An urgent appeal to solve Khuzdar people’s problems

By Hinagul Maqsood

I want to draw your kind attention towards the serious difficulties faced by the citizens of Khuzdar. I am writing this letter not only as a student, but as a son of this soil, who sees the pain of his people every day. Khuzdar is one of the largest districts of Balochistan. It is a land of brave people, rich culture, and great history. Yet, today, the people of this district are living a life full of hardships, pain, and disappointment. We face these hardships in our daily life, and with every passing day, our problems are increasing instead of decreasing.

Sir, the first and the most painful problem is the lack of electricity. Many areas like Wadh, Gresha, and Naal have been without electricity for many years. Imagine a life without light, without a fan in the hot summer of Balochistan, and without any facility to charge a mobile phone. In these areas, children study under the light of candles and lanterns. Patients suffer in darkness in their homes. Shopkeepers close their shops early in the evening because there is no light. Farmers cannot run their tube wells. How can a society progress when it does not have even the basic facility of electricity? The government has made many promises, but those promises have never been fulfilled. The people are tired of listening to false promises. They want practical action, not only words.

The second major problem is the poor condition of education. Education is the light that can change the future of any nation, but in Khuzdar, this light is slowly fading. Several schools are closed. In many villages, school buildings exist, but there are no teachers. In some places, teachers remain absent for months. Children cannot study properly because there is no one to teach them. They go to school with hope, but they return home disappointed. The teachers receive salary and stay at home, while the future of our children is being destroyed. How can our children compete with the children of Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad when they do not even have a teacher in their classroom? How can they dream of becoming doctors, engineers, and officers when they are not given even basic education? The youth of Khuzdar are talented. They are hardworking. They only need a chance. If they are given proper teachers, books, and schools, they can bring a great name to Pakistan.

The third and most heart-breaking problem is the condition of health. Hospital lacks doctors. Many lives were lost due to this shortage. In 2023, a woman passed away because there was no female doctor in the hospital. She left behind her small children, and her family is still in pain. In 2025, a young man died because he was a kidney patient and there was no proper treatment available for him in Khuzdar. These are not just two stories. There are hundreds of such stories that never come to the newspapers. Every month, innocent people die only because they do not get timely treatment.

Citizens buy medicines from a medical shop, but even those medicines are often expensive and sometimes fake. If anyone can afford it, he needs to travel to Karachi for treatment. But Sir, how many poor families can afford to travel to Karachi? A poor father who earns daily wages cannot take his sick child to Karachi. He watches his child suffer in front of his eyes, and he can do nothing. This is the greatest pain of a parent. The government must provide qualified doctors, female doctors, medicines, and modern machines in the hospitals of Khuzdar. A hospital without a doctor is like a body without a soul.

The fourth problem is the condition of roads. The major concerns are roads, internet, and employment. Accidents occur daily because of broken and high roads. Lives are being lost in the district of Khuzdar. The roads that connect Khuzdar with other cities are broken, narrow, and dangerous. Drivers face great difficulty, especially at night. Many families have lost their loved ones in road accidents. A road that should connect people is now becoming a cause of death. The government should immediately repair these roads and build new and safe roads for the people.

The fifth problem is the lack of internet and mobile network. Several villages have neither internet nor mobile network. In this modern age, when the whole world is connected through the internet, our villages are still cut off from the world. Students are unable to attend online classes. During the time of COVID-19, when the whole world was studying online, our students could not attend even a single class because they had no internet. Even today, a student in Khuzdar cannot search for information, cannot apply for a scholarship online, and cannot learn new skills because there is no internet facility. How can we talk about digital Pakistan when our villages do not even have a mobile signal?

The sixth problem is unemployment. Youth are educated yet still unemployed. There are no basic facilities. How can anyone survive without basic needs? Our young people have completed their education with great struggle. Their parents sold their land and animals to educate them. But after education, there are no jobs for them. They are forced to sit idle at home. Some of them become frustrated and lose hope. An educated unemployed youth is a great loss for the country. The government should create job opportunities, open technical training centres, and support small businesses so that our youth can earn an honest living.

In the end, I request the government to notice these matters and act quickly to solve them. The people of Khuzdar are not asking for luxuries. They are asking for basic human rights: electricity, education, health, safe roads, internet, and jobs. These are the rights of every citizen of Pakistan.

The residents of Khuzdar will be highly grateful to you if you take immediate and serious action. We still have hope. We believe that if the government listens to our voice, our district can become a developed and peaceful district. Please do not ignore our voice. Please save the future of Khuzdar.