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Article
by Ayoob Rajper
Pak
Turk Schools and the future of several students
When governments or individuals are bent upon doing every possible
negative thing, to expect that they will ever think of doing something good is
being unfair to oneself.
The coup in Turkey on 16th July was weird. Weirder still
is the reaction that has emanated from Erdogan. He is closing down everything
that moves. He is even closing down the schools.
Pak Turk school chain was established in 1995. The chain consists of
28 schools which are teaching 10000 students. 1500 employees are earning butter
and bread from the schools. President Erdogan has closed 140 media channels and
educational institutes in Turkey. He has shut down many welfare institutes run
by Guillen. He has thrown many army men, journalists and students into jail.
All this was done to purge Turkey of Guillen influence.
Turkey expects Pakistan to wrap all this up and send the students
and employees home. What will Pakistan do? One can only fear.
Turkey thinks that Pak Turk schools are influenced by Fathullah
Guillen, a spiritual leader in exile who Turkey thinks was behind the failed
coup. Turkey thinks its democracy is in danger due to these schools. Now, what
harm can a student of matric class, studying in Jamshoro cause to Turkish
democracy? It is like you jail someone who was carrying a Khushwant Singh book
and you feared he was an ideologue running the Khalistan Movement. Common sense
was never so extinct before.
Pakistan has already its own bag of problems to deal with. Terrorism
has snatched Pakistan of its sleep and it is doing everything to uproot it.
Schools are one of the decent ways to rid the country of extremism. But, the
country is being urged to close down the very schools.
Pak Turk chain has clearly disowned Guillen’s influence. It says
even if there has ever been any Guillen influence, it was for the betterment of
education. It has no religious or political aim currently. It is saying it has
nothing to do with Guillen now and its only task is to provide education, and
education alone. If Pak Turk schools are closed, it will not only earn Turkey
bad name, it will also cause Pakistan many problems so for as education is
concerned.
A Pak Turk official recently said that it
was hard to understand as to how an 87-year-old exiled Guillen could cause any
trouble for Erdogan.
Who is Guillen? Who should be Erdogan? None of Pak Turk's student is
concerned with their business but, the fate is not cordial always, sometime
state have to stand and face the situation for the sake of political interests
and the pressure of effected country.
It would be embarrassing if the schools are closed. It would be too
unfair to play with lives of so many students and employees. Someone should
narrate the real story of a Japanese railway station (Kyu Shirataki Station)
where the whole train used to pick and drop the one and only student. Imagine a
train, commuting just for a single girl. Developed are those who have put in
everything for education, and miserable are those who have turned their back to
it.
Original
When governments or individuals are bent upon doing every possible
negative thing, to expect that they will ever think of doing something good is
being unfair to oneself.
The coup in Turkey on 16th July was weird. Weirder still
is the reaction that has emanated from Erdogan. He’s closing down everything
that moves. He’s even closing down the schools. Really weird.
Let’s leave beating about the bush aside and come to the point.
Turkey has asked Pakistan to wrap up PakTurk Schools.
PakTurk school chain was established in 1995. The chain consists of
28 schools which are teaching 10000 students. 1500 employees are earning butter
and bread from the schools. President Erdogon has closed 140 media channels and
educational institutes in Turkey. He has shut down many welfare institutes run
by Gullen. He has thrown many army men, journalists and students into jail. All
this was done to purge Turkey of Gullen influence.
Turkey expects Pakistan to wrap all this up and send the students
and employees home. What will Pakistan do? One can only fear.
Turkey thinks that PakTurk schools are influenced by Fethullah
Gullen, a spiritual leader in exile who Turkey thinks was behind the failed
coup. Turkey thinks its democracy is in danger due to these schools. Now what
harm can a matric student studying in Jamshoro cause to Turkish democracy? It’s
like you jail someone who was carrying a Khushwant Singh book and you feared he
was an ideologue running the Khalistan movement. Common sense was never so
extinct before.
Pakistan has already its own bag of problems to deal with. Terrorism
has snatched Pakistan of its sleep and it’s doing everything to uproot it.
Schools are one of the decent ways to rid the country of extremism. Now the
country is being urged to close down the very schools.
PakTurk chain has clearly disowned Gullen’s influence. It says even
if there has ever been any Gullen influence, it was for the betterment of
education. It has no religious or political aim currently. It’s saying it has
nothing to do with Gullen now and its only task is to provide education, and education
alone. If PakTurk schools are closed, it will not only earn Turkey bad name,
it’ll also cause Pakistan many problems so for as education is concerned.
A PakTurk official recently said that it was hard to understand as
to how and 87-year-old exiled Gullen could cause any trouble for Erdogon.
Who is gullen? ,who should be erdogoen?non of pakturk'sstudent is
concernt with their bussness .but the fate is not cordial always ,sometime
state have to stand and face the
situation for the sake of political intrests and the pressure of
effected country .
It would be embarrassing of the schools are closed. It would be too
unfair to play with lives of so many students and employees. Someone should
narrate the real story of a Japanese railway station (Kyu Shirtakai Station)
where the whole train used to pick and drop the one and only student. Imagine a
train commuting just for a single girl. Developed are those who have put in
everything for education, and miserable are those who have turned their back to
it.
