The Age of Technology | Fear, Law, and Public Mindset [ENG-URDU]

The Age of Technology

I jumped with surprise after hearing my friend Ashfaq. He was saying,
"We are living in the age of technology."

Lines appeared on my forehead and when I looked at Ashfaq with questioning eyes, he understood that I wanted to know the meaning of his heavy philosophy. Smiling, he said,
"Friend, it feels to me that we are truly living in the age of technology, just like in earlier times there were eras and periods named after kings."

Seeing us still confused, Ashfaq supported his point with a few arguments and said,
"The eras of kings used to run according to their temperaments. For example, if we study the era of Hajjaj bin Yusuf, it appears as a symbol of strictness.
The period of Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz is considered an era of righteousness.
The time of Caliph Harun al Rashid is called an era of dominance and rise.
The eras of rulers like Genghis Khan and Hitler are interpreted as periods of bloodshed.

Similarly, there are different eras. The real point is that we must understand which era we are living in.
And when I think about it, I clearly see that we are living in the age of technology. Therefore, we cannot escape it. We must adopt it, understand it, and implement it in our lives so that our lives can become easier and easier."

Ashfaq had completed his point, and his words had deeply engraved themselves in my mind and heart. Each and every word seemed to be based on truth.

Present Conditions and the E-Challan System

Dear readers, if we continue this background and look at our present conditions, we will indeed see our era as the age of technology. For example, in recent days a modern traffic law has been implemented in the city of Karachi. Yes, we are talking about the e-challan.

This new system related to traffic laws has created an atmosphere of fear and panic as soon as it was introduced. The residents of Karachi are frightened of this law and its enforcement as if it were some supernatural force.
Let us take this very point and discuss it in a little detail.

Public Reaction and Government Attitude

Dear readers, we all know very well that maintaining traffic discipline in a large and densely populated city like Karachi has always been a major challenge. Daily chaos on the roads, disorder, and violation of the law have become routine. In such a situation, when the Sindh government implemented the e-challan system in Karachi, it was certainly a very welcome step. The only issue is that all this is new for us, and therefore we have turned it into a cause of anxiety for ourselves.

Today in this article, we will talk about this very difficulty and concern of the public and its solution. However, before that, we will briefly understand why after such decisions our public always becomes the opposing party of the government and state representatives.
Why do they have reservations about every state order.

I believe that its answer is hidden in just one word.
Yes, only one word.

And that word is,
"Our attitude."

The attitude with which the government deals with the public is enough to provoke them, after which mutual understanding between both parties cannot be achieved. For example, take the issue of the e-challan itself, where we saw that the government issued challans one after another, and their amounts were also very high. That was enough to enrage the public.

Moreover, a legitimate demand of the public, which some parties are raising while representing the people, is also quite reasonable. That the government should first provide those standard facilities which are the right of an urban resident. The city infrastructure should be strong, roads should be solid and in good condition. After that, such measures would also make sense.

Then along with this comes the issue of street crimes and incidents, that they should be controlled first, criminals should be restrained, and only then should attention be turned toward such public fines.
What kind of logic is this that crimes in the city are out of control, criminals roam freely, and on the other hand businesses and sources of income are made more and more difficult, while the grip of various fines is tightened around the public.

Furthermore, the unfair implementation of laws also becomes a cause of public anger. That is why people develop the perception that whether it is the e-challan system or any other law, all of it is merely a means and tactics to impose fines and extract money.

Some people feel that this will further increase our economic difficulties.
A particular segment has declared it a new form of government exploitation.

Because of these issues, various concerns, objections, and questions are circulating on social media. In short, as many mouths, so many opinions.

Importance of Technology and Reform

However, if this system is viewed objectively and weighed on the scale of current circumstances, it becomes clear that the e-challan is a revolutionary step in traffic management. Its purpose is not merely to impose fines, but to create awareness among people about obeying traffic laws.
This system brings transparency through camera surveillance, where there is no room left for favoritism or bribery by any official.
The purpose of the e-challan is not only to reduce traffic accidents, but also to ensure the protection of citizens' lives and property.

Just think for a moment, if a person repeatedly breaks signals, parks incorrectly, or overspeeds, it harms not only himself but others as well.
The e-challan discourages exactly this behavior.

Dear readers, it is also worth considering that in developed countries of the world, such automated systems have been successfully operating for years, and they have improved discipline. If we too want to become a civilized and law-abiding society, we must adopt such technology with an open heart.

In the end, the only request is that we should not consider the e-challan as a punishment or a divine calamity, but accept it as a reformative process. It will not only improve the system of our city, but will also provide future generations with a safe traffic environment.

However, on the other hand, government institutions should also take it as a challenge. Instead of a force-based system, they should move forward by understanding public psychology. Our system should be transparent. Complaints should be resolved promptly, and the public should be continuously informed about its importance. Because I fully agree with my friend that we are living in the age of technology, and we must move along with it, understand it, bring it into our lives, and implement it. In this lies the success of our individual lives, and through this we can collectively become a developed country and nation.