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Students suffering from election apathy

LAHORE, Dec 09, 2007: Students are not interested in voting because the government or political parties have not tried to involve them, several students said on Saturday.

Students of various institutes – including Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the Beaconhouse National University (BNU) and the National College of Arts (NCA) – said that most students were unaware of the process because no government or political organisation had ever tried to involve them in the process. "Only the emergency rule has motivated some of the students to cast vote to defeat President Pervez Musharraf's ideology," said an NCA student.

LUMS student Mashal Zia said she did not care for voting because she believed that the upcoming elections would be rigged. "No matter who I like, only those people will be elected who have already been selected," she said.

NCA student Omar Khakwani said there was no proper system of voting in Pakistan and that he was unaware about formalities he had to fulfill to cast vote. "I am overburdened with studies and cannot get time to learn about electoral procedures. And if students are important in the process, then the government should raise awareness among them about the importance of this exercise," he said.

BNU student Noor Farooqi said the elections were "fabricated and it is already decided who will win the elections". She said she would not go to any polling station to cast vote. "Electronic voting is the best way, as it can save people from lot of trouble," she added.

Kinnaird College student Hina Raza said the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) should provide details about the people above the ago of 18 and that there should not be any type of form filling to be eligible to cast vote. "Democracy is by the people and for the people and that electoral process should show that it is for the people," she said. In other parts of the world, she said, citizens were penalised for not casting their vote.

Former finance minister and BNU vice chancellor Sartaj Aziz said the ban on student unions was one of the main reasons for "students' lethargic attitude towards political process". The other reason, he said, was that colleges and universities focused only on studies. "And that is why no more than 15 percent of youths take part in this democratic process. But I am of the view that students should not take part in politics and focus on their studies," he added.

Election Commission (EC) secretary Kanwar Dilshad Ahmad said the EC had done its best to raise awareness of the electoral process among the poeple. "Proposals, however, are always welcomed for improvement," he added. Daily Times
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