Sir; I am a resident of Soan Garden Housing Society in Islamabad. The society administration charges its residents a considerable fee for providing security, sanitation and water supply services. But, astonishingly, the service is quite the opposite. Despite the presence of security guards, one can’t take a risk of parking one’s car outside the home even in broad daylight. Many incidents of car theft have been reported in the Society. The condition of roads inside the Society is miserable and badly needs repair and reconstruction. The state of sanitation is simply painful. It is sufficient to say that heaps of garbage are seen on the streets while stray dogs roam freely in the Society. There is only one filter point, from which all residents have to fetch water for drinking and kitchen use. Even this sole source has gone dry a few weeks ago, and no one cares despite complaints. The water supplied to homes is quite insufficient and of very poor quality, neither drinkable nor usable for cooking. A water-tanker mafia thrives on the mismanagement and lack of planning by the Society. This is the state of delivery of services for which the Society administration has been charging us every month. This is a blatant breach of contract on the part of the Society, which is currently administrated by a magistrate who perhaps has never visited this location. After several visits to the Society office, I could only find his number to register my complaints. Through your paper, I request the concerned authorities to redress our grievances. SHAHID ANWAR Islamabad