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A visiting delegation
Only Islamic culture and no more! THIS is in reference to the article In The Name of Culture (June 29). The writer has highlighted a number of good points in her article and has asked every Pakistani to think for a while of their national identity and character, and how they should live in Pakistan by being a true Muslim. After reading her article thrice, I have come to the conclusion that we have not adopted the Islamic culture, even after a lapse of 56 years. The Father of the Nation had pointed out in his very first speech that “We are a nation with our own distinctive culture and civilization.” Despite the fact that our national language is Urdu, English has been adopted in government offices. Shalwar and qameez is our national dress but government servants prefer wearing shirts and trousers. Islam says ‘don’t favour criminal persons’ but our politicians have continually favoured cheats and murderers. We have been told by our religion not to sell adulterated items. But our zameer faroosh traders continually sell adulterated items. I am still at a loss as to what really our culture is. Why are we not adopting Islamic values? Is it because of a political vacuum at the top? What is the national identity of our politicians? Is it that the norms that they live by and the norms that the common public lives by are two different things? When will this nation adopt the Islamic way of life? It is only after we answer all these questions that we will be able to get rid of the thana culture, nepotism, hypocrisy, qabza group, prejudice and all other evils of the society. RAJA GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN Islamabad Three paths to nowhere THIS is with reference to the article Three paths to nowhere (May 25). The writer has very realistically sketched the environment of examination centres of Matric and Intermediate levels. Copying and cheating are practised in some of the centres where the examinations are no more than an ‘open book test’. Here the students are allowed to do what they ‘wish’! But this is not the case with every exam hall. At some, the invigilation is so strict that the student can hardly bend down to pick his things from the floor. As a result, the former fortunate students ‘show’ nice results as compared to the later unlucky ones. Also, government teachers, having contacts in Board offices, reveal the question papers, one night before the exam. This way these teachers earn a lot of money by ‘selling the papers’. In addition to this, nepotism prevails, while awarding top five positions, destroying the careers of deserving and intelligent students. The government should post invigilation teams during examination days to ensure transparency in the whole process in exam conduction and checking of copies. HERA ZIA Karachi | ||
THE information provided in the article A visiting delegation (July 6), points towards a very unusual but important issue.|
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