Well Done,
Mr. President
By Asif Waheed
Chicago, IL
I take this opportunity to introduce
myself. My name is Asif Waheed, born in Karachi,
Pakistan and living in Chicago since the last
12years. I work for a CPA firm.
On my recent visit to Pakistan after a period
of 11 years, I was pleasantly surprised to see
the progress and development of the city where
I was born and brought up. It made me realize
that finally Pakistan has been blessed by the
Almighty with a leader who envisions the best
for Pakistan. I also visited the other cities
like Lahore and Islamabad and found them to be
more developed than Karachi. I was really impressed
by the construction and maintenance of these cities.
In my opinion, a lot still needs to be done for
getting Pakistan’s infrastructure properly
organized. Though all-round economic progress
is evident, it deeply saddened me to see that
there was no power for six hours at a stretch
in an industrial city like Karachi for several
consecutive days. Indisputably the management
of basic utilities such as water and power is
poor. I realize that the economy of Pakistan suffered
immensely in the past owing to the callous attitude
of the country’s leaders. It takes great
ability to undo the effects of regressive policies
of the past and I am sure that the present government
is doing its utmost. Certainly this effort requires
the undivided attention of President Musharraf.
What I observed most was that in spite of the
overall progressive thrust, there is a disturbing
trend in the field of education and brilliant
students are deprived the chance of studying in
schools of standard due to lack of financial resources.
The future of the country is likely to be impacted
owing to this trend. Needless to say that good
business management schools conforming to international
standards would give the people of Pakistan an
opportunity to excel at the global level.
I humbly request the President to emphasize the
importance of education to the masses. Wholesome
results could accrue if there are more English
medium schools in the country that the masses
can easily afford. Exposure to advance mathematics,
geography and brainstorming session would certainly
help develop a higher level of knowledge and confidence-building
in the future generations.
The President’s memoir “In the Line
of Fire” has added to my conviction that
Pakistan’s future is in great hands. The
book familiarized me with the human side of a
President who has taken up the challenging task
of re-building the nation.. I truly admire the
way General Musharraf is handling the global terrorism
issue with sincerity and toughness.
I have complete faith in the leadership of President
Musharraf and I pray to the Almighty to give him
strength to overcome the hurdles and take Pakistan
to its well deserved position in the comity of
nations.
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