Our social welfare is completely floating on emergencies and relief. If we add long-term perspective in our social welfare sector we can extend it to social develop-ment. So we have to change the approach and we must add some new ideas insocial welfare for the country to progress.
How is this possible when the country is deliberately indebted to external hegemonic powers who ensure that the debt cannot be repaid at the rates of interest charged?
When a single patient comes to us we study his whole history. He tells and shareseach and every problem (i.e., economic or social problem), and our institution triesto solve not only the patient’s problem but we also try to make solutions for hisfamily as much as our institution can solve.
Unlike medical professionals who tend to pathologise, we social workers look at the patient holistically anyway and aim to address the systemic structure of oppression. In the South Asian context this is easily extended by inclusion of the family in the solution we come up with given the collectivist value system.
But I think the main purpose of social welfare is to help others. Our people areused to helping others in the specific tones of Zakat or Fitrana (religious charity)etc., but social work is to help the poor and deserving people. The concept of help-ing others in our society is by charity or donation. Islam mentions the rights ofwidows, orphans, and neighbours etc. but unfortunately, we’ve made this concepta western concept. Scientific social work is actually the study of people whetherthey deserve it or not.
must be related to the western (Northern) socialwork concept of 'deserving' and 'undeserving'.
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How to apply analytic induction and constant comparison.
Ende April 2025 erreichten die Temperaturen in Asien und im Nahen Osten neue Rekorde: 49 °C im Kuwait, 48 °C in Pakistan und 47,6 °C in Saudi-Arabien. Diese Hitzewelle ist beispiellos in Intensität, Dauer und Ausdehnung, warnen Klimatologen. Die Anomalien erreichten bis zu +12 °C in Afghanistan, Indien und Pakistan. Nachts blieben die Temperaturen oft über 30 °C, was die Bevölkerung zusätzlich belastet.
[Zusammenfassung mit Mistral generiert] https://www.liberation.fr/environnement/climat/canicule-en-asie-et-au-moyen-orient-49-c-au-koweit-48-c-au-pakistan-476-c-en-arabie-saoudite-20250429_SNTY4ZJN2JG3TJFQ52ANAGVZOU/
n China, India and Pakistan, more than 200 million people are also being exposed to dangerously high wet-bulb temperatures with global climate heating of between 1C and 2C above preindustrial levels
Pakistan hat bei einer Geberkonferenz Zusagen über ca. 9 Milliarden USD für den Wiederaufbau nach den Überflutungen des letzten Jahres erhalten. Der pakistanische Premierminister wies darauf hin, dass das internationale Finanzsystem katastrophal schlecht auf Loss and Damage durch die Klimakrise ausgerichtet ist
Pakistan hat zum ersten Mal mit chinesischen Yuan für russisches Erdöl bezahlt, das aufgrund der westlichen Sanktionen gegen Russland zu einem verbilligten Preis an die verbliebenen Abnehmerländer geliefert wird. Die Zahlung stellt das bisherige globale System der Bezahlung von Öl infrage, bei der immer der amerikanische Dollar als Währung verwendet wird. Standard-Artikel mit vielen Informationen zu den geo- und finanzpolitischen Hintergründen https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000174993/alternative-zum-dollar-pakistan-zahlt-erstmals-oel-in-yuan
Eine neue Studie beschäftigt sich mit der zunehmenden Frequenz der Aufeinanderfolge extremer Trockenheit und extremer Niederschläge in Pakistan und in vielen afrikanischen Ländern. Ähnliche Phänomene lassen sich in Norditalien feststellen. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/14/extreme-drought-in-northern-italy-mirrors-climate-in-ethiopia
Mehr als 1000 große Müllkippen weltweit sind immer wieder gefährliche Methan-Leck, vor allem wegen organischer Abfälle. Besonders viele von ihnen befinden sich in Südasien, aber auch in Argentinien und Spanien. Der Guardian hat entsprechende Satellitendaten auswerten lassen, die bis 2019 zurückgehen, stellt die Ergebnisse in einer Infografik dar und gibt Hintergrundinformationen. Studien besagen, dass sich die Methan-Emissionen nicht gemanagter Müllkippen bis 2050 verdoppeln könnten https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/12/revealed-the-1200-big-methane-leaks-from-waste-dumps-trashing-the-planet
Extremer Regen hat in Pakistan und Afghanistan mindestens 135 Todesfälle verursacht und große Flächen bebauten Landes zerstört. Vorausgegangen war eine lange Periode ungewöhnlicher Trockenheit. Die Regenfälle wurden von demselben Wettersystem verursacht, das kurz zuvor Überflutungen in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten und Oman verursacht hatte.
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the growing network of terror groups and the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan are expected to figure prominently in the maiden dialogue between Trump and Modi,
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit had said that Pakistan was dedicating its Independence Day to Kashmir's “freedom” and would continue to extend full diplomatic, political and moral support to the people of the State. Mr. Basit's comment came during the country’s Independence Day celebrations at its embassy in New Delhi
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