding the attack on the school.

Brisk Response

  • Army Chief General Raheel Shareef and Prime Minister reached Peshawar and Chief said “These terrorists have struck the heart of the nation, But our resolve to tackle this menace has gotten a new lease of life. We will pursue these monsters and their facilitators until they are eliminated for good”.
  • Imran khan announced to end sit-in protest against government
  • All parties conference was held in Peshawar on 17th December 2014. All political leaders were there and have showed full support for government.
  • Government intensified attacks in Waziristan against alleged terrorists
  • Government lifted moratorium on death penalty
  • Schools were closed for 20 days after attack
  • Call for increasing security measures was given to all schools nationwide
  • Numbers of law enforcing agencies were circulated to notify any doubtful activity.

International Reactions towards Brutality.

Global reactions have been similarly emotional as national.

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on all of India’s schools to observe two minutes of silence on Wednesday ”as a mark of solidarity.”

British Prime Minister David Cameron called the attack “deeply shocking,” noting that it was “horrifying that children are being killed simply for going to school.”

  • “A house of learning turned into a house of unspeakable horror,” said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
  • The Chinese foreign ministry issued a statement: “We are deeply shocked and saddened by the incident, and most strongly condemn on the terrorist attack.
  • Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack and said “The killing of innocent children is contrary to Islam.” “We share the pains and sufferings of Pakistan’s people, and condemn in strongest possible terms this terrorist, brutal, non-Islamic and inhuman act.”
  • Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned the attack and sent condolences to families of victims. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham in a press conference said “This is a totally un-Islamic and inhumane action,”
  • King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia condemned the attack saying “We have heard about the news of this terrorist attack with profound pain and grief.” Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh condemned the attack describing it as “corruption, injustice and aggression.” He further added that “It’s appalling to see many people being killed in Muslim countries these days and this should wake up Muslims as it’s a dangerous action and a big crime.”
  • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu condemned the attack and announced a day of national mourning in Turkey. Foreign Ministry issued a statement which reads: “The attack in Peshawar, which aimed at disrupting the country’s domestic peace and security, caused deep sadness in Turkey. Turkey is determined to continue its solidarity with the Pakistani Government and its people and will continue supporting Pakistan’s fight against terrorism

Initiatives

  • National Action Plan

On 24 December 2014 political parties conference chaired by Nawaz Sharif reached consensus over the issue of setting up military courts for tackling terrorism cases in the country, along with a wider plan to tackle terrorism. We have to act fast and whatever is agreed we have to implement it immediately…this agreement is a defining moment for Pakistan and we will eliminate terrorists from this country.

Special courts, headed by the officers of the armed forces, will be established for the speedy trial of terrorists. These courts will be established for a term of two years.

  • Formation of armed militia will not be allowed in the country.
  • National Counter Terrorism Authority will be revived and made effective
  •  There will be a crackdown on hate-speech, and action will be taken against newspapers, magazines contributing to the spread of such speech.
  •  Financial sources of terrorists and terror organizations will be cut.
  •  Banned outfits will not be allowed to operate under different names.
  • Special anti-terrorism force will be raised.
  • Measures will be taken to stop religious extremism and to protect minorities.
  • Madrassas will be regularized and reformed.
  • Print and electronic media will not be allowed to give any space to terrorists.
  • Keeping the rehabilitation of IDPs as the top-most priority, administrative and development reforms in FATA will be expedited.
  • Communication systems of terrorist organizations will be destroyed.
  •  Social media and the Internet will not be allowed to be used by terrorists to spread propaganda and hate speech, though exact process for that will be finalized.
  •  Like the rest of the country, no space will be given to extremism in any part of the Punjab.
  • Operation against terrorists in Karachi will be taken to its logical conclusion.
  •  In the interest of political reconciliation, Baluchistan government will be given complete authority by all stakeholders.
  •  Elements spreading sectarian violence will be prosecuted. o Comprehensive policy will be formed for registration of Afghan refugees.

Pakistan’s Film Industry

Pakistan film industry began off as a strong industry, industry of the dazzling and courageous men and women.This was known as the prominent era of our industry where movies contacted issues of general public.The business thrived, blasted and developed mightier consistently.Flourishing in the late 60s, Pakistan film industry was giving a tough competition to the indian cinema.Rising stars gave intense rivalry to set up performing artists like Waheed Murad , Nadeem and Muhammad Ali , Kamal and Ali vanished but Waheed point at which, unexpectedly , the state imposed bans on movie makers and destroyed the business through laws targeting movie producers.Had the film business not experienced this state-supported obliteration, it would have been on a par with it was in the early years. Today, Pakistani film has almost vanished. In the early years, thousands of movie making houses worked in Pakistan and now, just 100-150 are left.

Few reasons of our downfall is maybe the absence of Government fund and support, absence of acting schools and film making houses, and of late, the presentation of the Indian pictures in our neighborhoods has shut down the business totally. The Indian productions were being allowed to screen in mid-2000s in Pakistanis theatres and film business was going to the new heights but the people who were the reason of some productions in the 80s, instead of improving their quality , went in a dormant state. Our producers claim that people of Pakistan prefer Indian productions. That is because in the recent years, our industry was not up to the mark. They simply don’t try to step their game up rather try to impose ban on Indian films. Huge spending plans aren’t  all that matters , the absolute greatest Hollywood raving successes have been finished with generally minimal expenditure and not so famous performers.

In Pakistan society, essential components of film like pictures, songs, music instruments had been viewed as unethical. Subsequently, rather than characterizing a way for Pakistani film, it was pronounced as a work of  dishonorable people. This stereotyping has decreased the production of the movies, and the mode of film has not possessed the capacity to build up itself as a genuine subject. These barriers imposed by the society played a major role in the downfall of the production houses  across the country. The development of private TV stations has urged different instructive organizations to begin degrees or certificates in electronic media but the authorities should take some genuine incentives to begin the training of acting and production at school and college level. The job of film, as a solid medium to depict the social essence of the nation should be promoted.

Contrasted with where we were few years back, indeed, we have exponentially risen. Contrasted with Bollywood and Hollywood, we are still nowhere close. On the off chance that I was accountable for the Pakistani media outlet, I would be more centered around our TV industry instead of the film business. I have heard that even India enjoys a portion of our shows, and it is something that we can truly exploit. There are a lot of urdu/hindi talking individuals in the Middle East, and the Arabs like to watch appears with individuals that they can identify with (from what I have heard). You can achieve a bigger gathering of individuals, and it truly demonstrates  the regular day to day existence of a Pakistani.Simply take a gander at the Turkish Drama Industry, they have made enormous headways in their Television Industry, bringing in them to the Arab world, and individuals have had a colossal change in the impression of Turkey.

Talking about our industry’s future, it appears to be prosperous.Back in time, we had low spending films which scarcely got admiration of Pakistani individuals. Presently, on account of GEO and similar labels, for their endeavors to make a high spending family movies like “Khuda ke liye” which pulled in tremendous group of audience and produced benefits as well as set a track for the high spending future movies in Pakistan. Not long after that, movies like bol, waar,na maloom afraad,wrong no, Karachi se Lahore, moor, gave a proof that a lot more is still to come and the numbers will definitely be increasing in the years to come. Producers are now making a decent attempt to inspire the business with some achievement. With Indian movies getting real real screenings, Pakistani Industry need to work more significantly to draw in the viewers.Encouraging government, foundations of additionally acting schools and movie making houses are the components to help us in our industry’s development.

It has been an incredible couple of years for the Pakistani film industry. We’ve at last increased some strong balance and have figured out  how to get gatherings of people amped up for Pakistani movies.Dukhtar,Moor and Sawaan have gotten basic praise for being amazing movies, while financially effective endeavors like Na Maloom Afraad , Actor in Law, Punjab Nahi Jaungi and Jawaani Phir Nahi Aani have pulled in huge gatherings of people to the films, which has been, particularly for Pakistan producers, an uncommon event before.There may be a slow movement in quality, content and cinematography, but there is a huge advancement in the numbers of films produced as compared to the past. In my  personal opinion, the lack in inventive stories, quality and acting and drawing in screenplays are the reason of our downfall. A successful film project simply don’t generally  require huge money- all that is required is steady execution and a touch of ability. Also, Pakistan’s film industry might not be huge but its actors, actresses, story-writers are world class. This thing is pretty evident form the performances of our artists in foreign movies.From the recent successes within the country, it is safe to say that gradually and progressively, the industry is pushing ahead to progress.

Youth Bulge

Many creating nations are swollen with a high level of the youth bulge; Pakistan isn’t a special case to this. The most recent report, National Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Pakistan recommends that Pakistan at present has the biggest level of young individuals – i.e., 63% of its populace is beneath 28 years of age– ever recorded in its history. Unmistakably the youth bulge will affect the nation. It can either turn out great or can unfavorably influence the state. Never have the open doors for social, monetary and political advancement been so incredible. Nor have the difficulties confronting us at any point been all the more squeezing. As in numerous nations, however more than in most, Pakistan faces an imperative chance – without a doubt, a duty – to put its young at the focal point of its advancement needs. There is one most critical reason of writing this Report, it is the need to put resources into Pakistan’s youth today, to guarantee a superior future tomorrow. We have confidence in this straightforward, unequivocal truth: the youth is an incredible power, potentially the most dominant power, for transformational change. With their statistic size and all the more critically their crisp thoughts and vitality, whenever furnished with a favorable domain, they can lead the best approach to economic human improvement.

Neither the decision party nor the restriction has thought of any solid proposition or arrangement that talks about how to deal with the thriving youth populace. In the event that the state dismisses the marvel and its requests, the likelihood is that the law and order circumstances will decline in the days to come. There is a connection between nations inclined to common clashes and those with expanding youth populace. If not addressed properly, the youth bulge holds the possibility to destabilize Pakistan. Truth be told, we are as of now seeing the unsafe effects of youth bulge on Pakistan. In the contentions in Balochistan and FATA, youth’s cooperation can’t be disregarded. The administration needs to consider upon the report and proposals made in it. The state needs to connect with the youth of the nation genuinely in the event that it needs to keep away from any fiasco. The decision lies with the legislature, i.e., either the youth bulge is a statistic bomb or the state through a legitimate interest in it can change over it into a statistic profit.

Pakistan at present has the biggest populace of young individuals at any point recorded in its history. It is presently one of the youngest nations on the planet and the second youngest in the South Asian district after Afghanistan, a report said including that of the all-out populace 63 percent is underneath the age of 29, and 28 percent is between the ages of 16-30 years. As indicated by a report, just 15 out of 200 nations spend less on training than Pakistan while ten of these have a lower HDI positioning than Pakistan. It additionally expressed that 10.45 million kids at the essential dimension were evaluated to be out of school in 2016 and to accomplish this objective by 2035 Pakistan must expand its net proportion to a yearly development of 4.8 percent. Another report recommended that Pakistan expected to make 5 million new occupations throughout the following five years and enlist a huge number of its out of younger students in coming a long time to legitimately use 63 percent of the youth bulge that gives a remarkable chance to its economy to become self-sufficient economically. Young individuals between the ages of 16 and 30 make up 45pc of Pakistan’s all out work power and four million individuals achieve the working age in the nation consistently. A report says that 87pc of the youth don’t approach recreational offices, 16pc approach the web, 9pc to radio and 50pc claim a cell phone. On the off chance that the youth are not taken care of legitimately and not gave a significant commitment in the public arena, it will be a fiasco for the nation.Y

SDG’s

  • Sustainable development goals are ways to end the poverty, hunger and bring in the prosperity around the globe. Our well being influences everything from the amount we appreciate life to what work we can perform. That is for what reason there’s a Goal to ensure everybody has health and access to protected and compelling medications and immunizations. In the 20 years before the SDG’s, countries made huge steps to prevent maternal deaths. But then some different numbers remain shockingly high, similar to the way that 5 million kids bite the dust each year prior to their fifth birthday celebration, or that AIDS is the main source of death for young people in sub-Saharan Africa. We have the way to turn that around and make great well being for these people. In the previous 20 years, hunger has dropped by practically half. Numerous nations that used to experience the bad effects of starvation would now be able to meet the nutrition needs of their most poor individuals. It’s a mind-boggling achievement. Countries can go further and end poverty and lack of healthy sustenance for their people. That can be done by doing things. It’s a difficult procedure. But, for the 1 out of each 9 individuals on earth who remain hungry consistently, authorities must attempt. To reach that level, we have to envision an existence where everybody approaches adequate and nutritious nourishment throughout the entire year. Together, we can make that a reality by 2025.
  • Neediness, poverty, and different crises keep many children around the globe out of school. Truth be told, kids from the least fortunate family units are multiple times bound to be out of school than those of the most extravagant families. Since 2005, there has been gigantic advancement on the objective to give essential instruction to all kids around the world: the enrolment rate in many locales has achieved 92%. Now, we should show signs of improvement for all children, and accomplish the objective of essential and deep instructions, moderate professional pieces of training, access to advanced education and the sky is the limit from there.
  • For the prosperity and comfort, the energy deficiency also has to be reduced. Between 1980 and 2015, the number of individuals with access to electric power expanded by 2 billion. That is an advancement to be pleased with. But as the total populace keeps on rising, still more individuals will require power to light their homes and lanes, use telephones and PCs, and do their regular business. We should understand that energy is at issue; non-renewable energy sources and ozone-harming substance outflows are rolling out uncommon improvements in the atmosphere, prompting enormous issues on each mainland. To ensure safety and this important chapter of sustainable development goals, we should be more energy proficient and put resources into clean energy sources, for example, sun-powered and wind. By doing so, we’ll address power issues and secure nature and bring in peace and comfort.