The central Shoora of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan has expressed grave concern over the numerous problems being faced by the country's youth and the women. A resolution adopted by the Shoora said that the youth, comprising around 50 million were a great national asset that could play a major role in the development of the country.
However, the wrong policies of the government and the indifference of the rulers to their problems were causing disappointment among the youth. It noted that nudity and vulgarity were being promoted which was leading to increase in crimes and immorality among the youth.
Narcotics were freely available and their use among the youth was increasing while the state institutions and agencies responsible for narcotics control were actually promoting its usage.
The Shoora stressed upon the government to promote healthy activities including sports and games among the youth. Besides, merit should be strictly adopted all levels to motivate the youth to hard work and to enable them become good and useful citizens.
The resolution concerning the women said that half of the country's population deserving great protection, honour and dignity, had been totally ignored by the government due to the conspiracies of a small westernised lobby.
Exploitation of the women was going on in every institution under the garb of equality of women. A majority of the women had already been facing injustice while the fresh legislation, especially the Protection of the Women's Bill, had led to an increase in the incidents of violence against women and gang rape. The media and advertisement companies were promoting nudity as had demolished the sanctity of the women folk. As a result, the morals of the youth and the children were also being affected.
The Shoora demanded stringent punishment for those involved in adultery and gang rape of women, provision of jobs to the women wearing veil in government educational institutions, interest free loans to the women having technical skill and introducing technical women having skill in cottage industry at international level. It also supported the setting up of separate educational institutions to promote female education and the provision of legal help to the women facing litigation.