My name is Muhammad Ali Rafi. I have been studying at government institutions since my childhood. I am a software engineer from the University of Engineering Technology, Faisalabad, having a master’s degree from there. I am pretty sure that I can do something better for my country—for the betterment of my society and my public.
When I was just a student in matriculation first year, I found that my father was transferred to the commissioner’s office as the driver of the commissioner. When I asked him more about the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner, he told me a thing:
“Son, CSS is the only path you have to pursue in order to become a civil servant.”
He also told me that a CSP officer, especially the commissioner, can change anything he wants as long as it is not against government policies in the educational sector. As I know, the commissioner is the chairman of the educational board of his division.
That day, as a 10th-class student with no knowledge of programming languages, I wondered about my future. I determined that I would pass the CSS exam and become a civil servant. I am using the word “servant” because I believe that if every civil servant thinks of himself as a servant to the public, then our country will start progressing. That was my motivation to join the civil services.
Moreover, the major thing I want to change in our educational system is the cramming system. We should not force our students to cram data just by repeating or writing it again and again without understanding how it actually works. Instead, we must provide them with opportunities to develop critical thinking skills, enabling them to move abroad and work wherever they want, even without holding a formal degree from that country.
A student with a deep understanding of a specific subject, such as coding, can contribute significantly to the economy. As we know, Pakistan ranks among the top countries with the greatest freelancer community in the world. It is very easy for us Pakistanis to improve our economy and make it dependent on the information technology sector.
We have many students who are completely jobless and searching for opportunities. By focusing on skills-based education, we will not only create job positions for skilled individuals but also expand our country’s economy. This progress will allow us to take pride in our nation’s development.
Moreover, it is also included in my motivation that I will eliminate the corruptional factor from our public system. The main cause, due to which the public don’t trust on government and government officials, is the corruption.
I believe that whenever someone reach out the law enforcement agencies, even for filing a case against a criminal, they will charge him a small bribe. It is the right of that person, who is a civilian, that he can get a case filed against the criminal who committed crime with him. But unfortunately, in Pakistan, he has to pay a bribe for every legal, illegal, every type of task, every type of work that he wants to be done by government officials.
I believe that in Pakistan, anti-corruptional agencies are working and are in the seek of evidence against government officials or corruptional activities being executed in the public system of Pakistan. But due to a stereotype existing among the society individuals, lead them not to report them to the law enforcement agencies. That is the reason, I will come to the system and will try to eliminate such a factor from our system completely.
I believe that Allah has given everyone a life. It is the responsibility of the person to lead a life according to the laws of Sharia. Life is the gift of Allah, and of course, He can take the life of anyone at any time. Then why cannot we die by doing something very good, something really beneficial for our country or our public especially?