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In his Parliament speech, the Pakistani lawmaker said that there are 70 lakh children in Karachi and over 2.6 crore children in the country, who are not able to go to schools.
Pakistani MP draws parallels between India’s moon landing and Karachi’s tragic reality, highlighting lack of fresh water and education
A Pakistani lawmaker on Wednesday drew a scathing contrast between the education systems of Pakistan and India during a speech at the country’s parliament, a video of which went viral on the internet.
“The condition in Karachi is today such that, while the world is going to the moon, our children are dying by falling into a gutter in Karachi,” said Syed Mustafa Kamal during a National Assembly address while drawing a comparison between the two countries. He said, “30 years ago, our neighbouring India taught its children what is now in demand around the world. Today, Indians are CEOs of the top 25 companies.”
#BREAKING: Pakistani MP Mustafa Kamal says 2 crore 62 lakh Children in Pakistan not going to school. Pak Universities are industries for producing jobless youth. #Indians are CEOs of 25 top Global Companies thanks to India’s education system. Global investment comes to India”. pic.twitter.com/E6rGoRCGNk— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) May 15, 2024
‘India is Booming’
“Today, if India is booming, it is because they taught what was needed to be taught. Our IT exports are ‘7 Arab dollars’, while India’s IT exports are ‘270 Arab dollars’,” the MQM-P leader said in a video which is now making rounds on social media. During his speech, the Pakistani MP also highlighted the dire state of illiteracy in schools, saying there are over two crore children who are not able to attend school. “If we just focus on this (lack of education), the leaders of the country shouldn’t get any sleep,” the Pakistani MP added.
After the Pak lawmaker’s video went viral on X there was a lot of chatter on Indian social media about the comparison made by the MQM-P. “Pakistan should start comparing itself with Afghanistan or Bangladesh, that will hopefully be a feel-good factor for its sulking politicians. No point in comparing apples to oranges. #India is now in another orbit,” said one of the users on the microblogging website X.
“What is blocking Pakistan’s development is their religion. Once they become secular, they can progress,” wrote another. Yet another said, ‘If enough people in Pakistan want it, change is possible. If and ONLY if. Can they get rid of the Army’s supremacy mixed with lawless terror organizations? It’s going to need generational change and aspirations. Right now it’s turning into Afghanistan.” “Think Pakistan shouldn’t matter anymore. Whether it’s praise or criticism…that beggar nation must cease to exist in our discourse…social media or otherwise.”
