Villagers of Tank (Hoshab) protest of absenteeism of teachers in the only primary school on Sunday.
In a joint appeal, the villagers voiced to their area’s representative, Zahoor Ahmed Buledi (provincial minister for planning and development) to issue orders against the absent teachers and ask them to attend their classes on a regular basis.
“The school has ten teachers,” the villagers say, “but only two teachers [Waris Hasil and Nazeer Ahmed] perform their duties honestly. Rest of the teachers have never been present.”
Currently, the winter vocations are going on in the province which will end on first day of the coming month. “We request [the minister] to listen to our grievances.” The villagers called upon.
It should be remembered that Balochistan is going through an education emergency for last several months in particular. On one hand, medical students are in a protest for the cancellation of a special test and, on the other hand, Balochistan University students went through a protesting closure of the varsity against the disappearance of two of their fellow students, Sohail Baloch and Fassieh Baloch, on 1st November from University hostel.
THE recent survey reported that Makran division had the highest prevalence of under 18 girls marriages which is 23% . The survey found that prevalence of under 18 girls marriages is about 22.4% in Nasirabad followed by 22% Sibi division. Quetta division is the least reported percentage both under 15 and under 18 girls marriage which is 2.6% and 11% respectively. Around 21.6% of women and men aged between 20 and 24 year married off in Balochistan before reaching under 15. The child marriage is higher for girls belonging to the poorer families that is at 22.4%. Most of the girls they didn’t have done their matriculation.
This injustice has terribly subverted the lives of girls. Due this disgusting act multiple girls are far away from education and happiness which are the fundamental requirements of a life. Because of this, many girls are the victim of several diseases which cause death. I suggest the parents of the girls to not destroy the lives of their daughters for a tiny benefit. And the concerned authorities of Balochistan are requested to make such policies so that the parents shouldn’t marry their daughters at a small age.
THE only governmental hospital (Civil hospital) of Turbat is facing several problems in recent days. The people are unable to have good testing system. Recently, I visited the hospital with my friends but we witnessed a lot of issues created by the members of the civil hospital. Besides this, people from remote areas suffer from the same problem and they become unable to have good treatment. I request to the government to provide better facilities to the hospital and solve the current problems of the citizens.
Every relationship is essential, unique and worthy which distinguishes each step, but this differentiation has gotten a huge concern. People get into relationships for certain reasons where they get emotionally attached with each other, share mutual understanding, build trustworthy bonds, have succor, peace and many other uncountable reasons.
In addition, a relationship is both a psychological and an economic need. People, in substance, require each other for they are not sufficient all time in all works. And they live in groups since living the existence in isolation is rigorous.
But in the shadow of present, relationships have lost their exalted status. The importance of relationship is covered by technologies, specially the mobile phones in the recent age. Before, people had gatherings; they listened to each others’ disputes and attempted to resolve them. But today, even in meetings, gatherings of friends, family, classmates and teachers, mobile phones are more likely used.
It not only weakens the bonds but also ends out love and respect for each other. Because in our endeavour to being attached with mobiles, we detached from those who need us and our concentration.
Mobile is to be used for studies and other beneficial aspects. But people of my land, Balochistan, use it to ruin relationships which further causes harm to their lives. So, respect your relationships more than any other object as people need this in all time, be it in young or in the old ages.
The writer is a student of Political Science at University of Turbat.
Quetta: Teachers and students of Government High School, Dandar (Kolwah, Kech) took out a protesting rally for restoration of internet service in the town (December 20).
People from all walks of life joined the demonstrating rally to demand for the immediate refurbishment of internet service which is a significant tool in the growing world. The remonstration began from High School Dandar and ended in the market. The marchers had different play cards asking for seeking attention of the concerned authorities towards their question of fundamental claim.
Teachers of the school addressed the protesters that world has become a global village with the presence of internet but the people of the town (Kolwah) were as if living in an alien world. “People have been using internet as a useful tool to develop, but our already deteriorated education system is worsened with the absence of internet facility,” the teachers protested.
The students said that internet has become a basic need of education with which they were “intentionally” kept deprived from. “It is injustice with us that despite the fact that internet prevails in our nearby areas, but not in Kolwah,” they complained.
To be noted, internet service of districts of southern Balochistan was reinstated preceding some months by the Federal Minister for Defense Production, Zobaida Jalal, after an extensive period of bar on account of security alarms. With the renovation of internet of other areas, Kolwah’s internet, too, was restored, but it could not last for more than two months. The protesters demanded from the newly elected Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Abdul Quddos Bizenjo, to take instant measures vis-à-vis the given concern.
The villagers of Kaleero have been suffering from several issues as no hospital, electricity, drinking clean water and lack of roads. But the most important problem is that there is no availability of a single school where the parents admit their beloveds to become the future of their nation. Some children are admitted at primary school of Kahirain (a village) which takes an hour to approach there. On the other side, in this school, the students pass fifth class only and leave their education. In addition, some parents can’t afford to send their children to that school due to poverty.
It is requested to the concerned authorities to make its concentration into this ongoing issue and establish school for the residents where they make their bright future.
In our society, females are degraded and we consider them inferior to males. We never see them in a position way rather see them in a negative way. If the points come to educate the females, we directly neglect them. Not just this, many cases occur in our country like rapping, beating and as well kidnapping females. Once a woman was raped in front of her children in Lahore by group of men. This is what our country is suffering from. Actually, women are the embodiment for developing a country but we always neglect them. That’s the reason that our country is still backward. It is my request to the government to take an action regarding this issue and protect the women in our country.
The females of the rural areas of district Kech Including Shahrak, Sami and Herronk are suffering from umpteenth problems to attend their classes. A bus was provided which was the source for them but administration has been failed to continue the bus further. Due to this, students belonging to rural areas are unable to manage their classes and they are disturbed as well. It is the request to the provincial government to restitute buses for the students that they should be able to attend their classes.
We often come across questions which are difficult to be answered, i.e. what is life? How do we look at the life? Is it happiness? If so, then what is sadness and why does it come to us? When did human beings open their eyes? And many more. Till today, they have been asking these questions, however, the answers vary; every thinker gives different answers according to their point of view. “The Man’s Search for Meaning” is one such book written by Viktor Frankl. He mentions his ideas in his book about the meaning of life.
During the World War 2 in 1944, all Victor’s family was killed except him. He, including some others, was arrested and put into the prison – also called as concentration camp – where they were treated like animals. They were in a dilemma; either to keep patience or die. He managed to bear all the endeavors but many others preferred to quit.
“I saw the psychological reactions of those people who were brought in camp. They were in deep thinking about their life. They were hopeless because they were told that concentration camp was the last journey of life, nothing more after that. If there is a purpose in life at all, that must be a purpose of living; if not, then dying.”
He used to keep patience but no man could tell another what this purpose was. Because the word purpose was mutilated by them. Their last wish was to get something that helped them to commit suicide. A lot of prisoners lost their lives every day. Frankl was the only to bear all the sufferings till the end owing to a reason – the reason was the meaning of life. Frankl always remembered a famous quotation due to which he maintained his life: “He who is a ‘Why’ to live can bear with almost any ‘How’.” It means the one, who has a reason for living, can bear every condition.
This was what helped Frankl to live. The reason was the meaning of life. Most of the people wanted to die because they did not have any reason to live. The room, where they lived, was too small and dark. Just a way was open for oxygen. If somebody appeared to be ill, they were not treated but killed. It was a rule of camp; if someone was unfit, he was killed because he would be of no use thereof. Frankl was acting to be more energetic for he wanted to remain alive, as he had a purpose to live – to find the meaning of life.
In his book, Frankl narrated his story as to how they were tortured, mentally and physically, in the concentration camp. He aimed to teach the peoples, who are suffering anywhere in the world, that no matter how the situations be like, there is always an end to the grievances, only if we bear to survive. And for surviving, it is mandatory to give a reason to life. Last but not least, Frankl found the meaning of life within three situations. First to suffer, second to work, and third to love. According to Frankl, there is no meaning in life by birth, but it must be created therein by you. The meaning is to suffer, to work, and to love. This is the meaning of life.
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