Necessity of libraries in Pakistan
(Muhammad Rohail Hassan, Karachi)
Pakistan has a lot of lack of
studies. Young students of Pakistan are left behind wasting their time on
internet and playing games. There is no interest in learning studies. As far as
concerned the big reason of this non-interest is the dwindling of libraries in
Pakistan.
There are not much libraries in Pakistan for the students. Some of the libraries
in Pakistan are situated but there fees is not affordable by every common man.
The fees is charged a/c to the hours spending in libraries. Only rich students
can afford the fees of expensive libraries. if there is interest in some
students they are not in condition to pay the charges.
What I want to say is that, if the schools, colleges and universities of
Pakistan should provide the proper environment in their libraries (as compared
to those expensive ones) then there should be education all around the society.
Libraries plays very significant role in the development of any society because
it is the base of educating one. People would go for studying rather than then
wasting their times.
There are some libraries in private schools which are very well maintained, and
students of those schools take full advantage of the books kept in library. But
on the other hand we have government schools, in which there is no library and
if there, they are in worst condition. If the equal facilities of libraries
should be provided to both (government and private) schools, then parents won’t
be hesitate in sending their child in government schools. If every school in
Pakistan was disseminating standard education, every student should be given
equal right and facility, the students of government schools would not be
complex from private school student.
We have to prepare our youth for future. If Pakistani youth is not prepared for
it’s future then it would become almost unbearable for them to enhance their way
of living or to survive in a high society. For this purpose youth should be
provided the facility of libraries. Only libraries are not enough, youth need
the facility of improved and advanced libraries otherwise the education system
of Pakistan would left behind from foreign education system.
For the need of improved libraries the government of Pakistan is paying no
attention. They are taking loans and funds for all purposes but the question is
“Where the need of libraries gone?” “Can’t they take funds for enhancing
libraries to flourish our future?”. Pakistan is among those countries where
education does not means too much. The neighbor country of Pakistan, India has
all it’s attention towards the future of it’s students. Their government is
providing all the facilities to it’s students so that the youth of India can
take part in big races of life. But still “Where are we?”. This is the reality
that Pakistan can’t flourish if it’s nation is uneducated.
After the need of libraries, then there is youth’s duty that youth should also
pay attention towards political and international events. To be aware from
international events is very important, “What’s going on and What’s going to be
happen?”. Side apart from these education, we also have to improve our interest
in technical and scientific education otherwise our youth should left behind in
the education of life. They won’t be able to face the world.
There are so many difficulties faced by the students of Pakistan, whether it is
concerned to libraries or any other problem, from which I have mentioned above
some of them. Now it’s up to our government that it should take few steps to
make Pakistan’s future bright. In the end I just want to address the youth of
Pakistan that “PLEASE WAKE UP”, elections are on it’s peak if you (youth) wants
to prosper your future then give vote to those parties from whom you expect that
they should take serious attention to the needs of libraries as well as pay
equal attention to the education system of Pakistan. I want to sum up my article
by just four words:
“TALEEM KO VOTE DO”
Date: 11-04-2013
By:
Muhammad Rohail Hassan.
B.S 1st year
English (hons.)
University Of Karachi