November 04, 2006

Traffic woes!

The traffic in Karachi is without doubt the most chaotic I've ever seen in my life. Every now and then we hear news about traffic jams in congested market areas like Saddar. People don't follow traffic signals and blame the authorities for mismanagement.

People on motorbikes care neither for their lives nor for the problems they create for others. At dusk they drive without headlights and go in a zigzag way on the road. If the signal for the opposite side is open and there is no traffic coming, they start to move on and even do not stop if suddenly a car comes speeding from the opposite dorection, which results in accidents. People don't understand this fact.

Making Karachi a better and safer place is not the government’s responsibility alone. To accomplish this goal, the citizens will have to cooperate and collaborate with the government.

Irtiza Abbas
17 years, Karachi

Littering our surroundings

We find a lot of garbage in every nook and corner in Pakistan. Whether in the markets, streets, hospitals, playgrounds and schools, or even outside mosques we find huge garbage dumps that are set on fire thereby adding to environmental pollution. There are very few places where no garbage is found. This is because the people of that particular area made an effort to keep their surroundings clean by depositing garbage in the bins. We find that even though there are many refuse bins on beaches, people throw garbage outside. This is due to lack of awareness. In other countries we find that if one even drops a tissue by mistake they have to pay a fine of almost $50.

I hope the government takes strict measures and penalises people who litter our country, so that our surroundings are kept clean.

Basil Ali Khan
9 years, Karachi

City government expenditures

I cannot understand why the city government of Karachi is wasting huge amounts of money on projects that would pay no dividends. I don’t understand the need for a fountain built in the middle of the sea. The amount spent was huge and I don’t see it bringing any revenue for the country, neither will it generate jobs. I guess building more hospitals, schools, and factories would benefit the public more.

Umar Shuja Qazi
17 years, Karachi

Modern world

This world is growing fast; it has been the agglomeration of new inventions and discoveries; every person in the world is meeting new challenges, which has turned the world into a global village.

Education is like a forest where the fruits of success, character, literacy, and good manners hang on trees and man has to strive bit by bit in order to pluck them. The doors of that forest are always open for everyone.

It is a famous adage that “Education is the third eye of man” and using the vision of this third eye, man has gone to the moon and has made important discoveries that have led to the prosperity of nations.

Unfortunately, Pakistan is amongst those who are yet to gain any worthwhile benefits from this precious sector. Developed countries spend six per cent of their budget on education whereas Pakistan only spends two per cent, thus leaving the educational sector in shambles. There is a dearth of basic infrastructure, quality education, trained teachers, and modern syllabus, etc. Pakistan should take several speedy steps to bring education up to international standards or else we will lag behind in competition with the world.

Abid Hussain Soomro Larkana

 

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