Jot It Down By Aina

I have not posted anything for quite some time now, and I don't know if this absence will continue. In what I consider as my final post on this blog, I wish to address the discriminating quota system in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. Credits: Jot It Down By Aina With its democratic rectification in 1973, the quota system was enforced for 25 years, creating an irrefutable divide between the rural and urban areas of the Sindh Province. Though the quota system aims to regulate equal representation in various regions of the province, it has polarized the territories instead. This problem emerges in Sindh only, as other provinces are not divided into urban and rural centers . In the Sindh Province, quota system has destroyed competition and fairness in selection and slaughters merit, producing corrupt and ineffective offices. In a failed attempt to represent all, the quota system has worsened the ethnic divide, and refuses admittance of capable youngsters to government offices, especia

I am a Karachiite, and this is my cry for help. I am beyond pissed over the current situation of my city; Karachi has never yelled for help more than this. Thursday marked the third day of heavy rain in Karachi, and it shattered the 89-year-old record for the city. What I am here to rant about is that why do we have to suffer at the hands of the irresponsible officials?  Over fifty residents died in Karachi in four days; there are multiple videos uploaded on social media showing the horrible conditions Karachi is going through right now. Now, I get that it does not rain in Karachi that often, but it has now, and it is the responsibility of the people in charge of the city to make proper arrangements for the residents.  Courtesy: Express News. Courtesy: SAMAA Digital. Karachi gives out the largest quota of taxes to the Pakistani government but still has to suffer at its hands. Take a look at other major tax-generating cities of Pakistan, when a spell of rain occurs, such dreadful occurr

With the bus in motion, a no man's land takes a myriad of manifestation; everyone is unique, all-the-same, and the destination, known and unknown simultaneously.    Journeying by buses of Karachi is an experience everyone should have. These buses are detailed highly with embellished decorations, and this art is a mode of expression for truck drivers. The adornments inside these buses include paintings, structural changes, calligraphy, mirror work on the front and back of the vehicles. The poetry on these buses comprises of phrases like: 'If he had not given his heart, he would have lost his life', and 'Look, but with love.' The interior of these buses is just as striking as the exterior. These transporters are extraordinarily vivid and evocative and give the public traveling on these buses, a second wind.  The bus rocks from side to side as the passengers travel the familiar roads, while their brain affords the time to daydream and rest. There are always the two pea