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**True but that's exactly what has failed to happen, the poorer areas do not have a level playing field. Even so some poorer areas outperform developed areas quite significantly. But those are the exceptions and not the rule.
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There will never be a completely level playing field..It dos not exist anywhere opportunities need to be provided to those who need a helping hand but NOT at the expense of others.
Simply out, you can not exclude a kid from Karachi who has 92% from a engineering school and give that place to someone from some interior sindh village with 85%.
because to some it makes sense..ppl in interior sindh have less facilities so they should be given a helping hand...
now what about the kids who are not getting into professional schools even if they did not have the luxury of private colleges and tutors and worked their assess off..what about their level playing field?
its ppl like that who get screwed in the process..
I agree the quota/domicile system has failed to achieve what it set out to, but remember a system of sorts is considered a neccessary requirement in certain federal institutions. In any federal system the constituent states or provinces are supposed to be equal irrespective of population at certain levels to ensure the minority is not ignored by the majority. Anywy quote systems tend to favour the well of slightly local elites rather than the real people who need it.
Back to the topic at hand ethnic politics in Pakistanis is what, I've always referred to what in Pakistan as a North-South divide. Whereas the National Assembly is demarcated according to population, Punjab dominates numerically. But, Karachi is not properly represented, according to one report I read, even though Karachi now comprises 10% approximately of Pakistan's population it has only 6-7% of the NA seats. While in the upper house because of Pashtun domination in Baluchistan, it is estimated that 38-40% of the senators are of Pashtun ethnicity (although that didn't matter as the senate had very little power till the '99 elections). Regardless that means in real terms Sindhi residents and ethnic Baloch are under represented in the political system. In case of the Military, Baluchis have increased their representation significantly, in fact the Baluchis have had their first Lt General recently. From what some friends have said the Army is roughly 70% Punjabi...20% Pashtun and 10% from other ethnic groups. On the other hand, Public Sector Corporations were dominated by urdu speakers, who also dominated the business community till ZAB's Nationalisations led to the creation of a new business class primarily from Punjab and to a lesser extent Sarhad.
So Pakistan's power structure is extremely unbalanced and despite all appearences quite unfair, and to expect people not to react to messed up state policies is kind of silly.
I agree with the balance of power, but what amuses and surpises me is that while sindhis are vying for equal representation and power in fed govt, the leaders have done quite the opposite when it comes to dealing with non sindhis in sindh. I suppose its the same in balochistan.
but what amuses and surpises me is that while sindhis are vying for equal representation and power in fed govt, the leaders have done quite the opposite when it comes to dealing with non sindhis in sindh.
I think it's a a political reacyion, do tell me which ethnic group in Pakistan ever showed sensitivity to others? When Karachi dominated the National scene, was any attempt made to bridge the gap between the rural and urban areas? Political discrimination and abuse is pretty much like any other kind of abuse, the victim ends up copying the actions of the abuser.
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*Originally posted by Zakk: *
Political discrimination and abuse is pretty much like any other kind of abuse, the victim ends up copying the actions of the abuser.
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does not make it right, and then it does ot leave any room for this "victim" to complain about ill treatment by others and how wrong it is because it is dishing the same abuse out to others.
^ yup but thats a reflection of a system which has failed to guarantee equality among different ethnic groups. To their credit both the PPP and the MQM did try reaching out across the divide at different times.