A Dedication to Youth

A Dedication to Youth

The growing trend of political awareness among today’s youth has put very healthy signs for Pakistan’s future. Years ago, politics was considered to be the play of parents, uncles, grandfathers and for those who had high influence in their constituencies. In 90’s, youth used to avoid indulging in any sort of political activities however in current era, frequent and easily-accessible technological tools have resulted in high awareness of politics among youth. Social networking sites particularly Facebook and Twitter has played a vital role in mind changing.

What our youth demand is Transparency, Corruption Free culture, Good Governance, Infrastructure of Roads, Employment, facilities of Public Transport, Quality Education, Technological facilities, Security, Food etc. But the incapable and corrupt ever federal government of PPP has badly failed to provide anything of them. Corruption everywhere, each and every organization has been destroyed. But the shining star always gives us the path in darkness. We have PML(N) which is delivering since it’s formation from 2008. Punjab Government of PML(N) under auspicious leadership of Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif is striving days and nights to provide basic necessities to each and every citizen at their doorstep and by the grace of Allah even with the limited resources they are making impossible things happen.

He feels pride to indulge with common Pakistanis and check the services/facilities being provided to them

Providing 110,000 free of cost residential plots to poor class

Promoting Industry in Pakistan resulting into jobs and foreign investment

Construction of roads infrastructure throughout Punjab

Construction of roads, flyovers and underpasses throughout Punjab

Revolutionary steps for women development

Distribution of laptops to meritorious students 100% on Merit

There is no any single case on Punjab Government in last 4 years. You will find construction work occurring throughout the Punjab in each and every city. Ashiana Housing Schemes, Labour Colonies, Yellow Cab Scheme and Interest Free Loans to youth. Special attention has been focused on education. Danish Schools, State of the art 4,500 Computer Labs in all high schools of Punjab, Resource Centers for researchers, providing scholarship to 35,000 less privileged students through PEEF, provision of free of cost text books, millions of Rupees cash prizes to position holder students, sending them abroad for research and equipping all meritorious students with Laptops purely on merit to connect throughout the world.

Well there are hundreds of projects which I can’t count down in a short note. However my purpose is to direct PML(N) fans who I have noticed they usually avoid politics or political posts/debates on Social Media or any live social gathering. Although they cast their votes to PML(N) in elections but their silence provide opponents an opportunity to overwhelm PML(N) in Social Media. It’s the time to speak, to raise your voice for prosperity, for corruption free culture, for brotheresm in whole country, for interprovincial harmony and for sovereignty.

Raise your voice for PML(N), do participate in all political debates. Share/post the stuff  which every PML(N) page post. It’s the time we can stop rampage of Pakistan’s enemies on Pakistan in different shapes. Good Luck and God Bless You all.

PML(N) Loves this nation

Let's build a Khud'daar, Khush'haal and Khud Mukhtar Pakistan

Support PML(N)

Best Regards:

Muhammad Adeel

adeel_sher@yahoo.com

Cricket Madness!

In my life I haven’t seen such a massive media and public campaign for a cricket match. All Media channels are almost casting only the news about World Cup Semi Final between India and Pakistan, scheduled to be played at Mohali, India on 30^th March 2011. Maximum discussions are going on the same topic as if other issues have been resolved. Pakistani Public, Politicians, Stars, Students in short people from all walks of life are only discussing that particular match. However when it’s about Cricket match than It’s ok, but when people give remarks like “it’s atomic war between two atomic countries in cricket ground”. Such comments are hilarious and show’s how much people have indulged themselves in that particular contest and treating it like war. Is this the cricket madness? Yes it is.

Would that! We beat India in education, we leave behind India in industrialization, we contest India in agriculture, and we could lead in Exports etc. Our so-called hate to India is revealed when we switch on Indian Channels on our TV screens to entertain ourselves. Enter any home and you will find our families watching Star Plus or any other Indian drama channels regardless of the fact that they (the Indians) are promoting their non-Islamic culture. Where that so-called war and dignity disappears that time?

People are demanding leave on 30^th march on eve of this particular match. Keeping in view the shaky economic situation this demand doesn't suit anymore. This nation is already facing huge political turmoil, deteriorating law and order situation, gas and electricity loadsheding due to which our industries are compelled to shut down. Hence demand for another leave just to entertain ourselves is not appropriate for the economy. Importantly don’t forget the people who work on daily wages to run the livelihood of their families and are fully Dependant on it.

Let it be a cricket match only and don’t make it a matter of dignity, pride and ego. It’s a game where someone has to lose and someone has to win, doesn’t matter who does it. It’s a matter of luck, best game preparations and performance on the spot. Enjoy and have fun.

A Brief Postmortem of Brain Drain in Pakistan

Youth of every nation is considered to be the asset for the country’s future who plays a vital role for development of any entity, unit or organization either public or private sector. In Pakistan, the situation is contradictory. A large number of intellectuals are leaving country frequently to get higher education and to secure a bright career abroad. It is one of the main alarming elements which require grave attention by Government immediately as situation has reached to a worst stage.  

The literacy rate of Pakistan is at 55% where numbers of students are getting Graduation and Masters Degree every year but due to several reasons many of them choose to go abroad. According to Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) figures, more than 40,000 Pakistani Doctors, Engineers and IT Professionals have settled abroad during last 30 years, although this is the official figure where many gets illegal entries to several countries.

Following are the few of major reasons causing Brain Drain in Pakistan.

• Inadequate job opportunities are making students frustrated. After being relieved from colleges/universities, the top most priority of students is to get a job so they could make a healthy contribution alongwith their parents but lack of opportunities make them disappointed consequently they prefer to work abroad.
• Non existence of merit culture has annoyed candidates at a large scale in Pakistan. No body trusts the current hiring system at Government/Private organizational level. It has a clear perception in masses that only the person having ‘Sifarish’ or reference can get a job.
• If somebody manages to get job, he/she faces many problem at work, most important off which is respect to work. Male employees complaint about excess to work where females raise concerns about gender biasedness.
• Short salaries as comparative to a particular job market put a negative impression on employees. In many cases, employees work in a position which requires to be paid well but on other hand people working in some other organization on same position enjoy satisfactory packages. Take the example of Doctors who get starting salary of just Rs. 18,000 approximately in the Government sector Hospitals but get higher in Private. This seems absurd when a student spends 5 years in the university, work very hard and get such a short package. Moreover none provisioning of medical, education, insurance and other basic facilities keeps employees demoralized.
• Impoverished infrastructure at work environment is seen almost everywhere in Pakistan. It has been noticed that people from a particular profession report to a Boss who belongs to some other. For an instance an IT professional report to a non IT Boss who has rare knowledge of technological terms e.g. Programming, Networking, Software Engineering or so. Employees find it hard to communicate and convince the boss regarding a particular case/problem, resulting in increase of frustration.
• Currently, trend to offer jobs on contract basis is on a surge. Once an employee is hired, he works in a fear as to his tenure will be expired at a particular date, thus feels insecure. Till that time his efforts are put on a mission to get a permanent career in some other organization.
• Our universities do not offer variety of courses, very selective and conventional list of courses offered by which a student has to pick. In many developed countries Degrees of mediocre Pakistani universities are either not accepted or are given preference whatsoever. Students prefer to study in countries like USA, England, Australia etc. where standard of education is at its best and their degrees are accepted worldwide, given ample preference and adequate salaries after hiring.
• Law & order situation in the country has put a very negative impact on business/foreign investment, which is putting adverse impacts to create new opportunities. Furthermore youth feel physically insecure and thus try to secure their careers abroad.

However to cope with the situation and to retain the intellectuals of country, following measures could help retain the talent;

• Government should create sufficient job opportunities for Graduates and Masters Degree holders by maintaining merit and a transparent procedure for hiring.
• Give sufficient budget to colleges/universities, reduce fees and improve the quality of education by hiring highly educated faculty members. Moreover spend a certain amount of budget for Higher Education Commission by which number of students could be sent abroad for higher study, and make sure they come back and serve the country after completing their education.
• Build state of the art arts and science laboratories, libraries and provide best of research facilities to science, engineering and IT students.
• Persuade and Invite all young PhD graduates from abroad, offer them positions in several mediocre universities according to their capacity with high salaries. A good teacher and a proper guidance is what all the students require, whichever institution they study in adds to the value later.
• Make sure all Public and Private sector organizations hire Pakistani engineers/specialists /consultants either local or working abroad for several projects instead of paying heavy amounts in salaries to foreigners which also result in loss of foreign reserves.
• Encourage foreign investors by taking several steps including improve in Law and Order situation. This will create more opportunities for newly relieved students.

Nations who acknowledged their intellectuals developed instantly. If Pakistan manages to retain our talent than progress is at our door step. Our students are breaking world records in education sector, recent example was seen when two students took 'A' Grade in 23 out of 24 subjects. Utilize our youth effectively than see where they take us, off course on peak of mountains of success.

By: Muhammad Adeel
adeel_sher@yahoo.com

Permanent Solution of Karachi Situation

Since 2011 has arrived, Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi is once again experiencing bloodshed all around. The sequence of Target Killings is not controllable by any means (since few means are still left). Karachi, the financial capital of Pakistan, which generates more than 60% of revenue, its deteriorating law and order situation attracts more serious attention and creates concerns than any other city. Overall, Pakistan Peoples Party is in control of Sindh Province and is governing with alliance of Muttehda Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP). Serious concern erupts when alliance of all major stakeholders of Karachi is unable to tackle the worst law and order situation of the city. However it has a common perception in public that all these three ruling parties are responsible for the situation that are failed to bring peace by negotiations. 

It has been observed for last 2-3 years that the series of Target Killing begins after every 3-4 months in which atleast 40-50 people are killed in different parts of the city. As expected, all three parties start blame-game against each other holding others responsible for the turmoil. More serious cold war begins between MQM and ANP where PPP plays a role of ‘silent spectator’.  As in practice, Rehman Malik, the Federal Interior Minister comes into action and holds meetings with senior leaders of both parties. After his ‘magic dialogues’, ceasefire occurs and killings get stopped for another few months.

However, in my view, there are few suggestions to control the situation which would not only help curb the circumstances but will also play a vital role in progress of city in particular and country in general by bringing peace, and for sure inhabitants are of great beneficiaries.

• All parties e.g. PPP, MQM and ANP should take an oath that they will respect the mandate of each other and will accept their existence by heart.
• All parties should make sure that they will not support/back any Target Killer who is nabbed by security agencies and should encourage strict punishments as rewarded by worthy courts.
• Where situation is worst, door-to-door search operation should be launched immediately to clean the area by armaments with support of Police, Rangers and off course all these parties.
• People involved in Drug, Land Mafia, Bhatta Grabbers and Street Crimes must be arrested indiscriminately and no influence should be put on law enforcement agencies whatsoever.
• Screening process of Police should be conducted and if senior Police Officer or Jawan found associated with any political party, should be posted to Hyderabad or any other city/town.
• All parties should discourage linguistic racism and hate for others, for the purpose senior leaders of each party should advice their workers in their public meetings accordingly.
• Religious harmony among all sects should be adopted. For the purpose ‘Ulema’ belonging to all sects should sit together, conduct peace dialogues and address their followers the same.
• Peace committees should be formed in every defined area comprising of all three political parties, Ulema-e-Karaam and local inhabitants. If situation gets worst in any shape, they must curb it by using their influence, and controlling the emotions of hyper people.
• All educational institutes i.e. schools, colleges and universities should educate their students to not to involve in politics, abstain from participating in riots and spreading any hate against opponent political parties, religious sects etc. They must arrange educational programs which would spread Patriotism, Love, Peace, Unity and Harmony for the country.
• By exploiting local TV channels, Newspapers, Posters and Banners, request citizens for patience, mutual respect, tolerance and sacrifice of self ego for peace and harmony in the city. Apart from that people should be advised to stay calm if any riot/unrest erupts in any part of the city.
• Government should create more recreational and entertaining spots, hold musical concerts, fun fairs, sports competitions and religious processions (melad) etc. which would prevent youth being involved in unlawful acts.

Pakistan’s current deteriorating law and order and shaking economical situation demands every party, religious sect and tribe to be peaceful by considering ‘Pakistan First’ while doing anything. Pakistan cannot afford any ‘New Adventure’ when it is surrounded by existing un-measureable crisis/problems all over.

I’m sure if all three parties of Karachi would adopt above mentioned measures and respects each other’s mandate than peace in the city is assured, Target Killing would be stopped and people of Karachi will once again enjoy the true spirit of city for which it is famous.

By: Muhammad Adeel

adeel_sher@yahoo.com
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