Technology and social media has badly taken over the minds of our young people
ISLAMABAD: The youth is an asset of every nation. They play a significant role in the development of the country, through their dedication and contribution. The youth keeps the nation upfront at the international level. The situation is not that optimistic in Pakistan, a country where sixty per cent of the population comprises people who are between 16-30 years of age. Regardless of the high youth population, the country is still trailing far behind as compared to other nations of the world. The problem behind this dilemma is that our youth has lost their national pride and do not think about the prosperity of the country. A huge percentage of young people do not want to live in the country. However, not all blame goes to the youth of Pakistan because it is difficult for oneself to grow and nurture in this country as compared to other countries. They face lack of facilities in our country regarding quality studies and career opportunities.
The main issue behind less productivity from the youth is because of the misuse of technology. Technology and social media has badly taken over the minds of our young people as they mostly want to spend their time in indecent activities and their interest is just limited to movies, songs, and video games. Parents are also spending less quality time with their children, which is the main reason they are not following the norms and tradition of our society. This is a fact that a country cannot produce renowned scientist, engineers and political leaders if their youth is always busy in such vain activities. Pakistan will grow if the youngsters realise their responsibilities, work accordingly and act for the progress of our country.
Hadia Aziz
Published in The Express Tribune, December 24th, 2019.
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