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Difference between boards
I have heard many times that Punjab Board is better than Sindh Board. Even my own teacher, once told us that we can easily see the personality difference between the students of Punjab and Sindh board. Don’t we consider ourselves united?
Don’t we think that we are all Pakistanis? Then why is there a lot of difference in education systems? Can’t the government make it equal? Why is this so? Why isn’t there a Pakistan Board instead of Punjab Board, Sindh Board, etc?
Students of Sindh board too are good but are at times unable to acquire admissions in the best colleges. For example NCA is the best university in Pakistan for fine arts. Why are there only two seats for the students of the Sindh Board and many seats for the Punjab Board? We need to stop discriminating against people of different provinces and provide opportunities on merit.
Fariya Ali Shaikh
13 years, Karachi
Commuting woes
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city, with a population of more than 15 million people. It is the capital of the province of Sindh, and population-wise ranks among the top five cities of the world.
The main means of transport in Karachi is buses that are used by the majority of the population. However, visitors might be appalled by the bad conditions of the buses; there is no proper seating arrangement, even seats are torn, the windows are broken, there are no curtains on the windows. Drivers drive recklessly thereby causing major loss of life.
The biggest problem is faced by ladies in the buses as seats in their compartment are limited. Besides this, at times we find men occupying these seats too and then women have to stand. It is sad to see the pathetic condition of public transport system, considering the fact that this is the only means of mobility for more than half of the population.
Huma Mirza, Karachi
Cable — good or bad
These days we often see people saying that the cable is a source of moral decline. But I think that this totally depends on how one uses it. If we watch productive informative shows we are bound to gain knowledge, but if we watch immoral programmes this too is bound to take its toll on us. A child who is six years of age cannot decide what to watch and therefore one need to be more careful while allowing them to watch cable, but other than that people who can decide and know good from bad can protect themselves and make the best use of this technology.
S. Mubashir Raza, 14 year, Karachi
De-spiriting others
A few days back we heard an encouraging slogan on television “parha likha Punjab hamara” attribute of the efforts of the education ministry and of course the government of Punjab as a whole to ensure knowledge in each and every part of Punjab. The slogan is heartening and hopeful for the people of Punjab but a source of misery and discouragement for the people of other provinces who are in need of these privileges equally or even more.
I request the Federal Ministry, as being a part of neglected province, to work out a plan on a nationwide scale for spreading literacy with the slogan of “parha likha Pakistan hamara” so that it creates a sense of equality among all the provinces.
Anum Amir Ali, 18 years
Why so much for defence?
We often hear our people complaining about the poor state of civic services in our country and most of the money being spent on defence. They think that it is unnecessary.
Well, let me tell them that Pakistan has a very long border (about 1000 km) on its East with a hostile country, i.e. India. And so it needs to place armies and soldiers at every point on the border, as there is a danger of India attacking any moment. There is also a long border with Afghanistan which needs to be defended. This is why so much money is being spent on defence, which leaves us with fewer resources for civic services.
Muhammad Siyab, 14 years
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