SCHOOL FACILITIES

Published January 22, 2024

SCHOOL FACILITIES: Each day, over 150 students and three dedicated teachers gather at the Government Boys Primary School in Haji Laal Bux Waseer village in Ghotki to keep the flame of education alight. This they do under the open sky as there is no roof overhead. These students face harsh weather conditions, yet their commitment to learning remains unwavering. The same goes for the three teachers. Unfortu-nately, the school lacks a proper building, forcing the teachers and the students to sit under the trees. The plight of these children, teachers and their villages has gone unnoticed by political leaders and government officials for over two decades now. Is there any point in even hoping that things will change after the elections?

Mehtab Ali Waseer
Ghotki

NOT ENOUGH: Poverty and illiteracy are rampant in Pakistan. The feudal class dominates our politics, society and culture. It exploits the working class through the power it has accumulated over years and decades. The high rate of illiteracy further strengthens feudalism, and poverty enables the elite to buy the votes of the poor. Education can break the pattern of feudal dominance in rural parts of the country. Democracy cannot flourish in Pakistan unless the country undergoes social, economic and political reforms that include redistribution of agricultural land. Merely holding elections may not be enough.

Saad Khosa
Sohbatpur

EXCLUSIVE LANE: The number of housing societies around the western side of GT Road between Sangjani and Taxila has increased significantly in recent years. People need to travel frequently from Islamabad to these societies. However, the U-turns on GT Road are very dangerous. There is a need to develop an exclusive lane for U-turns on the road between Sangjani Toll Plaza and Taxila. This should be done at the earliest to avoid any further road accident and loss of precious lives.

Muhammad Noman Munir
Islamabad

Published in Dawn, January 22nd, 2024

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