Sir: I had never thought during my busy life that one day every person, poor or rich, will have to stay at home; there would be travel restrictions for everyone; airplanes, cars, trains and all other transport modes would be treated as a dysfunctional, and most crowded tourist destinations would look like haunted places with […]
Letters
Climate change
Sir: The rapid spreading of COVID-19 epidemic has taken the world surprise since the virus first spotted in Wuhan city of China and reached each and every corner of the world. It has infected a lot of people and the deaths are in thousands in a very short span of time. The link and interconnectedness […]
Take safety measures!
Sir: On January 30th 2020 the WHO declared the Chinese outbreak of COVID-19 a public health emergency of global concern and also termed it an incurable virus. According to a research COVID-19 is a virus very much similar to SARS (severe acute respiratory Syndrome) which also flared up in China in 2003. Another virus alike […]
Doctors’ arrest in Quetta
Sir: With the outbreak of COVID-19, the whole world is appreciating and saluting doctors for their services and contributions and fight against the pandemic. No doubt, they are the front-line fighting force against this deadly virus by putting their lives at risk for saving humanity. It is unfortunate that the doctors in Balochistan were beaten-charged […]
Ours is an ‘intolerant’ society
Sir: Our society has become so intolerant and rigid that we simply don’t want to listen to the opposite/divergent views of others; though how strong, logical and accurate these views may be. It is so because we have been groomed and taught in such a manner that we give weightage and importance to our point […]
Sewerage system hazards
Sir: This letter is to bring in notice that the poor sewerage system in our area. People in our zone are suffering a lot due to the choked sewerage line. The stagnant water containing diseases and viruses as well as splashes all over. Due to the sewerage problem, we face unhygienic conditions in our colony. […]
Poverty in urban areas
Sir: On the eve of simmering of Coronavirus, unusually, the urban areas of Pakistan have been experiencing growth in the poverty level. This chaotic economic situation is destined to result in a rise in crime level. Daily wage earners are looking with wistful eyes for a loaf and middle-class persons are in a state of […]
No end insight
Sir: Coronavirus out broken from China and it has reached each and every corner of the world and death ratio is increasing day by day. Medical scientists and trying hard to make a vaccine of COVID-19, but they still cannot alleviate it from society. China imposed curfew in Wuhan for two months, therefore Wuhan has […]
Rationing and COVID-19
Sir: Sindh government ordered an instant lockdown in the province without giving any time limit to the poor against pandemic Coronavirus. CM Sindh is doing best to provide relief and food to the poor but due to lack of management and a higher number of deprived. Moreover, hoarders and profiteers are playing havoc with the […]
Blood for Thalassemia children
Sir: Because of Coronavirus, the emergency is declared in all hospitals and the movement of the public is restricted to their homes. Due to these restrictions, people are unable to move freely and Thalassemia patients are in great trouble due to lack of blood. Blood donations have plummeted across the country because of the closing […]