In a recent survey conducted by the conducted by the Nielsen research company and sponsored by the British Council, it has been determined that generation next of Pakistan, specifically the youth population of the country is extremely dissatisfied with their government and see very little future for themselves.

These troublesome statistics state a disturbing and a very concrete fact, that, if Pakistan fails appease its younger generation or it does not take much needed re-conciliatory steps, the consequences to the demographic figures of the nation could be disastrous.

The unanimous mindset of the Pakistani youth has significantly leaning towards extremist thinking, where a majority of them keep the Muslim community far above their own country and nine out of ten teenagers have very little or absolutely no confidence in the Pakistani government.

According to David Steven (Center for International Cooperation, New York University),

“This is a real wake-up call for the international community. You could get rapid social and economic change. But the other route will lead to a nightmare that would unfold over 20 to 30 years.”

This latest disappointing reports comes at a time, when the country is battling an exponentially high rate of insurgency that threatens the stability as well as the nuclear arsenal of Pakistan. In the last month or so, Pakistan has witnessed a gruesome and a relentless wave of terror attacks from dreaded militant groups such as Pakistan Taliban and Al-Qaeda amid a continued military offensive in the country’s South Western region against the militant outfits.

Pakistan has been suffering from an intense unemployment rate largely due to its grievously low rate of education, where one out of four teenagers is an illiterate. Furthermore, this lack of education and basic awareness has led to a strong inclination towards Islam, where a majority of those studied identified themselves as Muslims first instead of being Pakistanis.

Via New York Times.