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Peace Education in War Affected Areas of Pakistan: Role of Distance Education

The present article aims to give a critical qualitative review of the situation emerged from wave of terrorism and violence in the country after 9/11 accident. The country has been passing through critical situations from the last three decades. Ups and downs came, but the tragic attack on army publ...

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Published in:Journal of research in social sciences 2017-06, Vol.5 (2), p.42-53
Main Authors: ur Rahman, Fazal, Ajmal, Muhammad
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Language:English
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Summary:The present article aims to give a critical qualitative review of the situation emerged from wave of terrorism and violence in the country after 9/11 accident. The country has been passing through critical situations from the last three decades. Ups and downs came, but the tragic attack on army public school in December 2014 was a turning point in the life of the country. The country leadership announced a national action plan and thus a decisive military operation started in tribal belt of the country. Rehabilitation started in the areas where the operation has completed. It is now high time to initiate a mass campaign to promote peace education in those areas. And distance education has the potential to reach those areas and Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) can play a major role. .The study suggested that the instructional materials, FM radio transmission, training capacity, tutors networks with more than one million students of AIOU can also be used for this purpose. This article explored some possible ways through which distance education can be effectively used for promoting peace education in those areas.
ISSN:2305-6533
2306-112X