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YOUTH NEEDS AN ANCHOR
The young generation has lost its moorings. This has resulted in rowdy strikes in the colleges and universities, the general spirit of indiscipline and dissatisfaction. Youngsters, instead of having a positive attitude and hopes in their hearts are seen burning buses and cars, breaking window panes of assembly halls and setting fire to the public property. This is a pitiable state that needs immediate remedy, but wounds cannot be healed without properly searching for the fundamental cause.
The modern age is the age of revolt and rebellion. Today’s youngsters are no more tolerant, they don’t have considerations for others. In short, the present era of materialism has compelled the youth to think only about their benefits and earn money as much as they can by using any means — fair or unfair. Unfortunately, we can’t blame them for this attitude as they are returning to society what society has given them. Everywhere we see indiscipline and corruption. Parents and teachers too are not able to present models of virtue and good conduct before them.
The result: modern young men are roaming in the darkness without proper guidance.
In order to guide them to the right path, we need to spread love and harmony in society, there should be no injustice, no violence and no exploitation. Only this way we can have a young generation filled with love and enthusiasm in their hearts.
Sana Javed,
Karachi
PAKISTANI COAL IS USEABLE
The whole of Pakistan, especially the industrial hub Karachi, has been facing a lot of problems due to the shortage of electricity. The government has been looking for ways to get rid of this problem but is only focused on utilising the same old resources.
Pakistan has substantial coal reserved but only one per cent of its coal is used to produce electricity. The government is not paying heed towards producing electricity through this valuable resource.
All the government needs to do is to purchase modern machinery and hire the best labour to dig out coal and to make it usable. If the government implements this humble suggestion of mine, we can produce about 100,000 megawatts of electricity and there would not be any need to import electricity from neighbouring countries. Besides, coal can also be used as the substitute for oil as fuel to run machinery.
Syed Mubashir Raza,
Karachi
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