Investment in education is the only way forward to resolve the grievances of Baloch people. Education not only enables people to secure better economic opportunities but also serves as a medium to get freedom from various kinds of exploitation. The youth of Balochistan should make effective participation in the democratic process and must resort to dialogue to highlight various grievances of the people of the province. The speakers said this at a roundtable ¿Balochistan crisis: challenges and opportunities-Baloch Youth Perspective–, jointly organized by Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS and the University of Karachi Monday.
During the dialogue, 15 member delegation of Baloch youth, representing various universities of Balochistan their grievances with their counterparts at University of Karachi. Dr Muhammad Qaiser, Vice Chancellor KU, on the occasion said that Balochistan government should enhance its education budget while the provision of financial resources for the province under NFC award, must be ensured. He said that the grievances of shared by Baloch youth are genuine, however, he said, the solution of all these issues could be find through dialogue and by taking active part in democratic process.
Dr Muhammad Qaiser appreciated the initiative taken by CRSS and said that this endeavor has provided Baloch youth a platform to interact with students and academia from other parts of the country. He said that such steps are crucial to bridge the gap between the communities.
The members of the delegation of Baloch Youth Forum (BYF) presented detail of their concerns and termed lack of educational facilities as one of the prime reason behind the sense of deprivation in the youth. They said that law and order situation in the province is deteriorating further while peaceful solution of the conflict doesn–t seem a consideration of the people sitting at helm of affairs.
The members of BYF said that extra judicial killings in the province must be stopped and dialogue with disgruntled Baloch youth should be sought to redress the issues in peaceful manner. The urged the media and civil society to play more vibrant role about the plight of Baloch people. The said that real democracy has yet to take roots in the province as a mere selection is being done on the name of elections.
Prof.MalahatKaleemSherwani, Dean of Arts also expressed her views on the occasion and said that the people that commit violence should be identified and taken to task because such elements are KASB Institute of Technology and shared their views with the students on similar issues of the province.