By Taha Ali Tabish Baltistani

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For the past several years, I have been observing and reflecting on certain social trends, especially within our education system. I have visited many schools where the teachers are competent and dedicated. However, in most schools in Skardu particularly private institutions there appears to be a serious decline in students’ moral values and respect for teachers.

Not long ago, teachers were regarded as spiritual parents, deserving the highest respect. Today, many students treat them as if they are merely service providers. It is common to hear children say, “We pay fees; teachers are not doing us any favor.” In every conflict, the teacher is assumed to be at fault.

This raises an important question:
Who has planted this mindset in our children?
And have parents ever considered how much of the school fee actually reaches the teachers?

There is a well-known school that charges around 6,000 rupees per month per child, yet teachers reportedly earn only about 12,000 rupees monthly. This naturally leads to another question: Where does the rest of the money go? Unfortunately, this is not the story of just one school it reflects a broader pattern.

My main concern is more serious. Among us, there are groups who are indirectly influencing children for their own agendasusing children as tools while staying behind the scenes. They encourage students to participate in protests, push them onto social media with scripted narratives, and present themselves as the only well-wishers of children while portraying others as enemies.

Who are these people damaging an entire generation?
Who is teaching students about favoritism, political backing, and the “one phone call” culture instead of education and discipline?

Children as young as twelve should not be involved in politics, protests, or power dynamics. Yet today, students seem more interested in debating figures like Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif, Asad Umar, or sports personalities like Babar Azam than focusing on their studies. Many are aware of global political issues but arrive at school without homework or even basic academic preparation. Some students appear to have rarely used a pen seriously in their lives.

In protest videos, we now see more children than adults—often without even understanding the cause they are supporting. I have watched public demonstrations from countries like Japan, China, the United States, Europe, Turkey, and even Afghanistan, and it is rare to see children participating in such activities there.

So why is this happening only in our society?
Who is quietly shaping young minds in harmful ways?
Which groups are using the slogan of “children’s rights” to promote their own agendas?

Our real enemy is not someone across the border. The real threat is among us those who, knowingly or unknowingly, are diverting our children from education, discipline, and moral development.

This situation demands serious reflection not just a little, but a lot.

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