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Imran Khan’s arrest
Irrespective of the vindictiveness of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who during his tenure as prime minister, derived sadistic pleasure in humiliation and suffering of his political opponents, confining them in death cells etc. Propriety and civility demands that the former PM be given a better class in prison. The office and dignity of the office of prime minister must be acknowledged and respected.
Let the law take its course. This systematic cycle of humiliating and belittling politicians who have held highest elected constitutional public office must end. We have a history of mistreating our politicians, starting from the harassment of Madre Millat Fatima Jinnah, who was subjected to a malicious campaign, questioning her loyalty, to the hanging of an elected PM in a judicial murder, and forcing likes of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy to proceed on forced exile etc. Pakistan was created by politicians of integrity, yet many of them were banned from politics under EBDO in 1958.
Political engineering process started and Jinnah’s modern democratic welfare state which guaranteed equal rights to all citizens was reduced to a dictatorship. Pakistan has suffered humiliation of defeat and surrender in 1971, because we wavered away from Jinnah’s vision, where Constitution was to be the supreme law and all institutions of state were to work within their confined roles. Sanity must prevail and this cycle of vengeance be replaced by constitutional rule.
MALIK TARIQ ALI
Lahore
Kirthar National Park
The Kirthar Park is under threat due to illegal construction and feudal interests affecting the natural beauty of the park. The Kirthar Park is located in Kirthar mountains range south-western, Sindh approximately 80 north of Karachi. The Kirthar National Park is Pakistan’s third-largest park, stretching over 300 thousand kilometres. It was declared a national park in 1974 after being examined as a wildlife sanctuary in 1972. Kirthar ranked first in the United Nations park list.
A shocking disclosure came from the “Sangat Mag” team when it visited Kirthar National Park, revealing a terrible distraction story. A strong feudal lord and Bahria Town authorities with their illegal boundaries are displacing the local people and distracting the natural environment. Based on the research, deforestation was the major cause of Kirthar, making it uninhabitable for wildlife. In the vicinity of Kirthar Park, people are perpetually displaced and land mafia have seized their land forcibly. A number of threats and blackmails were made against local people to force them off their land.
Hafeez Baloch of the Sindh Indigenous Rights Alliance, said, “I found that locals were threatened to sell their land at low prices. In addition, the indigenous people do not sell their land which marks the boundaries of Bahria Town. There are historical graveyards, “Moor Moradi”, dating back thousands of years. The famous singer Saif Samejo, in a Video message said, “Our mission is to amplify the voices of the local indigenous people. To push back the unlawful activities demands for a legal action by local indigenous people.
FAROOQUE SARGANI
Karachi
Small industries
The recent announcement by the government to allocate Rs450 billion for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has sparked a debate about the most effective way to uplift the underprivileged in society. While this substantial budget allocation will undoubtedly provide immediate relief to those in need, some argue that investing in small industries would create long-term employment opportunities and foster financial independence among the poor. This essay examines both perspectives, highlighting the advantages of the BISP as a social safety net and the importance of promoting sustainable economic empowerment through the establishment and promotion of small industries.
The BISP has been a crucial social safety net in Pakistan, providing financial assistance to vulnerable segments of society. It aims to alleviate poverty, improve living standards and empower women by directly transferring funds to eligible families. The significant budget allocation for the BISP reflects the government’s commitment to addressing poverty and inequality.
This program has proven effective in providing immediate relief to those who are most in need, enabling them to meet their basic needs and access essential services such as education and healthcare.
UME RUBAB
Larkana
Box letter
Education for auction
The word education illustrates the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at school or university. There are two sectors by which we get an education one is private and the other is government, the discrepancy between private and government is that in government we do not have very well-maintained classrooms and well-educated teachers and in private we have very well-maintained classrooms and admiringly educated teachers who teach children in a good way. The problem is that the value of private schools is increasing in promising numbers which is not adequate for the middle class and poor families. The question arises here why the value of private schools is being augmented? The value is rising because private schools hire teachers who have high-level capacities, not teachers who have good degrees and the method of teaching this process is known as a profit profit-driven approach. Whether government schools’ value is not coming up because of lawlessness and the downward funding given by our government and there are many challenges which are being faced by government schools such as a lack of trained pedagogues, low budget allocations, corruption, and outdated curriculum and there are many private schools who do not fit out library, labour ties, playground For example: nowadays the two-building house is known as a private school.
NOOR MUSTAFA
Hyderabad
