Role of Youth in Development of Pakistan

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In words of James” Youth is the joy, the little bird that has broken out of the eggs and is eagerly waiting to spread out its wings in the open sky of freedom and hope.”

The role of youth is of most importance in today’s time. Young participation is important because youth are the country’s power. Youth recognize problems and can solve them. Youth are strong forces in social movements. They educate children about their rights. Youth are the building blocks of a nation. It is a fact that the countries which utilize their youth in as right direction are more developed. On the contrary, the countries which fail to realize the importance of the youth lag behind in every department of life. This is one of the reasons of the backwardness of Pakistan.

The youth hopes for a world free of poverty, unemployment, inequality and exploitation of man by man. A world free of discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, language and gender. A world full of creative challenges and opportunities to conquer them.

Youth is the spring of Life. It is the age of discovery and dreams. we are eyeing our youth as a source of technical manpower. Entire world is looking at Pakistani youth as a source of talents at low costs for their future super profits. If Pakistani youth make up their mind and work in close unity with working class people, they can hold the political power in their hands. Pakistani youth has the power to make our country from developing nation to a developed nation.

“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

The countries where the youth are agile and pay their proper contributions towards their nation are more developed. The youth have some responsibilities towards their nation. They must get proper and complete education and Take part in welfare activities. Spread awareness and education among the masses about their rights and responsibilities and Help other youths in building confidence and pursuing the field of interest. Promotes the fair image of the country before the world. They must Guide newcomers in every field on right lines. If they fulfill their responsibilities our country will obviously progress by leaps and bounds.

Despite constituting a major chunk of our population, our youth are lagging behind in every field. They have been trapped in a culture marked by guns, violence and drugs. All this has resulted in an unstable economy, a shattered confidence of foreign investors, lawlessness and a break-up of the social fabric. Let’s see what major problems are faced by our youth.

The most impounding problem our youth is facing at present is frustration. This monster is eating up our youth slowly and gradually.

Illiteracy is a very big problem in Pakistan. Pakistan has a large youth population. An estimated 103 million or 63% of the population fall under the age of 25 years. Due to endemic poverty, the majority of youth in Pakistan do not have the opportunity to experience a childhood. Male youth literacy rate is estimated to be 53% and female youth literacy rate is even lower at 42%. As far employment is concerned 15% of the youth is unemployed. If we would be able to control illiteracy we will be able to get a lot from our youth.

“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”

(Diogenes Laertius)

Poverty is another major problem of our youth. Due to lack of resources they are unable to get quality education and pursue their field of interest. Poverty is a sort of disease which is weakening our youth.

Owing to poverty and unemployment, parents instead of sending their children to schools, prefer child labour for them. Child labour is a sort of deluge that is draining away our precious talent to be utilized in right place.

Our youth in the grim situation finding no other consolation resort to the use of drugs. Growing use of narcotics is becoming a major problem of our youth.

Despite the multiplicity of problems, it is still a right time for government to take some pragmatic steps. Of the 15 largest countries in the world in terms of population, Pakistan has by far the youngest population. We need to bear in mind that

“the destiny of nations is in the hands of youth”

Keeping in view this fact, here are some suggestions to make good use of our youth:

• Competitive teachers must be recruited who could encourage and guide our youth to right lines.
• Politics must be prevented in the educational institutions.
• It has become a common psyche among the well-educated people that after the completion of the education they would leave their country in the lurch. Government must prevent brain-drain in our country by providing full employment and act as a magnet for bright minds.
• Parents should teach youngsters patience to face the difficulties and be steadfast.
• Youth be given ample opportunities to prove and cash their skill in every field.
• Right men be placed on right places.

Pakistan media is booming and ruling on every person educating about every aspect of life but they are also doing nothing for youth. They could formed such platform in which they can hire the services of youth in highlighting and solving different problems of society and the result will definitely be good. Through this we could also control the rising violence among youngsters because of no work if the youth of Pakistan will be engaged in productive

work so, it will bring change also and our society will be saved from further destruction.

Majority of Pakistan's Population live in Villages & backward towns. Most People there don't have the vision & they don't understand importance of vote,later on its effect,towards Pakistan's Overall Progress & Development.But there are some educated people in such areas who can play vital role in convincing their local people. People in such areas don't have access to cable news channels. If rural youth became able access media and we become successful in mobilizing them we would progress with double speed.

In order for youth to be prepared to work in partnership with adults, they need to develop and/or enhance their leadership skills. Leadership training prepares youth to manage time, work as a team, set goals, start conversations, facilitate meetings, and make effective presentations. Promoting youth leadership development is a great way to promote positive life skills learning.

Our youth is not lack in ideas of changing our society but proper guidance is not being provided to us. We should bringing change from our schools and colleges, there should be a volunteer student organization in every school, colleges and university of Pakistan and they should be supported from our elders for the services they rendered for making a change.

Youth ministry is there in Pakistan but without planning and without, even so many youth do not even aware of what actually youth ministry is. They can engage youth in every project so that we should be aware of our capabilities and achievement.

Unfortunately no one is bothered to dream any s vision. Martin Luther has said, "I have a Dream" and the dream come largely true. If he had not thought of that dream he would have accomplished nothing in his life. Another problem is its indifferent attitude towards things, situation and politics .The new cool formula of “let the things be “is proving fatal to Pakistan's development .

Pakistan can become a developed nation only if everyone contributes to the best of his or her capacity and ability. Youth is wholly experimental and with the full utilization of the talents of the Youth, Pakistan will become a complete Nation. Let us hope for the same.

‘Youth is like a fire It crept forward. A Spark at first Growing into a flame The brightening into a Blaze’.