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Mobile culture in Chitral

Being the part of global world we need to make our life consistent and utilize the sources and resources appropriately which is in consonance with our culture and way of life. Computer, internet and cellular phone are the results of technological development. Scientists worked in this field to make life of man prosperous, luxurious, and easy in this planet. As a result of great works on the part of experts led to the innovative technological development transformed the world into a click or push button era.

Chitral is unique due to all its manifestations. The introduction of mobile service has led to the complex social problems to our society. Even the educated and matured member of our society is least considerate with regard to cellular phones and its use. Mobile is not a problem as such for us because it is an indispensable fact and has become integral part of our life. Life seems to be very difficult without it. But its unethical use has created grave challenges to our society.

Here one thing I am trying to bring to light is that the use of cellular phones particularly in Chitral and backwards areas of Pakistan generally has become a menace for our life style, culture and secrecy and even to the money and time.
Parents have given mobile phones to their children to facilitate their daily needs and make easy access with family but not to have MP4 with modulating multi-functional cell to be used only to take photos, listening music, and to exasperate the innocent and simple natured people by changing voice. Videos, photos and music are the part and parcel of our life. We by saving them can remember and recall memorable days of life. But the new developing culture of mobile is without a rationale. These electronic gadgets are used inappropriately and unreasonably in Chitral particularly youngsters ignoring their very purpose putting aside.

Eye-catching message packages have led to another method of making the life of man more complex, anxious, perplexed and mysterious in terms of miserable relationship. It is just like the fake friendship is made in the face book which is nothing more than waste of time and money.

Civilized people are identified only by civilized manners which are universal in the world in terms of their applicability. Our youngsters need to be curious, civilized and responsible individual in such matters which are against the moral ethos and ethical etiquettes. Parents and elders should therefore, carefully address these problems abruptly before getting matter bad to worse.

Alhaj Muhammad Khan
Booni, Chitral.