PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY & CULTURE Vol. XXIII No. 2 July-December 2002 Articles Fiqhi Methodology of Tafsirwriting in the Subcontinent: A Brief Historical Survey Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Faruqui 1 Education in Pakistan: A Survey Dr. Tariq Rehman 19 Iqbal s Political Philosophy and Concept of State Kishwar Sultana 43 The Shrine of Shah Abdal Latif alias Barri Imam Dr. Hafeez-ur Rehman Chaudhry 57 Economic Vision of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah: 1947-48 Dr. Naureen Talha 69 Traditional Mechanisms of Conflict Management: A Comparative Assessment of Afghanistan, Guatemala, Nigeria and Rwanda M. Nasrullah Mirza 83 Book Review: Uchch: History and Architecture, by Dr. Ahmad Nabi Khan Prof. Sher Mohammad Garewal 115 Book Review: Ideology of Pakistan by Sharif al Mujahid Dr. Rais Ahmad Khan 119 Book Review: The Taliban: Ascent to Power, by M.J. Gohari Rabia Umar Ali 121 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESEARCH (CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE), QUAID-I-AZAM UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN
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PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY AND CULTURE Vol. XXIII No. 2 July-December 2002 Articles Fiqhi Methodology of Tafsirwriting in the Subcontinent: A Brief Historical Survey Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Faruqui 1 Education in Pakistan: A Survey Dr. Tariq Rehman 19 Iqbal s Political Philosophy and Concept of State Kishwar Sultana 43 The Shrine of Shah Abdal Latif alias Barri Imam Dr. Hafeez-ur Rehman Chaudhry 57 Economic Vision of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah: 1947-48 Dr. Naureen Talha 69 Traditional Mechanisms of Conflict Management: A Comparative Assessment of Afghanistan, Guatemala, Nigeria and Rwanda M. Nasrullah Mirza 83 Book Review: Uchch: History and Architecture, by Dr. Ahmad Nabi Khan Prof. Sher Mohammad Garewal 115 Book Review: Ideology of Pakistan by Sharif al Mujahid Dr. Rais Ahmad Khan 119 Book Review: The Taliban: Ascent to Power, by M.J. Gohari Rabia Umar Ali 121