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" ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION   By Noor Alam Khan Advocate, Peshawar   State is defined as, a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory; especially: one that is sovereign. Another generally accepted definition is that, 'State is a community of people, more or less, numerous in number, having a definite territory and an organized government applying law, to which the great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience. The 'State' emphasizes a self-governing legal and political entity. Political system based on the premise that the government (and not the individual, corporations, or the local community) has the responsibility for the well being of its citizens, by ensuring that a minimum standard of living is within everyone's reach. This commitment is translated into provision of universal and free education, universal medical _______________________   56 For a review of the impact of climate change on the unprecedented floods in Pakistan in 2010, see Dr. Parvez Hassan Pakistan Floods 2010 and the Environmental Challenges , a paper presented at the 1st International Conference on the Environment and the Role of the Modern State, held at Manaus, Brazil, on 16-19 November 2010. See also Dr. Parvez Hassan and Ahmad Rafay Alam Bad Weather , published in the Newsweek Pakistan March 2011 Issue available at: http://newsweekpakistan.com/features/266     care, insurance against disability, sickness, and unemployment, family allowances for income supplement, and old age pensions. Now activities of the States have extremely enlarged and the living has become more complex. In the modern welfare States individuals look to the State for redressal of all their grievances and they expect to…