The Pak Banker

Early marriages and semester system

- Sana Iqbal

Iam a bachelor's semester 3 student. I am passionate about my career and I wish I get through it successful­ly, but its so disappoint­ing to know that most of the girls in here don't bother their studies but are more passionate about their weddings.

I was shocked to find a drastic fall in my major class strength, it fell from 40 to 25 in one year.

I found most of them getting married. This falling strength is expected to increase further as I see senior semesters left with no more than eight or nine students.

At times I do understand these happenings, as semester system carries 4 years bachelors plan that actually forces parents to get their daughters fixed into their married lives. Normally two year bachelor's do not let bypass their age but in semester system a girl crosses twenty three and these early marriages renders their studious career incomplete.

Even in today's era of 21st century, each parent is keen to get their child knoted with perfect match as soon as possible. Today 27 % of our women are found to be edu- cated. Its sad to know that our literacy rate is seeking a drastic fall that is leading our country towards inferiorit­y and depression. Apart from uneducated female class even the educated ones are letting their education run in vein as they don't bring fruitful results out of their knowledge. This early marriage system among women is drowning our country into the depths of illiteracy.

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