We have in our midst families that are really poor, but work hard just to educate their children
KARACHI: A few days ago, I was travelling in an auto rickshaw along with my mother when it suddenly broke down and stopped. While the driver was fixing the problem, he started telling us about himself. He told us that he was an engineer who graduated from a renowned university but due to lack of employment opportunities, was forced to become an auto rickshaw driver to support his family. I couldn’t believe my ears. Is this the fate of our educated youth? Where are we headed? I had tears in my eyes and I could feel the pain of the driver.
We have in our midst families that are really poor, but work hard just to educate their children. What good is their hard work, when in the end we have engineers becoming auto rickshaw drivers? The deserving aren’t getting jobs, and the non-deserving are on high posts due to their so-called ‘sources’ and ‘links’.
Syeda Unzela Mushtaque
Published in The Express Tribune, February 21st, 2015.
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