Linguistically Divided Youth

Khatam kerdo mayosi or sab nafraten dil se

Dil rab ka ghar he, aastanae iblees nahi

Somebody asked me to define Pakistani youth, I got fumbled with the tornado of the variety of delineations that arose in my mind and then I realized these are basically not the definitions but the demarcations which have torn the nation into pieces.

Rest of the article might repel you from reading my next write ups but I penned down what I see as hurdle in the success of youth.

Pakistan ka matlab kya La Ilaha Ilalha.

The entire slogan was enough to define the ideology of Pakistan which was based on nothing but to provide one platform to the Muslims. However, tactlessly that one platform has been divided into many on the provincial rather linguistic basis.

I agree that it was legitimate to divide Pakistan into provinces and then injustice happened to almost all those provinces. I coincide that due to biased and arrogant ruling strategy of our rulers, massive anarchy which took place time by time in almost all parts of the country, ended up taking lives of many and created a feeling of hatred in the citizens. I also agree that few provinces could not get their due rights which they actually deserved. But, for the time being, if we widen our vision and imprecise our patience, we would realize that this linguistic discrimination has given us an inoperable slash which has consequently become a benign tumor.

The obstacle, hindrance and torture which our forefathers endured have inculcated this perception into our youth that the only cure left is to take the revenge and ask for the separate province and as a result, now, students in universities and colleges raise slogans and call names to the other provinces, riots get broken out and even students, belonging to different races, are not permitted to attend classes and this ban is implicated not by the administration but from different political parties. In retort of which, commencement of hostility occurs from the opposite race too and this consequently gives us nothing but boycotts of classes and strikes. I am not pointing towards any particular race, cast or creed but if we look at the bigger picture of the aftermath then this is not affecting our forefathers or ancestors who have already lived their lives, this is not affecting our leaders whose motto is nothing but to steal money from Pakistan and transfer it to their swiss accounts. This is affecting the youth of Pakistan i.e. us.

The above shown image is extracted from social networking website. It was found in the first search. This is our representation on the international platform. Any non-Pakistani, visiting this page, would not blame Sindhi, Balochi, Pathani or Pujabi but Pakistani and he is far better than us in a sense that at least he is the person who is taking as entirely one nation.
Have you ever heard about languages of different states of America, forms of Chinese being spoken in China, linguistic riots being broken out in new york or anyone in England asked for a separate county?

We all know the answers within ourselves. He calls himself Sindhi in school, his domicile declares him Punjabi, his accent proves him Pathan and he carries himself in the attrie of Balochi. Who is Pakistani here? It is forlorn to write but I, being the youth of Pakistan, don’t call myself Pakistani and my generation won’t even remember the name of Pakistan.