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Creating the Mirage | PTIs Education emergency in KPK
Creating the Mirage | PTIs Education emergency in KPK
Written by Hadeed Sher
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Although its a known fact that for any goal to achieve, proper planning is required. targets are set, that are then achieved with adequate project engagement. Surprisingly, the talkative Khan failed to set them before imposing the education emergency in KPK. It was not in my wildest guess that the "brilliant" minds of PTI , like Asad Umar, Jahangir Tareen and Imran Khan will offer the people of KPK such earthy policy framework. They forget to tell us the intended goals of this emergency. The result is obvious, after a year long education emergency PTI failed to announce the targets achieved, rather they are more into spreading another gimmickry of new plans of building schools. Mr. Imran Khan the year is over and the next year will bring yet another scheme because you are so vague in your thoughts that you start ranting about the alleged rigging even if you are invited in a primary school on a special occasion. It will be our pleasure if you can elucidate us about the following points so that other provinces can espouse it too in their provinces.
- There were 37988 schools (Government, Private and religious) in 2012. How many new schools have been built in KPK ?
- During the government of ANP the literacy rate was increased from 50-53 % (Male 69 to 72% and females 31-35%). What was the target for literacy in the education emergency and how much is achieved ?
- What is the progressive literacy rate during 2013-14. Please remember it was 5% during the ANP government.
- Out of 4219 government schools running in rented houses and tents how many schools have been shifted to proper government owned buildings ?
- What happened to 2677 madrassa schools ? How successful is the education emergency in converting them to regular schools ?
- More than 10 000 schools in KPK don't have electricity, over 4 000 don't have toilets, nearly 7500 lacks water supply and 5482 schools are without boundary walls. Mr, Imran Khan its easier said than done. Please tell us what has been achieved in this regard with education emergency imposed in KPK.
- What is the effect of Education Emergency on the enrollment of children?
- How far KPK government has succeed in ensuring the presence of teachers in schools ?
- How many new colleges are constituted?
- What about the science labs in higher secondary schools.
- What special has been brought in updating the IT labs of colleges , other than the copy cut paste idea of Laptop distribution ?
- How much decrease in the last year drop out rate of 25 %.
- How much improvement in teacher to student ratio after education emergency.(1:33 during ANP govt.)
Source :http://www.kpese.gov.pk/Downloads/Education%20Sector%20Plan.pdf
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| KPK govt banned this book | Education Emergency |
I know that most of the readers will ignore this as an attempt to degrade the enthusiasm of country's revolutionary kittens, but the fact can't be ignored. I was told that Imran Khan has power to do something but he seems very impotent in delivering to educational sector of KPK. The provincial Minister of Education Muhammad Atif (A tax evader) thinks that people cannot understand the do's and don'ts of planning. PTI lead government has no system of monitoring the targets. Imran Khan make equivocal claims on every other show, what in other words is haphazard play i.e. talkative on media and scrap on grounds. Offering lollipops of self recognition through foreign funded institutes like NAMAL. NAML is outclass because IK built it , but the fate of 3.7 million school going childern is still fragile , isn't IK the one heading day to day meetings as if he is a pseudo CM of KPK. Will the fate of over 2500 schools with only one teacher will remain the same unless named after Shokat Khanum or Imran Khan ? Should we consider it a foundering experience ?
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Transition of Command Stick | Few words about the new CoAS
Transition of Command Stick
Written by Hadeed Sher
It was the time when i was in my undergraduate studies, i fell in love with books. Books about those who have sacrificed their lives for Pakistan and those who have changed the history of Pakistan. Surprisingly i found most of the books by the military rulers and leaders of Pakistan, most of which were self praising. However one of my friend recommended me books by Lt. Col. (r) Ishfaq Hussain, the GENTLEMEN series and then the most inspiring book i have ever read in my life "Fateh Saboona". This book was about the life of Maj. Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (NH, SJ). I read that book several times.
It was the time when i was in my undergraduate studies, i fell in love with books. Books about those who have sacrificed their lives for Pakistan and those who have changed the history of Pakistan. Surprisingly i found most of the books by the military rulers and leaders of Pakistan, most of which were self praising. However one of my friend recommended me books by Lt. Col. (r) Ishfaq Hussain, the GENTLEMEN series and then the most inspiring book i have ever read in my life "Fateh Saboona". This book was about the life of Maj. Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (NH, SJ). I read that book several times.
For the past few days the news about the appointment of new army chief were in the air. Several names were in the air and the anlysis was based on the seniority lists and their track record, however, being a keen observer of politics of PMLN i was somehow reluctant to agree with the results. My calculations were icnlined that Mian Nawaz Sharif will not appoint the senior most general. Firstly, it is not at all a constitutional criteria and secondly it is at his dicreation to whom he will appoint the new army chief. I was thinking of Gen Raheel Sharif as the new CoAS because his entire family has been in army since partition but never had any political ambitions. In a country where military has ruled and over thrown the democratic governments time and again, this is a great consideration.
Raheel Sharif i think will be the next chief !!
— Hadeed Sher (@HadeedSher) November 26, 2013
My tweet one day prior to the appointment of our new CoAS was based entirely on this single point. Then i tried to find some information about Gen Raheel Sharif on internet but was not able to find what i was looking for. Ultimately i got some information about the new CoAS from the book "Fateh Saboona".
General Raheel Sharif was born in a military family. His father Major (r) Sharif was a humble person. He was the youngest of his family with two elder sisters named Khalida and Najmi. He has two elder brothers named Sec Lt. Mumtaz Sharif (Sitara Bisalat ) and Major Shabbir Sharif (NH, SJ, Sword of Honor). His elder sister Khalida was also married to an army officer Major (r) Sadat Ali who was the adjutant of 6FF during the fight at Saboona. Gen Raheel's life, as understood by the content of the books, is deeply molded by his elder sister Khalida and his brother Major Shabir Sharif. One lesson that was taught to the siblings as well as Gen Raheel in his early life was in Persian "کسب کمال کن کہ عزیز من اشوی ". To do a work that the world loves you. After the shahadat of Shabir Sharif in Saboona in December 1971, the 6FF was called as Shabbir's regiment. Gen Raheel after passing out the Military training at Kakul, joined the regiment of his brother. Gen. Raheel Sharif has the honor of being the chief of staff of two corps i.e 30 and 12 corps in Gujranwala and Quetta respectively.
The most important thing about the appointment of Gen Raheel Sharif as CoAS is the strengthening of the fragile democratic process in Pakistan. The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as he always do did not disclosed the name of the new CoAS to anyone. He however, listened to his close aides and thoroughly read about the reports sent by the Defense Ministry. The PM having the discretionary powers to appoint the new CoAS used it effectively to appoint Gen Raheel Sharif (Third in seniority list) as the new CoAS. The transition of command stick from Gen Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiani to Gen Raheel Sharif is a beginning of a new era and will certainly improve the civil military relationships as well as to esteem the respect of democracy in Pakistan.
بدلتا ہے رنگ آسماں کیسے کیسے!!!
بدلتا ہے رنگ آسماں کیسے کیسے!!!
تحریر
تحریر : عائشہ رحمان*
پارلیمنٹ ہاوس اسلام آباد میں بیک وقت سینٹ کے دو اجلاس۔۔۔۔۔ ایک مقام، دو
اجلاس اور تین دن ۔۔۔۔ مقام بھی وہی، لوگ بھی وہی، موقف بھی وہی، ان تین دنوں میں
کچھ نہیں بدلا۔۔۔ بدلے تو دن کے اوقات اور
موسم کے تیور ۔۔۔ ایک اجلاس شروع ہوا پارلیمنٹ ہاوس میں اوردوسرا ایوان کے باہر سیکیورٹی کے حصار میں سبزہ زارپر شامیانے لگائے،دریاں بچھائے منقعد
کیا گیا۔۔۔ وزیرداخلہ چوہدری نثار علی خان کی طرف سے سینیٹ میں پیش کیے گئے اعداد
و شمار کو ان جماعتوں کا نہ تسلیم کرنا تو سمجھ میں آیا مگر وزیر داخلہ کی غلطی
تسلیم کرنے کی صدا تو گویا کسی کے کان میں ہی نہ پڑی، کھبی کھبی تو ایسا گماں ہوا
کے جیسے کوئی ضدی بچہ کسی بڑے سے ناراض ہونے کے بہانے تلاش رہا ہو یا توجہ کا مرکز
بننا چاہتا ہو۔ اتحادی جماعتوں کی جانب سے ایک طرف تو یہ کہا جاتا رہا کہ وزیر داخلہ معافی بھی نہ مانگیں بس اعداد شمار
کو غلط کہہ کر انہیں تبدیل کرائیں اور دوسری جانب وہ وزیر داخلہ کے "احتساب
کے لئے تیار ہوں" کے بیان کو سننے سے قاصر نظر آئے،حکومت کی کئی بار منانے کی
کوششیں بھی اپوزیشن جماعتوں کو نہ منا
سکیں۔ دو دن سے جاری یہ علامتی اجلاس ہر گزرتے لمحے ایک آزمائش اور مشن ایمپاسبل کی شکل اختیار کرنے
لگا، مصالحتی کمیٹی ہو یا حکومت کی جانب سے بھیجا جانے والا کوئی بھی رکن ،اپوزیشن
کو نہیں ماننا تھا نہ ہی مانے، تین دن پارلیمنٹ ہاوس میں جو ہوا ، نہ پہلے کسی نے دیکھا ،نہ ہی سنا۔۔۔۔۔ایک ایسی بات کو جواز بنا کر بحث کی
جاتی رہی جو شاہد اس حد تک کھبی بھی ناراضگی
کی وجہ نہ تھی۔
غلطی ہوئی،،،تسلیم بھی کر لی گئی اور اسے تبدیل کرانے کا بھی کہہ دیا
گیا۔۔۔۔۔۔یعنی مسئلہ حل،،،،،
نہیں سمجھ آئی تو بڑے ایوانوں میں
بیٹھے ان چھوٹے دل والوں کی یہ حرکت جو
کسی طور کسی باشعور کے لئے قابل قبول نہیں،سب کی زبان پر ایک سوال یہ کیا ہو رہا
ہے؟کیوں ہو رہا ہے،اب اسکا حل کیا ہو۔۔۔۔
خدا خدا کر کے تیسرے دن حکومتی کوششیں کارگر ثابت ہوئیں اور وزیر اعظم کے نوٹس
پر اپوزیشن جماعتوں کی جانب سے علامتی اجلاس ختم کر دیا گیا۔سوال یہ پیدا ہوتا ہے
کہ پہلے دو دن حکومت کی یہی کوششیش بے ثمر کیوں ہوتی رہیں، پہلے دو روز بھی تو وہی حکومت
منانے آتی رہی جو تیسرے دن آئی ،پہلے بھی تو حکومت کی جانب سے دوروز یہی کہا جاتا رہا جو تیسرے دن کہا گیا، پہلے دو
دن بھی چوہدری نثار کے وہی بیاں تھے جو تیسرے دن رہے پھر یہ سب سمجھنے میں اتنی
دیر کیوں کی گئی، کیا اس ملک کے قائدیں کے پاس اتنا وقت ہے کہ وہ اپنی قوت لا حاصل کاموں پر صرف کریں ؟ کیا اس
پاکستان کے تمام مسائل حل ہو گئے ہیں جو وقت گزاری اور توجہ کا مرکز بننے کے لئے یہ حربے استعمال
کئے جائیں؟ حکومتی کوششیں ہو یا اتحادی جماعتوں کی جانب سے بچکانہ ناراضگی مگر یہ
تو طے ہوا کہ پاکستان کی تاریخ میں ایسا
کھبی نہیں ہوا جب ایک ہی دن سینٹ کے دو اجلاس منعقد کئے گئے ہوں، کچھ ہوا
ہو یا نہ ہوا ہو مگر اتحادی جماعتیں اپنے دو مقاصد میں ضرور کامیاب ہوئی، سینٹ کے
دو اجلاس منعقد کر کے ریکارڈ بھی قائم کر لیا اور دنیا کی توجہ بھی حاصل کر لی۔
* Ayesha Rehman works at GEO TV as Associate Assignment Desk Editor
بدلتا ہے رنگ آسماں کیسے کیسے!!! http://t.co/n2G5fPwbCx | A column by @AyeshaRehman000 !!
— Amidst Democracy (@amidstdemocracy) November 9, 2013