Basic needs for village Chinjani in the modern era.

Byline: ZAIN KHOSO - Johi

Village Chinjani of Taluka Johi is one of the oldest villages in Pakistan. It consists of more than one hundred houses with a population of 800 people. Since the creation of Pakistan, no public representative from the democratic governments we have had has proposed development schemes for the inhabitants of Chinjani.

During the Martial Law tenure enforced in 1977, with apparent development occurring across the country, neither primary schools nor Chinjani's electricity power supply were enhanced. The villagers have always played a role in politics within local constituencies by voting for democratic political parties during election seasons. Ignorance by the elected public representatives of the constituency reveals their un-democratic attitude to the village and their people, who are entitled to a form of treatment received by the rest of the citizens in Pakistan.

As per the fundamental rights envisaged under Chapter I of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, every citizen of the homeland is entitled to equal treatment, but there seems to be widespread discrimination across the country, with the inhabitants of Chinjani being subject to it as well.

Women's education is necessary to build a literate and prosperous society, which is why a school for girls is essential for the village to educate their women. Health is of utmost importance, but there still exists...