By: Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf
Pakistan today is not simply facing political instability — it is facing a crisis of direction. Governments come and go, establishments rise and fall, yet as a nation we remain without a clear destination.
Education is ignored, healthcare is unequal, justice is selective. Our youth — the majority of this country — walks in darkness with no roadmap for the future. When the young lose hope, nations collapse from within.
The real tragedy is not corruption or conflict alone; it is that we have normalized drift. We blame leaders and institutions, but forget that nations are built when people demand reform, accountability, and purpose.
Pakistan was created for dignity, justice, and faith. That vision lies buried, but not lost. If we choose education, merit, health, and unity over division and slogans, we can still reclaim our destiny.
Today, we are like a ship without a compass. Yet even a drifting ship can find its course — if its people awaken. The question is simple: will we continue aimless, or rise to the promise of 1947?
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،چراغ جلیں گے اگر خواب کو حقیقت بنا دو
یہ دھرتی اُٹھے گی اگر قوم کو منزل دکھا دو۔
،نہ ڈرو اندھیروں سے، سویرا قریب ہے
یقین اور ہمت سے تقدیر کو جگا دو۔
(The writer is a Former Chairman and Managing Director PIA, Former Federal Minister of industries and production)
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