Are we time wasters ? -letter

 

Ref the news item titled 'Chitralis join province demand draft' in which Chitralis have been termed as 'champion gossipers and time wasters', I suggest we think, how many jobs we have created for Chitralis and found no worker in Chitral. The few resourceful people take their families to Islamabad to buy bangles and get their clothes stitched in Peshawar. I was in Chitral few months back. For construction work in a village in Chitral town  I asked 5 people to come for work and more then 14 people turned up. Few years back when I was working in Chitral, through my office I helped two interested farmers open poultry farms. Within 2 years people on their own expenditure opened 14 new poultry farms.

There is no leadership sincere to the public of the area, to create job opportunities for people; every one keeps his own priorities on top. If the Pathans Hazarawals can fight for their identity, Chitralis also have the same right. In Hazara division agriculture land is in less then 4% of area, neither there is abundance of natural resources compared to Chitral. Still they are on the road protesting for separate province.

Sacrificing self identity has never been that easy in history. I have personally seen in Chitral many NGOs put every thing at risk to protect the name of organization (s). Recently there was a war like situation created to change the name of Government high School Chital. Before giving title of time wasters to half million people of Chitral, we must think how much we did on our part to make the time of Chitralies valuable.

Dr. Khalil (Jughooru)
Hamilton ON Canada

21 Apr 10

 

Chitralis join the Province 'Demand Draft'

 

Chitral ---In the wake of the current draft of demands engulfing the country, whipping up arguments for new provinces from every nook, Chitralis too have joined the charade, beginning with private debates and arguments for and against the new province wish. Those in favour of a separate province for Chitral argue that this was an independent state once, so being a province would be no big morsel for us. Those against the motion say we should be practical and look south to open pastures instead of banging our heads against barren mountains and end up in continued poverty . The debate is picking up and champion gossipers and time wasters, the Chitralis, have a new topic to while away time on.--(CN report, 18 Apr 10)