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Jinnah doctrine
We owe our freedom and identity as citizens of an independent sovereign Pakistan to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He gave us a vision, which is Jinnah’s Doctrine, that Pakistan be a modern democratic welfare state with a Constitution as supreme law.
The Constitution, according to Quaid’s vision, would define the role, powers and limitations of all three constitutional state pillars, namely Parliament, Executive and Judiciary with all other departments and paid civil or uniformed servants subservient to them. A system of check and balance, inbuilt within the Constitution, was to ensure that nobody resorts to abuse of power and an independent Judiciary empowered to interpret the Constitution.
Perhaps the beneficiaries of lands and titles given by the Raj, fearing confiscation as was done in India, created impediments in adopting the Constitution. Unfortunately, after Quaid’s death, successive rulers have only paid lip service to the Father of Nation and each imposed his concocted doctrine, with disastrous consequences to sovereignty, economy, basic freedom of citizens etc. Pakistan and its citizens have suffered injustices, along with torment and humiliation of witnessing dismemberment in 1971. Yet despite a series of failures, we have not adopted Jinnah Doctrine.
We must remember that All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 at Dacca (Dhaka) when it was proposed by Nawab Salimullah Khan in a meeting held by Waqar-ul-Mulk, Muhasan-ul-Mulk and supported by MA Jauhar, Zafar Ali Khan etc. It is an indictment on those who have held power starting from Iskandar Mirza, Ayub Khan to Yahya and their betrayal of Jinnah’s vision that former East Pakistan chose to part ways. Let us not forget that East Pakistan supported Madar-e-Millat in 1965 rigged elections. It is time to adopt Jinnah’s vision and doctrine.
MALIK TARIQ ALI
Lahore
Quality of education
The quality of education has weakened further after educational institutions across the country shifted towards an online mode of teaching, the quality of education suffer amidst the current uncertain situation which was further worsened by faulty decision making. Online classes instead of physical classes are not only hard for the students but also for the teachers with no command on technology, online platform which integrated lectures, assessment, and student’s progress online. This switch was particularly hard for traditional teachers who were less experienced in tech.
On the other hand, students in many public sector universities remained deprived of online classes too, and were just provided reading material. Even now when we know that online teaching will continue to be a new normal, educational institutions in Pakistan are not well-prepared to deliver quality lectures and ensure actual learning.
ALISHBA HUSSAIN
Karachi
Undue taxes
Social needs have increased in this era. Social networking has become an important aspect of every individual’s life. Moreover, new inventions have made many things easier. If you want to contact anyone anywhere, you can easily be connected with them through any network.
However, networks are working more and have also been an ease for all but unfortunately there are so many taxes in the network system. Whenever any individual does load then taxes are imposed which are unnecessary. There are a lot of undue taxes while doing load, calling and opening data without package until and unless anyone gets package.
Consequently, today’s packages of internet, calls and SMS have been expensive with addition of undue taxes. Whenever any individual needs advance load that get back with huge tax in doing load. Resultantly, there is no check and balance of taxes which are undue and injustice with the nation. Networks are everyone’s need but there must be justice and undue taxes should be eradicated for good.
ALI HASSAN NOONARI
Sukkur
Street dogs
I have finally become compelled with how to raise this issue to the government, because the issue has now become critical. The issue is that the number of street dogs in the city of Karachi is on the increase due to which they are becoming more dangerous for the people and especially the children. Day by day, the number of incidents involving dog biting is rising. Unfortunately, our government doesn’t seem to take this serious issue seriously.
People going to the mosque for Fajr and Isha prayers are the most vulnerable. Mothers are perpetually in fear when they send their kids to school or errands because of this issue which is completely neglected by the {corrupt} officials of the government. Whenever the suggestion/demand of poising these mad dogs is taken up with the {respected} officials they are more concerned about animal cruelty than the safety of our children. Therefore, I appeal to the Army Chief and the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take note of this serious situation and convince our government to act accordingly.
MUHAMMAD AZEEM
Karachi
