Sir: Water is the basic need of life. Life reflects total dependency on water. The level of underground water is decreasing rapidly. Moreover, because of water scarcity, several species have been extinguished on the ground. According to National Drinking Water Policy (NDWP), 35 percent of people in Pakistan have no access to safe drinking water. […]
Letters
Private school teachers
Sir: The statement “stay home, stay safe” is quite easy when your necessities are fulfilled. The government is helping everyone with funds during this pandemic but apart from shops, markets, and transportation, schools are still closed. This closure of schools making lives miserable to the private teachers because are they not below the poverty line […]
Corona-locust swarm
Sir: Still reeling under the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, another severe crisis is staring in Pakistan, one with the potential to impact their food security. Locust infestation is a major threat after Coronavirus. The virus wouldn’t attack if we stay home and follow safety guidelines, but hunger will kill us in any way. Pakistan […]
Misplaced priorities
Sir: Government is more concerned about the procurement of ventilators which save only two percent of the patients who need life support instead of diverting money to healthcare which is at the brink of collapse because of 0.7 percent health budget allocation. DR IRFAN ZAFAR, Islamabad
Drug-pushing – unstoppable
Sir: Recently, I visited Data Darbar, Lahore, there I saw people lying on footpaths like the dead. Upon inquiry, I came to know that they are drug addicts. People were calling them by different name ie Jahaaz, F-16 etc. People in Pakistan are increasingly becoming addicted to all kinds of drugs including. Both street and […]
Corona casualty surge
Sir: On last Saturday 2,636 new corona cases along with 64 death cases have been reported in Pakistan. The pandemic is abruptly skewing upward; a dangerous sign for the health sector as well as the public at large. The main reason behind this sharp increase is the non-observance of precautionary measures by the public, a […]
Comedy of errors
Sir: The recent comedy act of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) is very laudable. The comic action that a pigeon has been dispatched by Pakistan for espionage in Indian Held Kashmir speaks volumes of their ability to see things in their right context. Yes! With a number of corona cases exceeding 145,000 and over […]
Follow government SoPs!
Sir: Coronavirus is affecting more and more people in Pakistan. Despite government warning and struggle to bound people to stay home have become useless. People are roaming the cities without masks and without following government SoPs. Stay home and follow government SoPs are the only solution to eradicate Coronavirus. So, my humble request to all […]
Health Infrastructure
Sir: With only 0.7 percent of GDP being spent on our health sector, the system, especially in the bigger cities will choke soon by looking at the number of increase in the corona patients. In order to cope up with this looming crisis, it is suggested that all forces medical establishments (hospitals) be made open […]
Voice of wildlife
Sir: High-ranked government officials are killing precious wildlife in Pakistan. Similarly, a high official district administration Rahim Yar Khan illegally hunted several antelopes in the vicinity of Cholistan, Punjab. This is a very shameful and cruel act by the top member of bureaucracy. Because of these Anglo-Indian clerks, the masses are sauntering aimlessly in the […]