Youth Parliament: Kundi supports lifting ban on student unions
Rs23 billion recovered from politicians, bureaucrats, says PAC chairman.
"It has become a norm to ask politicians about their credentials but judges and generals never face such questions," says Kundi. PHOTO: PID/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The ban on student unions should be lifted so that genuine politicians from the grassroot level emerge on the political arena.
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Faisal Kareem Kundi said this while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the fifth batch of the Youth Parliament on Thursday at a local hotel.
“If such measures are not taken, dynastic politics in Pakistan will continue as we see it today,” he said.
Kundi said that the upcoming elections were crucial and urged the youth to vote. “The change will come only through the ballot and just criticising the government would be useless once it is elected,” he said.
The deputy speaker said that it has become a norm to ask politicians about their credentials but judges and generals never face such questions.
On the occasion, 61 members of Youth Parliament were selected from across the country for one year.
MNA Nadeem Afzal Gondal, chairman Public Accounts Committee (PAC), said Pakistan was passing through a critical juncture and it was for the first time in history that a civilian government was completing its term. Over time, he said, politics has also matured and the culture of mudslinging was almost over, mainly because of the media which played a crucial role in depicting both sides of the coin.
“PAC recovered Rs23 billion from politicians, bureaucrats and other defaulters and this is the highest amount ever recovered,” he said.
Gondal said that the youth must understand the difference between local, provincial and federal subjects as most of the politicians were unaware about them and play blame game on trivial matters.
Earlier, Danish Ambassador Ole E Moesby said democracy was co-related to freedom, but it was also important to remember that democracy and freedom consisted of discipline and selfless service.
“The culture of tolerance includes debate and exchanges of opinions and arguments, which is to be seen as an opportunity to learn from others,” he added.
Nabila Jaffer, who has been elected from Kurram Agency, said that she was looking forward to a promising future in politics and this platform would help her turn her dreams in reality.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2013.
The ban on student unions should be lifted so that genuine politicians from the grassroot level emerge on the political arena.
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Faisal Kareem Kundi said this while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the fifth batch of the Youth Parliament on Thursday at a local hotel.
“If such measures are not taken, dynastic politics in Pakistan will continue as we see it today,” he said.
Kundi said that the upcoming elections were crucial and urged the youth to vote. “The change will come only through the ballot and just criticising the government would be useless once it is elected,” he said.
The deputy speaker said that it has become a norm to ask politicians about their credentials but judges and generals never face such questions.
On the occasion, 61 members of Youth Parliament were selected from across the country for one year.
MNA Nadeem Afzal Gondal, chairman Public Accounts Committee (PAC), said Pakistan was passing through a critical juncture and it was for the first time in history that a civilian government was completing its term. Over time, he said, politics has also matured and the culture of mudslinging was almost over, mainly because of the media which played a crucial role in depicting both sides of the coin.
“PAC recovered Rs23 billion from politicians, bureaucrats and other defaulters and this is the highest amount ever recovered,” he said.
Gondal said that the youth must understand the difference between local, provincial and federal subjects as most of the politicians were unaware about them and play blame game on trivial matters.
Earlier, Danish Ambassador Ole E Moesby said democracy was co-related to freedom, but it was also important to remember that democracy and freedom consisted of discipline and selfless service.
“The culture of tolerance includes debate and exchanges of opinions and arguments, which is to be seen as an opportunity to learn from others,” he added.
Nabila Jaffer, who has been elected from Kurram Agency, said that she was looking forward to a promising future in politics and this platform would help her turn her dreams in reality.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2013.