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Kashmir
Black Day
On 27 October 2019, Kashmiris throughout the world will observe “Black Day” to express solidarity with the people of India-occupied Kashmir (IoK) to expose India over her illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. It was on 27 October 1947, when Indian troops landed in Srinagar and forcibly occupied Jammu and Kashmir in total disregard to the Partition Plan of the subcontinent and against the aspirations of people of Kashmir. Kashmir was bound to become a part of Pakistan as it was a Muslim majority territory, however, under a wicked plan and a well-thought-out conspiracy Kashmir was illegally occupied by India.
Apart from Jawaharlal Nehru, other accomplices in this greatest human tragedy were Maharaja Hari Singh, Cyril Radcliff, head of the Boundary Commission. In blatant violation of the Partition Plan and against the popular will of Kashmiris, India announced the accession of Jammu and Kashmir under a controversial Instrument of Accession. New Delhi must study the actual cause of the Kashmir Movement instead of using its security forces to control the freedom movement unlawfully. The world and the UN must put pressure on Indian to stop the brutality and give rights to Kashmiris who believe in plebiscite.
AFIA AMBREEN
Rawalpindi
How many election petitions?
Ever since the PTI government has come into power in Islamabad, the opposition parties and their leaders called Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government with all sorts of names and labels like it is fake and has come into power through massive rigging etc. Without going into further allegations which the opposition leaders keep on harping day and night, this is ask the Election Commission of Pakistan to apprize the nation as to how many election petitions on rigging and other charges were filed by opposition parties looser candidates after July 25, 2018 with the Election Tribunals throughout the country, how many of them have decided in favour or against the complaining losing candidates and how many are still pending at different forums.
This information naturally will be available with the Election Commission and if made public will greatly help in setting the records straight and making it clear to the people as to who is right and who is wrong in this regard, please. This scribe still remembers that in 1977 also, PNA-led opposition had also levelled massive rigging charges against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s PPP which had won the early called poll. Against all such hullah gullah, leading to violent protest, rigging charges were not proved even in 10 constituencies but the opposition had achieved its ulterior objective of toppling of the peoples-elected government through imposition of Martial Law on 5 July 1977. The opposition parties and their leaders, who have not somehow accepted their defeat in last year’s general election may continue opposing and criticizing the Prime Minister and PTI government. But in doing so they should at least keep the national interests uppermost.
M Z RIFAT
Lahore
Tougher than it looks
Is it not astonishing that a country, whose youths are the 4th most intelligent people of the world, has the lowest literacy and education system mainly based on a rot learning? Pakistan has the highest number of youths which is one of the most important and crucial competitive advantage for achieving results beyond imagination but, unfortunately, Pakistan is wasting it and putting its most valuable asset in the garbage. Pakistan’s education is tougher than what others think. We haven’t any qualitative learning material, new technological methods, trained teachers nor they are professional, they become a teacher because they haven’t any choice left that’s why they choose this field.
Our teachers, parents, society and the government have lots of expectations from us that we can do something better than what they did by putting our all efforts. How could this be achieved where still, those topics are bombarded which was valuable back in the 90s with old teaching methods? Our governments have to change the old concept of teaching methods and review the whole of our education system and improve our technical learning and make courses in a flexible manner that it could be changed according to the needs of students and the country’s prosperity.
KHUDA DAD
Kashmore
Need of bus and qingqi stations
It is said that if someone wants to see how civilized any particular nation is then the traffic of that country should be seen and if masses are seen obeying traffic rules of that county and traffic flow is in order, such nation is supposed to be civilized one. In entire Karachi, it is hardly seen some proper bus and qingqi stations where commuters may sit and wait for buses and qingqis. Bus and qingqi drivers are seen stopping their vehicles at any spot as and when they want to collect passengers which create chaos in traffic.
First of all bus and qinqhi drivers drive their vehicles very fast and stop it on their own discretion and sometimes stop vehicle by taking the vehicle just aside on main roads. Such action cause great inconvenience to other vehicle drivers and chances of accidents increase. Authorities concerned should make proper bus and qingqi stations throughout Karachi on each road and bind bus drivers and qinghi as well as commuters to get on board from stations instead of getting on board from anywhere and stations should be located after every 2-3 kilometers so that masses may not travel for too long to pick the bus or qinghi. It would have two in one benefits that walking habits would be developed in masses which is obviously good for health and has been left by many of us.
FAISAL ANSAR
Karachi
Maulana’s Long March
Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman is determined to hold Azadi March and Dharna in Islamabad. I don’t know whether or not the Maulana is doing the right thing, but one thing that I surely know is that it was the PTI which started the ugly trend of Dharnas in Islamabad against the government of the PML-N way back in 2014, though, protest is the basic democratic and constitutional right of all the citizens of the State.
This practice is heading towards the risky path which may cause serious consequences for all. The JUI-F leader said he is “in touch with all political parties over the march” and PTI said when you are marching on roads in uniforms it means that you are erecting a force. This is a violation of the National Action Plan (NAP) and will not be tolerated.
AROOJ NAEEM
Rawalpindi
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Despite varied opinions coming from all corners of the country, Maulana Fazlur Rahman is set to go with his ‘Azadi March’. As everyone is terming this March a democratic right, my suggestion is that the Maulana should avoid bringing Madaris students as marchers because their parents have sent them to study and not to take part in an anti-government protest. I would urge the government that instead of trying to block the march, it should make sure that no seminary student is among the marchers, and it can be done easily.
The government should announce that if a marcher is found to have affiliation with any Madrassah, not only will the marcher be arrested, the particular Madrassah will also be sealed and its administration held accountable for this offence. Moreover, the registration of such Madrassah with Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan will also be cancelled. The government should ask the Wafaqul Madaris to confirm this measure through a press statement.
The public at large should also be informed that their hard-earned money given to such Madarish in God’s name is being used — rather being misused — by the JUI-F to achieve its political ends. And finally, the government should not resist Fazulur Rahman’s right to protest.
SIKANDAR SAJJAD
Larkana
