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I WAS born and raised in Hyderabad, Sindh. I studied at the University of Sindh, and had been a victim like thousands of others of an unjust quota system during my study in the 1970s.

As a result of the quota system, today incompetence, nepotism, discrimination, divisions and corruption are the characteristics of every department in Sindh. Needless to say that our political leaders have used this unjust system for their vested agendas.

In this situation, the chief justice of Sindh can be the saviour of the people. I appeal to him to take suo motu action against the quota system and force the government to implement a system of merit, fairness and equality.

S. Atiq ul Hassan
Australia

Published in Dawn, September 15th, 2015

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Zahid
Sep 15, 2015 10:02am
All rubbish!
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Fazal Karim
Sep 15, 2015 09:20pm
Quota system should not be based on rural and urban bases because Sindhi speaking people get domicile and resident status from any urban district while maintaining their rural status.On the other hand people living in urban areas can not get rural domicile. This is injustice. For the last several years Urdu non Sindhi speaking people of Sindh are denied jobs (with the connivance of MQM) in Sindh government offices. Go to government Secretariat you will hardly find an Urdu or non Sindhi speaking officer or employee. Quota system should be openly based on Sindhi speaking and non Sindhi speaking bases.
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Sania Omer Denmark
Sep 16, 2015 03:40am
@Fazal Karim : u r 100% that ZAB Govt did this mistake 60/40% Quota system rural (used by Jagirdar, Shah, Talpur, Makdoom & Nawab for poor people)and urban quota of 40% used by Punjab, KPK peoples in police, Sindh Govt. Neither get job in Federal. this is discrimination between Karachi vs rural than rest of country used in Federal.
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