JI gifts 8 buses to KU as Naeemur Rehman announces 2,000 Education Cards next year for university students

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Pakistan Ameer Engr Hafiz Naeemur-Rehman has handed over eight refurbished busses to Karachi University Vice Chancellor Dr Waseem Qazi, at a simple but graceful ceremony, here on Thursday.

The JI run town chairmen, JI leaders, students representatives, KU teachers and other staffers also attended the ceremony. The busses were refurbished by the JI towns as gift to the university.

Speaking on the occasion, the JI supreme leader said that 125 point buses had been operated for 8,000 students at KU in the past, but today there was no proper transport arrangement for over 45,000 students in the university.

He said students of KU are the future of Pakistan and have to take charge of the country in future. He said rulers get upset upon hearing the name of students union, thinking there will be politicking. However, if students get the right to elect their best representatives every year, fights and quarrels will automatically end. Instead, students will get opportunity to hone their skills in speeches, debates and other activities, women will also come forward and work, and good and sensible people will be available to society.

He said students unions, the nurseries of democracy, have not been allowed to flourish due to the ban on students unions in the country for 42 years, because of which educated class is not coming forward in political arena.

"Politics is the name of service and worship, but unfortunately today feudals and landlords have occupied the political field," he said.

He said condition of all universities was bad at present, but heart bleeds to see condition of KU. KU has become synonymous with bushes and weeds, departments are in dilapidated condition, and Sindh government does not give grant. Students will have to raise effective voice for their rights and JI will support them on every front, he said.

He said education system in the country has been confined to a few hands and school system is in shambles. JI will give this gift to KU next year as well, he announced.

He said students pay Rs130 tax on one litre of petrol, which includes Rs80 petroleum levy extortion tax, which has nothing to do with petroleum price. If this levy tax is abolished, petrol price will come down considerably, as a result of which the country's economy will progress. If the government does not abolish the levy extortion tax, there will be a long march to Islamabad. Rulers will have to give our rights. At present, cartels and mafias are ruling the country and voice has to be raised against them, he said.

He said drugs are becoming rampant in educational institutions, there are no positive activities and JI will bring them towards positive activities.

He announced JI will issue at least 2,000 Taleem Cards for KU, which will solve many problems of students. He said around 1.7 million people from across the country have registered in its Bano Qabil programme at present and "we will align our Bano Qabil programme with advanced AI technology".

JI Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar also addressed the ceremony. He said Islami Jamiat Talaba at KU has translated its slogan "Whatever effort we make, it should be for the university" into reality today.

He said gifting eight buses to KU by JI is an example of working beyond obligations. "We had promised that we will work beyond obligations."

KU Vice Chancellor Dr Waseem Qazi said 47,000 students come and go to KU daily. Including these eight buses, there will be total 33 buses. He said at least 100 buses will be required for only 30 per cent female students of KU.

He paid tribute to JI Pakistan Ameer for taking initiative to solve this difficulty of students.

"We are continuously taking various steps for development of the university. Universities prepare future architects for the nation. Nowadays education sector has been made into a business. We will have to work together for betterment of the university."