corruption in pakistan is also very important issue. maybe we can discuss it.

I second @27122007’s suggestion re: Corruption.. It’s really killing us!

Agreed..corruption needs a place at the top.

Also could you please provide a more permanent and prominent spot for these forums so these don’t get lost in the daily political ramblings.

Thanks

@TK

Corruption is not going away. We have to rename it and call it professional services. Actually before I start giving solution, lets define what we think corruption is:

- A clerk asking for Bribe?
- A grocery seller, giving you rotten stuff
- A taxi driver over charging
- A pharmacist selling you “Jaali” medicine
- A teacher not showing up in class
- A traffic police guy pulling you over at Ravi
- A guy with video camera coming and making movies of all passengers in a Bus service
- Guy urinating at the side of a road

Can we get an idea, what our society generally consider CORRUPTION is?

@27122007

Yes, i agree but i guess we will never totally eliminate this scourge from our society as it has become an inherent “disease” within our people and how do you tackle it when so many people are involved from the TOP all the way down?

BUT we must try to rid this “disease” from society as much as possible, even though you can never humanely totally eliminate it.

Personally I would like to discuss education. I have noticed that state of public (government) education is so bad, that anybody who can afford Rs 50 per month, would send their kid to a PRIVATE school which charges Rs 50 a month, instead of sending it to a Govt school.

You walk into a community in Urban areas, and you will find schools from
Rs 200 a month to 10.000 a month. The old saying is

“As you sow so shall you reap”

So what kind of generation we will get in next 15 years?

@econfused
“Personally I would like to discuss education. …”
However, you should discuss it in the Education Forum

@rashid

Thanks, noted

i think media can play a good role in solving problem of corruption, as it did for democracy.

Zardari clearly avoiding May 12 issue:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=V7DfcDDo6sY

Corruption includes, Musharraf’s fat hotel rent of 17000 UK pound /night during his three-day visit [68,000 in total] to England. And so is duty free cars, 80 per cent of the salary as pension, diplomatic passports even for the family, income tax relief, permanent security escort and many more benifits to Shaukat Aziz.

@econfused: I meant “official administrative bureaucratic corruption” This essentially means the admin/policing/oversight organs of the state. All other softer corruptions (pissing on the side of the road, guy selling rotten tomatoes to MQM-A group to throw at the MQM-A workers. Hospitals giving fake medicines to MQM-H workers, shot at by MQM-Q workers (survived only because someone sold them 2 number bullets). hehe

If we manage to reduce administrative corruption, we’ll really see a lot of improvement as teachers will be teaching because the oversight staff will be making sure.. people won’t be pissing because the city officials instead of pilfering funds may spend it on public bathrooms and sanitation etc.

So I think it all stems from administration corruption. Obviously, my theory is that this corruption is actively encouraged and facilitated by foreign powers because an enviornment of general corruption is extremely conducive to easy usurpation of control.

hopefully we do get a corruption thread because that is the mother of all our problems (even lack of education)

Real corruption is breaking constitution and take over elected governments. These are biggest crimes and they are responsible for breaking Pakistan in 1971.

Then comes financial corruption and all other corruptions.

I think the galloping rate of population growth is the biggest threat to Pakistan today. 40 to 45 lakhs babies are born every year which means we add nearly ONE CRORE bellies after every two years. Are we competing with rabbits? 55% of pakistan is under 19 years old ie non productive. And if they are working then it is even worse because they need to be in schools and colleges instead of workshops and hotels. We are on the edge of the precipice. If every other thing remains constant and only the population keeps growing at the current rate even then we are destined to doom. Look at China, before embarking upon the road to exceptionally high economic growth it first stabilized its population growth rate.
Other wise we will keep lamenting about sharply increasing suicide rates, alive burials ans self-immolations.

ENERGY-
If the govt. is really sincere to its people for a change they must invest in Solar (Pak gets lot of SUN) and wind Mill energy options to tackle enegry crisis. They are cheaper and more reliable technolgies. Hydro dams are just too controversial and are victims of dirty politics in Pakistan. Additionally India blocks our water to meet their needs and we quietly sit and watch.
EDUCATION-
The curriculum used in schools is outdated. We need people to update stuff regularly. There shouldn’t be 3 different systems running at the same time. This divides our society and breeds a lot of inferiority complex. All systems should be treated equally and meet top standards. Govt. schools are ‘ratta’ system. We must introduce thought oriented way of teaching. Assign projects to students with thought provoking questions. Board examination process needs to be done away because it encourages cramming. In short revise the curriculum and make classes more project oriented. Also, increase teachers salaries!

Law and Order-
This will be fixed once judiciary is all indepent, but it will need support from the government to work freely. Their shouldn’t be any influence by them so they don’t work under pressure. Any common man should have access to courts to raise their voice against injustices. Abolish discriminatory laws from the Tribal belt and all citizens should be treated equally under the same judical system.

Economy-
Pakistan should look up to the middle eastern investors. They are the one with money and we get lots of financial support from them as well. Telecommunication industry was revolutionzed in Pakistan by middle eastern investers. There are many other things they can help us with, especially transportation. They should be able to invest in buidling a couple of subways in lahore and Karachi. It is not goin to be easy for us to convice Europian investors anymore. Nawaz has good links with Arab world. and is an industralist himes. lf Hopefully, he can play a vital role to bring Paistan some good investment.

The biggest problem Pakistan faces today is that all educated people are leaving the country. Government should come up with a plan to stop that and utilize their knowledge to build a stornger country. Education is always the strength for any country’s progress. We can’t afford to lose the small percentage of highly educated people. Maybe government can start some small software, engineering firms and then privatize them and go from there.

I wish Pakistan all the best and remain optimistic that this government will work for its people instead of looting their wealth….Ameen! Pakistan Zindabad

@ commoner

I think education will solve the issue of population growth. Education to me seems like the root cause of this. However I would encourage to discuss it in the education section.

HEALTH
Pakistan among the worst nation, when it comes to health and its spending.Even bangladesh spend more than us
So education and health goes side by side
Without health no education

Corruption is the BIGGEST issue. It is acting like a check block with the aim to stop any kind of advancement. We can’t expect any kind of development be it health, education, environment etc. before we ensure sincere and honest work. I don’t expect a 100 % corrupt free environment as it has never existed anywhere, but if we can reduce the level considerably then we would be on the right track! How do we do that? By introducing democracy asap………by force if necessary!

/Saqib

Agree with

@commoner on the population explosion

and @sohnamunda : re: the brain drain (not sure if it’s the biggest problem but it’s up there)

There could be two methods to minimize Corruption.
1. Cheif Secretaries of the Provinces, D.I.G’s, Provincial Governers, Accountant General, Cheif Justices of the Provincila High Courts, could be appointed on a 5 years depuation from the UK, Australia , Canada or America.
2 On.First mistake Verbal Warning, on second mistake a written warning and on third mistake the person should be fired , without caring about his position.

Their is only one solution to the problem of Pakistan in fact whole Ummah and that is education. Until we spend billlions of US Dollars on buying arms muslim ummah would live like third class citizen of the planet earth.

Well in my opinion solution to most problems including corruption is a strong judicial system. Where everybody gets heard. And everybody knows he is not above the law.
I think people do corruption and break law only because they are not afraid of its consequences.
Musharaf has done all those extra constitutional excrescences just because he thought he’ll get away with it. So as long as we keep giving such people “Safe paths” and decisions on “doctrine of necessity” argument, the devil of corruption and lawlessness will stay in our society.

@admin

We had a great thread about GEO TV. I would suggest to pick one Journalist/Columnist a week. It will be great help to visitors of your site to curse/yell at lifafa journalists.

The first one I would like to Pick is Nazir Naji , I have no idea how this guy lives with himself. I have yet to see more bonga columnist than him.

We can then mail the comments in hard copy to journalist as well as via email.

Another worth reading column by JAVEED Chudary

http://express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20080401/Sub_Images/1100379587-2.gif

-Energy
build the dams without delay including and most urgently Kalabagh Dam

-Education
medium of education for all to be one - English
update syllabus of schools and colleges on regular basis
set up ‘polytechnics’ where deserving students are taught technical skills (motor mechanics, gas repairs, electricians, machine operators, industry specific studies like textiles etc etc etc) along with basic education leading to a Degree (equiv) . This will create opportunities for Pakistanies abroad more importantly capturing the lucrative Mid East labour market

-Economy
setting up tax free zones for encouraging setting up industry
develop infrastructure for cottage industry (in conjunction with ‘polytechnics’ above) will provide employment and reduce reliance on imports
impose tax on agricultural land and improve overhaul tax collection (direct and indirect taxes like sales tax).
reducing corruprtion will automatically encorage overseas investment long with other steps to encourage overseas investment
privatisation

-Law and Order
Restoration of judges
Making police more independent of appointments for political reasons
ban on keeping of weapons (guns etc) with or without licence

Another very important aspect for improvement in all of the above along with hundreds not listed above is that ‘ We/all pakistanies instead of criticising others should concentrate on what we can do to improve the state of affairs of the country i.e. developing systems, procedures and institutions (eg companies) rather than individuals/sole &family businesses’

To end corruption from the top management level should be the first priority of any system .Without it ,no matters how much resources and money you would put in the system could have any effectiveness.In last 10 years huge money was spent on different projects but as corruption was freely allowed to all levels so nothing is achieved on national level and left over is mess of management.Now you can see all the major institutions like WAPDA, PIA Pakistan Railway, health and education are showing the picture of chaos and other side private groups are becoming rich and rich day by day.

@All, this is what i think.

I think before going towards solution we need to identify the problem because diagnosing a disease is said to be half treatment. The dilemma is that some of us think that the reason of our decline is lack of education; some believe that the reason is poor judiciary while some of us think that the reason is corruption. I believe that these are manifestation of the real problem symptoms of the disease and not the disease itself. The blunder which some of our pseudo intellectuals does is that they often refer the problem to the west and draw a wrong conclusion that the west has abandoned religion and its authority because of which they did so much progress so we need to follow the west. They fail to realize that the west was under sever decline because Christianity was not able to resolve the problems of the people on a contrast Muslims declined when they discarded Islam as there reference point and not that because of Islam they reached to this point.

Understanding the concept of decline is very essential for all of us for because the very concepts that we are attempting to build in the Ummah are integrally linked to our understanding of decline. If we do not understand decline, then we cannot be building a coherent set of concepts within the Ummah.

Decline must be the opposite of revival, for to achieve revival we must reverse the decline. Revival is defined as intellectual elevation, and from our culture, we understand this to be applied to a society. Therefore, revival is reflected in a specific set of concepts that the society holds, by virtue of which, it solves the problems it faces. It is necessary to expand this further. Intellectual elevation is about building your thoughts on a consistent and coherent basis. Hence, all the detailed concepts related to actions that satisfy man’s instincts and organic needs must be built on a viewpoint about life, which in itself is built upon a creed. This is intellectual elevation, because each concept is justified on a primary concept, and each primary concept is built upon the creed.

From a societal viewpoint, this translates into unification within the society about the creed, the viewpoint of life emanating from the creed, resulting in a criterion of action. When the people in the society are unified on these concepts together with a system that acts to protect the interests built upon these concepts, then we can say that this society is intellectually elevated. It is important to understand that this unification on the interests is necessary before any system can be defined and adhered to, because the sole purpose of the system is to safeguard the interests. Since the interests are built on the creed, the system is characterized by the creed. The unification on these interests will only occur if people in the society are unified on the basis upon which these interests are defined.

Medina is an adequate example to illustrate this. Prior to the people of Medina accepting Islam, they were fragmented into three groups, the Aws, the Khazraj and the Jews. They solved their problems by a mutual balance of interests, not on a unified basis that all three groups agreed upon. After accepting Islam, Islam became the basis upon which all three accepted, although the Jews did so grudgingly. The creed of Islam was accepted and the interests were defined according to the concept halaal and haraam. Another example of this is South Africa in the days of apartheid. In those days there was unification between most people who formed the white ruling minority. Yet, for the rest of the population, the resulting system of segregation was imposed upon them. Hence it was inevitable that there was going to be conflict, where the black population was going to rebel, because they did not accept the basis upon which the system was built. Hence, conflict and bloodshed were inevitable because those who disagreed with the system, did not accept the authority of the system.

Obedience to the rule of law occurred by coercion not by conceptual acceptance. Hence in any dispute, members of the society accept the authority of the state to settle the dispute. Some of the society may not be happy about the decision of the state, but will accept the judgment, built on the premise that the state is there to safeguard the creed on the basis of which the interests are defined. Hence, although they may be disagreement on the specific problem, the society is unified on the creed, the viewpoint in life and the values that emanate from the creed. And they see the state as safeguarding this basis, which surpasses, in importance, the specific dispute.

This can be illustrated by the example of the Alton bill on abortion, or the discussion on vivisection, which occurred some years ago. There were two parties to the discussion, those for and those against. In the case of the Alton bill, whatever the final result, both parties adhered to the judgment.

Hence, when the term the basis of the state is used, this refers to the manifestation of the creed in terms of the viewpoint in life from which the interests are defined and enforced. The greater the unification on these concepts, the stronger the state, and the greater the cohesion that will exist in the society in the event of a challenge. If revival is the unification of the basis upon which problems are solved, then decline must be the questioning of the basis upon which society solves problems, and hence the basis upon which society is built. Therefore, decline will be manifested in elements of society questioning the validity, not only of the legislation but also of the basis upon which that legislation is built.

If we read Quran, Allah (swt) said;
”You are the best nation brought forth from mankind, enjoining the good, forbidding the evil and believing in Allah” [ Ale-Imran: 110]

Indeed if we look to the Muslim Ummah today we can see that she has great potential and all the ingredients which is needed to become a leading power in the world; she accounts for almost 1.5 billion people; about a quarter of the world’s population. The Muslim lands have been blessed with a multitude of resources and wealth; it is our lands that are rich in oil, in minerals, and in other commodities. The Muslim Ummah occupies the most strategic locations in the world, including the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Muslims also have a glittering heritage which included leading the world for over 1000 years when the Islamic State was the flower of the globe and the rising sun amongst nations; Islam was at the zenith of innovation, science, technology and creativity. In addition to all of these facts no one can deny that the most important resource that the Muslim’s have is the fact that Allah (swt) gave them the greatest message for humanity; the deen of Islam.
Allah (swt) said
”Verily we have made you an Ummah in equilibrium, so that you may witness the affairs of mankind, and the Messenger is a witness over you” [ Al-Baqarah: 143]

Despite having been blessed with all of these things; a massive population, plentiful resources, strategic locations, a glorious heritage and the Islamic ideology we find that Muslim Ummah is in a weak position intellectually, politically, militarily and economically.

Islam is capable of solving the problems of the twentieth century in the same manner in which it solved problems for over 1000 years; Islam is capable of transforming the Muslim Ummah from the state she is in to the leading nation just like it transformed from one ayah in a cave in Makkah most of the world, and made a group of fighting tribes into the leading nation.

The Muslims used to lead the world in all fields when the Islamic State existed since the motivation was the Islamic Aqeeda alone; our backwardness today is a reflection of our non-adherence to Islam rather than our adherence to Islam. E.g. Turkey used to be a part of the Islamic State which was the leading nation in the world. Mustafa Kemal destroyed the Islamic State and adopted Westernization while the people remained Muslim; he hoped that maybe by imitating the West we would reap the same fruits that they had; Turkey is still a declined nation, under the control of the Western nations even though she was once the leader of humanity.

The future of Muslim professionals must be seen in the same way as the Sahaba viewed the future (narration about Abdullah bin Masud); technology was not used in order to establish the Islamic State and nor was it focused upon over and above the issue of the Islamic rule; however when the Islamic State was established the Muslims immediately excelled in this area.
Even in the West they have realized that a nation’s ideas about life are much more important than a piece of silicon or an aircraft; professor Samuel Huntington, a leading Western political thinker, states in an essay entitled, The West: Unique, not Universal, ”Western civilization emerged in the 8th and 9th centuries… developed its distinct characteristics in the centuries that followed… and modernized in the 18th century. The West was western long before it was modern.”
So the Muslim professionals of today must realize that the Islamic ideas are much more important than any invention or discovery; the Muslims of the past held the Shahada much more dearly than street lights or the catapult; Americans hang on to the idea of liberty much more than smart weapon technology or the Internet.

The future of Muslim professionals in the Islamic world is intrinsically linked to the issue of the Islamic State; in the continual absence of the Islamic state, not only do we remain sinful, but we continue to enforce the Western hegemony over our lands; we allow our resources to be used to line their pockets; we accepts our thinkers and professionals to work for the enemy; we allow our countries to remain stooped in backwardness and deprivation.

Allah (swt) said;

”We sent foretime our apostles with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong) that men may stand forth in justice; and We sent down Iron in which is (material for) mighty war as well as many benefits for mankind that Allah may test who it is that will help Him and His apostles, though unseen; for Allah is Full of Strength exalted in Might (and able to enforce His will).” [ Al-Hadid:25]
May Allah (swt) guide us towards the right path, the path of prosperity and success both in this world and in the hereafter.

Regards & sorry for being so long.

Yippeee. The Khali LIfafah bot is here.

Stand down Khali Lifafa turtle! I repeat. Stand Down!

Drop the Baklava pastry. Face the wall. Put your socks in your mouth and stop babbling.

STOP WASTING PRECIOUS OXYGEN. (think about it.)

EDUCATION-
All well said. But in my opinion education is the best solution of all the problems. I dont mean the regular education like Ratta system of government school,or city school,or any other basic curriculum teach in all the school in pakistan. I am talking about the ethics and social education .we as a Pakistani has no ethics and social education at all.
there are many example , but i will give few examples to understand what do I mean.
1. Standing in the queue.
2.Throw garbage in the Bin.
3.Usage of Zebra crossing.
4. Usage of Traffic lights.
5. Regular complaints to the police and follow up.
6.Switch of the lights when leave the room or office etc.
7.well dress.
8.Do not waste water.
9.Respect elder and children and women.
10.Do not interfere in each other religion and religion matter things.

There are many many examples which can be given. Unfortunately In our school we have same curriculam for last 40 years.
some of the examples are;
1. Pakistan came into being in 1947 and Allama Iqbal,Quaid Azam and Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
2. Nishan e haider .
3.Minar pakistan.
4.Diffrent types of birds.
5.Jang uhed, jang bader

I wonder the teaching system is also very same. In govt school teachers hit with Danda and in in Private school Teachers cannot do any thing.
So in both ways the students get spoiled.

Any comments.

(My post is not complete)

Dear bro MBOkhari i have also included in my Asalamo Alikum list.

Regards

Guys have you noticed that a whole set of journalists have strated criticising visit of Zardari to NS house and they are deliberately trying to sow misunderstandings

Read The News today and you would see articles by Nazir Naji (jang) Irshad Haqqani (Jang) and Rauf Klasra - all they are saying that there is something ill happening between NS and Zardari but both are not owning up and also that PMLN has taken away prime posts and PPP is left with useless posts and that NS is going to gain whether the judiciary is going to be reinstated or not and that CJ Iftikhar should not have met Zardari (Qazi Ahmed).

I believe these yellow journalists would never ever like that people of Pakistan should hear good news.

I believe Pervez Musharraf and his karachi party are doing their best to create misunderstandings and obviously these journalists would be jealous because their era of yellow journalism is over and now both the parties dont give them any lift.

Revivalist

there was no technology at that time - we evovlve with time and that doesnt mean that we get stuck at that time.

Sahaba did solve their problems by mutual discussion but at the same time I am sorry to say that the Sahaba also went wars against each other - be it the assassination of Hazrat Usman and refusal of Hazrat Ali to catch the culprits and then Hazrat Amir Muawaya fighting with Hazrat Hassan and eventual poisoning of Hazrat Hassan and then assassination of Hazrat Imam Hussain at hands of son of Amir Muwawiya.

Wake up now and read Islamic History. Believe me you wont feel really proud of how ruthlessly the Khalifas used to slaughter any dissension and how the Mughals used to blind their father and kill their brothers

I believe the present system of government is the best - ofcourse it can be improved upon no doubt but certainly the Khalifat was not the best and there was immense room for improvement.

I have a Kido working here and I think he is Revivalist, but I am not sure

PS
If he is Revivalist then its a joke of the century.

as long as MQM keep on doing this - how can we improve law n’ order.
http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/apr2008-daily/01-04-2008/main2.htm

@c-hussain

Bro we know that during the events of the conflict between Mua’wiyah and Ali, the question at stake was not the basis, or the creed, but the detailed actions of a Khalif on a specific issue. Hence the conflict was over a specific thought and the conflicting priorities attached to them. For whatever motive, Mu’awiyah refused to give Ali baya’, thereby refusing to accept Ali’s authority until he settled the issue of Othman’s assasination. Ali’s viewpoint, and rightly so, was that the assassins of Othman will be pursued, but your refusal to give baya’ is a separate issue and tantamount to rebellion. Neither the state, not its basis was being questioned. Indeed, the Romans offered to help Mu’awiyah, who not only refused their help, but responded that he will come to destroy them once he has settled the prevailing issues. Though a major political crisis, what was at stake was an understanding or misunderstanding of priorities, not the basis of a state.
As for as the assassination of Hazrat Usman (ra) it happens and it does not mean the failure of the system. How may of US presidents has been assassinated and how many of the rulers of the world would get assassinated if the remove there security for a while?

Hazrat Imam Hussain (ra) stood up to do accountability of the ruler with out caring about the consequences because he knew about the Hukme shair about accountability of the ruler and his responsibility so despite of taking a lesson from it you are watching a negative side of everything. Khilafah will not be a holy or sinless state but the mechanism which Islam has prescribed is best so as long as we would be aware of the situation and we have a check upon the khalifah the chances of his deviation would be less. Unlike democracy where you are FREE to do accountability of the ruler or not, Islam has obliged it upon the citizens weather Muslim or non-Muslim to do accountability of the ruler and there are strict masseurs of accountability in Islam.

Irrespective of some historical errors can you point out a single event where Muslims were in dispute about the existence of khilafah? Khilafah is the best system of ruling and we have written a complete book on this issue and compare it with other ruling systems.

Furthermore it is not a choice its obligatory to re-establish khilafah as prayers or any other obligation. Khilafah is not a man made system its from Allah (swt). So apart from being the only solution to all our problems and the problems of the world khilafah is mandatory.

Regards

“LEADERSHIP IN ISLAM”

Abu Bakr (ra) inaugural speech clearly demonstrates how Islam and the Muslims are to view leadership.

“O’ people, I swear by Allah that I never desired the leadership either by day or by night, nor did I have an inclination towards it…In fact a big task has been assigned to me which is beyond my power to fulfil except with the help of the Almighty Allah. Now undoubtedly I have been elected by you as Ameer although I am not better than you. Support me if I am right; correct me if I am wrong. Obey me as long as I obey Allah; obey me not when I disobey Him and His Prophet.

“Responsibility & Governance”

Islam has made responsibility and ruling over the masses as a heavy burden, accountable to Allah (swt).

Rasool Allah (saw) said, ‘’Whoever assumes a position of leadership over the Muslims and then hides away from the needs of the needy and the poor, Allah swt will veil himself from that person on the Day of Judgement and not help him when he needs him most on Day of Judgement ‘’

Needs & Interests of the Citizens Islam clearly defined that it is the right of every citizen to have the basic rights of food, clothing and shelter provided and catered for. Rasool Allah (saw) stated, ‘’The son of Adam has no better right than that he would have a house to dwell, a piece of cloth to cover his nakedness and a piece of bread and water.

Regards

@ admin

Why don’t you add another thread for Film Industry as well. Films are very important for internal and external image of the country and Pakistani film Industry is really suffering because of ‘Zialisation’ (i.e. Hypocrisy in the name of Islam).

I know most of the Pakistanis (rightly) have a very poor image of film industry and they have sort of given up the hope that it will ever revive. They seem content that Bollywood is there. I think that is the real reason to start a serious debate about that.

Film industry is the best team work for Arts. Reviving film industry means we are reviving fine arts in Pakistan; such as Poetry, animation, modeling, literature, song writing, singing, dancing, and visual arts. A good film industry provides are thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) with permanent income and helps them to stay full time artists.

I am happy that my nation is speaking about all the problems on each and every forum, basically identifying the problems is first step towards solutions.one very important issue is health in pakistan.I think people should come up with some idea’s on this issue and it is bigger than some of other issues highlighted by our leadership because this isnt an issue for the class they belong to. I would request admin to please include this issue in their list.

- Education
Education must be the top priority. Education is one single area which directly and indirently effects the growth of country in many ways like basic rights, awareness. An educated person can be good agriculturist, technician, voter etc.
A good schooling system can help solve many issues. Govt should try have equal oppertunity for all people. The teachers at primary level must be highly educated and guidance must be provided to them in govt organised courses. Many private schools have high fees but their teachers have no idea of young student psychology. They give many difficult books and ask the parents to teach their sons/daughters. Students should be encouraged to be creative and not be forced to memorise a set pattern of answers.
I am happy that Ahsan Iqbal has become Education Minister in current cabinet. I am hopeful that he will play a good role.

- Energy
Energy is anther crucial area. We must build hydro dams as these solve the Energ shortage at a low cost and Water shortage for Irrigation for Agriculture. Introduce alternate energy means like Wind/small hydro plants/solar cells in Northern areas, deserts and sea shore areas. Have ore Nuclear power houses like Chasma power house. Intorduction of energy saver bulbs.

- Economy
Economy is linked to many other things like Industry & Agriculture. A good law & order situation, democratic and educated society are necessary ingredients for a good economy. The foreign investors are like pigeons as they come one by one and fly together. A reasonable salary and good working environment are basic requirements for a successful Industry. An educated Agriculturist can use modern scientific means to improve the output of agricultural growth. Govt should provide technical support to formers.

- Law and Order
I think it is dirently linked to Justice system. We can solve the Talibanization issue through negotiations and things will improve as far as bomb balst are concerned. But Law and order also inculdes issues related to theft, decoity, Ghunda Gardi etc.
We can improve salary of police to minimise corruption. Induction of clean and honest people in police is a must. An independent Judiciary can solve many problems. Justice system is a basic requiremnet for prosperity and growth of any country. I think if I have to say about which is the single reason for progress of west? I will sy they have a good justice system internally. Our religion also tells us to have a good Justice sytem which is same for rich and poor.

I believe that the solutions to problems, no matter how complex, are simple.

Energy: We need to build dams with provincial consensus and we also need to identify other sources of energy. We have water and glacial mountains, so dams can be built, we can even harness the wind in coastal regions to make power and we also have gas. Pakistan can also enrich uranium that can be used in nuclear power plants, although I’m not in its favor but we can have at as last resort. So we have the resources we just need consensus and planning.

Education: The answer again is simple, cut down the defense budget and use that money to make schools and colleges. All we need is money and if the economy is strong and the money is used right then we can achieve good standards in education.

Economy: Pakistan is an agricultural country, we have fertile lands. We need to make policies to encourage farmers to grow crops. We also need to do mass farming like in Canada, we have fertile lands and water (dams are linked with this). We have enough to produce crops to meet national needs and we can even export to generate money. We also need to encourage the development of small/cottage industries like in China. We have the man power and resources all we need to do is find ways to use this man power into productive work hours. And I’m sure there is a lot more we can do all we need is good intention.

Law and Order: Restructuring of police force is very important; it is time that police should be not be used as government’s body guards and have them do their job, which is to protect and serve the people. We also need to recognize that all Pakistanis are equal(including the Talibans and the “moderates”) and all should be equally treated. We need to make sure the just distribution of wealth so that everyone lives in an equilibrium which will lead to harmony.

All these issues are interlinked and affect each other, so if we work on them with good intentions and in the national interest them I’m sure Pakistan can become a welfare state and will become secure and eventually prosper.

@human bhai.. glacier pighal chuckay hain.. uTh jaa’eN nai Sadi Aa bhi gaie! B-)

Hi Admin,

Do you get the point?
I am reminded of a old folk story. There was an artist who was appreciated across the globe for his perfect paintings. He made a masterpiece and placed it on the busiest crossing in the city. He requested to viewers to circle the area that they think needs an improvement. He placed the note next to the painting. The next day to his disappointment the painting was completely circled. He was disappointed as it was his best painting ever. One of his wise friends advised him to make another painting and place a note that bot only circle the shortcomings but also suggest the way to improve it. The painter made a mediocre painting and placed the note next to it. To his surprise, there were no circles or notes this time.

I am amazed at the number of suggestions for the issues which do not require any thinking but only 44 for this issue. Bravo ! my friend who try to criticize everything but contribute nothing to the solution.

There is a very simple solution for all the issues which most impartial academic, intellectual, and experienced professional will agree to. All the policies that are not based on the principle of putting people first are bound to fail. The role of government is neither to control individual behavior or make choices for the country but to empower people to make choice for their own future. The government plays the role of a referee to ensure that rights of weak / minority or strong / majority are protected by the tyranny of either interest. Any policy that is based on the assumption to tell people what to do rather listen to people and let them do what is in their best interest. The policies ensure no interest can take advantage of other competing interest. This is simple but it requires giving the same “Unalienable” right to “Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness” to all. It further requires to firmly believe that ” all men are created equal.” That equality is true for all religious, sectarian, ethnic, economic, social, and political groups.

Correction

Any policy that is based on the assumption to tell people what to do rather listen to people and let them do what is in their best interest is bound to fail.