Lack of Employment Opportunities Lead to Extremism
The latest episode of Ranra (Light) focused on the impact of unemployment on the youth bulge in Pakistan.
Dr. Sareer Bacha, Chairman Statistics Department, Islamia College, University of Peshawar, took part as the studio guest in the show. He stated that the main reasons behind this problem are the explosive growth rate, nepotism, substandard education, and violation of merit. The government and policy makers need to take proper measures to reduce unemployment and poverty.
He further added that unemployment leads to frustration which results in gravitation towards crime and drug abuse. He said that the government should take appropriate measures to enhance employment opportunities. Two solutions presented by the statistician were reviving the industrial sector and promoting entrepreneurship in the country.
A CRSS correspondent report was played during the show sharing the views of youngsters regarding unemployment. As many as three listeners took part in the program urging the authorities to create additional working opportunities for the people as that would reduce youth angst, provide a healthy avenue to direct their energies, and steer them away from the path of radicalization.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.