We are always aware of the fact
that Pakistan is in danger, it is basically strong in the field of weapons but
between the people of Pakistan there is so much difference and contradictions
that they don’t even try to unite as one. To be one and keep united the people,
the people of Pakistan have to eradicate the internal disputes prevailing
between them and they have to show maturity as well as a sense of national
responsibility. We have to wake up from a deep sleep and invoke the spirit of
our founder and bring back our country to its feet. Renowned Scholar, Dr. Tariq
Rehman said that “Youth has a significant role in present dismal situation and
we need to impart civic education to secure our better future.” And also adding
the comment of Shabana Fayyaz, lecturer of Quaid-e-Azam University said that
“The best investment under current scenarios would be empowering the youth”. She
added that “We are surrounded by multiple crises and we cannot meet these
challenges without an active participation of the youth as a catalyst of
change.”
According to a survey, an overwhelming majority of the youth (61.8%) has faith
in democracy and peaceful change, as they believe that their vote can be a
catalyst for change. An amazing majority of youth (72.6%) is willing to get
involved in volunteerism but only 17% are willing to do voluntary work for
political parties. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah used his ability and skills
and by showing extra-ordinary courage, which he manifested in the process of
creation of Pakistan and the fight he fought in all quarters during his
lifetime. The people of Pakistan will always remain in debt to this great man
and sacrifices given by millions of martyrs. We are on a hopeless journey but
still we have to try to make efforts for the betterment of the society and
develop an optimistic thinking. We should not lose the right path by simply
seeing what kind of absurdities and unfair means are already being followed over
here, rather we should exemplify good patterns of behavior for the coming
generations.
I would like to shed some light on some of the events where the youth really
created an impact. During the floods which destroyed half of Pakistan, the
students and young workers raised charity and donated relief items to the people
who had lost everything. It was the youth who marched alongside the lawyers for
the restoration of the Chief Justice during the lawyer’s movement. Our under 19
team won the Cricket World Cup in Malaysia against India. Ali Moeen Nawazish
scored 21 As in his A-level examinations in England.
Most of the population of Pakistan comprises of the youth, it is necessary for
them to keep contributing for the betterment and progress of the country like
they have before. The youth is one of the biggest assets of the country and they
must be fully utilized, without exposing them to any harm simultaneously. They
have fought for the improvement of the society, and are still making countless
efforts to create goodwill.
In terms of community mobilization every District Youth Assembly of Youth
Parliament of Pakistan is administered by YPP’s District Project Managers (DPMs)
and a core group of registered members of Youth Parliament of Pakistan. In the
form of DYAs, Youth Parliament of Pakistan has already completed the most
important component of any project – that is community mobilization – and in all
18 districts young people have formally registered to take part in various
programs/activities of Youth Parliament of Pakistan.
Every District Youth Assembly organises regular meetings with all the members
and especially with the members of the core group. For this project, 75-80 of a
district’s most active and hard-working youth have been grouped together and
given the name of a Youth Democracy Team.
Each team is responsible for carrying out the following tasks: peer group
discussions in their particular district, capacity building through training
workshops, voter-registration awareness campaigns, holding sensitization
sessions in colleges and universities and the development of a Youth Charter of
Demand.
in addition to that another remarkable example of yuth participation was seen in
the abbas town incident held in karachi. Rizwan Abbas chose to spend the night
of Sunday’s deadly attack in Karachi on a hard pavement rather than his comfy
bed to protect his Sunni neighbour’s abandoned house.Although his own house
escaped damage, he stayed under the open sky to watch over the damaged house of
his friend, Babar, who fled the area with his family.
The 25-year-old received injuries when the massive blast ripped through Abbas
Town, but as soon as the doctors bandaged his head, he returned home to provide
a helping hand to the victims.
“When my brothers are in pain and in need, how can I stay away and not help
them?” Abbas said as he walked around the rubble the next morning, helping
remove the heavy concrete blocks.
The attackers are mistaken if they think that Sunday’s blast would inflame the
ongoing sectarian violence. Living peacefully for years in the apartments that
were heavily damaged in the blast, Sunnis and Shias have become even more united
amid pain, grief and devastation.
Regardless of the differences in their religious views, the area’s residents
have risen together to console one another and help victims get back on their
feet.
“There is no Sunni or Shia here. We are all Muslims,” said Mohammad Nasir, a
volunteer. we can say that...We are Young Seagulls, trying to fly without
feathers. Our precious gems and valuable assets, youth, in the shape of
brilliant students, professionals and people in all walks of life are being
discouraged, exploited and humiliated by the corrupt lobby. The problem of the
emotional and impatient Pakistanis is diagnosed. The solution is in our hands.
They need to change themselves and their attitude and approach must based on
sensibility, responsibility, tolerance and patience. We will achieve a Positive
and Green Pakistan. INSHAALLAH.