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| No sense of identity A number of model parks were constructed for the sake of environmental betterment of the city under the banner of ‘Green Karachi, Clean Karachi’, introduced by the former city nazim. The space that the former district government chose for this purpose in Block-5 of Gulshan-i-Iqbal, is a large area with one entrance in front of a school and the other in front of a residential area. The chosen ground was known as Nariyal Park since its existence but the government officials changed its name to Major Ziauddin Park and so erased its original identity. Nobody took any steps to protect its identity. Is it just because the park is a non-living thing? Or its original identity doesn’t mean much? Can anyone explain under which law was the identity of Nariyal Park changed to Model Park? This is the only park I highlighted here. As I have been seeing it since my childhood I feel deeply for the ripping off of its identity. Besides this, we find that there are many other parks that have lost their original identity after they were inaugurated as ‘Model’ parks. Rida Vakil, Karachi |
| Plight of our country I want to draw the attention of the government towards the plight of our country particularly in manufacturing goods. About 80 per cent of the goods we use are being imported from other countries including England, India, Malaysia, China, Turkey, etc. Their products are being used because of their high quality. The remaining 20 per cent goods that our country manufactures are not worth using due to poor quality. But unfortunately, the concerned authorities of the manufacturing sector and the government claim that we are progressing very rapidly. I want to ask how we can say that Pakistan is a growing country because growth is only possible when it will meet the needs of public and our country is dependent on other countries. Shafia Aslam Memon, 18 years, Hala |
| Misuse of cellphones The misuse of cellphones especially by teenagers is wide spread these days. They are constantly found clicking away, obsessed by a futile activity called text messaging. It’s a sad waste of time, not to mention a complete waste of money as a lot of these messages passed around are plain old bad jokes. The time and money spent on this activity can be much better utilised in areas such as enhancing of talents, and so forth. It is unfortunate how many youngsters are completely at the mercy of their mobiles, and by extension at the mercy of the telecommunication companies, who squeeze the most out of this blind obsession by advertising new deals every few days, each with attractive, alluring packages. The harmful effects of radiation that emanate from these mobiles are well-known. Why must we fall prey to yet another distraction of time, money and our brain? Unfortunately, it is ironic that while we are using this little thing, which was made for the purpose of communication, we have lost the art of communicating with those sitting next to us or right in front of us. I often see people around me, groups of friends who should be enjoying each others’ company, each one prattling away on their mobiles. It’s laughable and sad. I would just like to ask my fellow youth to consider for a moment how many other productive and fruitful things they could be doing right now, enjoying the real world beyond that tiny little screen. Sakina Hyder, 17, Karachi |
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