Education at terrorists mercy

By Nabeel Hashmi

It is very sad to see that the education is badly effected due to terrorist activities in the city and the students have fallen victim of these unethical events. The students of Karachi University who are in final stages of their educational life suffer the most due to the halts coming in their way of passing out as soon as possible.

Gone by the days when Karachi was counted as one of the city of lights in the world for its peaceful nature and activities by the public extending to late nights but the tag should now be replaced with city of bloodshed due to the recent target killing events which has inculcated fear among the citizens.

The ongoing wave of assassination of innocent people just for the sake of proving dominance in the city has led to ethnic war between pakhtoons and mauhajirs which started as a political war between MQM and ANP and one should be wondering where this massacre and brutality would lead us?

During these times educational institutions remain closed and so did the Karachi University. Now it has become a routine off for students with strikes being called regularly. Some might enjoy laying back home but majority hates it because their whole schedule gets disturb.

Parents fear sending their children to university of Karachi especially because such violence and conflicts always pave way for clashes that are quite common in KU. The presence of so many political parties makes the largest institution on the city quite vulnerable. For girls, it’s even more difficult to get out of the University in such conditions as they have to wait for their guardians to pick them up because due to violence in the city the point service of the campus closes down.

Teachers also find it very difficult as such circumstances make it difficult for them to bring continuity so that the course can be carried out smoothly for better understanding of the students. The loss of education is immense as it is influence our development.

The killing of innocent people should be condemned but then again there is no use of raising our voices, as everybody knows this is a tradition of our country that whoever raises his or her voices is laid to rest. We can never prosper as a nation until and unless people change their mentality. They should respect the differences and accept the share of others in their domain.