Sir: The schedule of school opening is announced and now the children are trying to get ready to attend the schools after six months. The majority of the children have forgotten the books, reading, and writings. Now, all the burden is upon teachers. Moreover, the majority of private school teachers were either disposed-off of unpaid […]
Letters
The Defence Day
Sir: 6th September, the day when a country driven by its hostile motives attacked on a country six times smaller in size. Indian army attacked parts of Lahore and Sialkot before dusk of 6 September 1965. This was the start of a 23 days war between two neighbours who got independence 18 years ago. Pakistan […]
Karachi: rain wrecked
Sir: Recent record-breaking spell of rain in Karachi has wrecked most parts including the posh areas like DHA. According to Pakistan’s Meteorological Department normal rainfall in Karachi in the month of August is 68 millimeters but this year an alarming number of 587.5 millimeters was recorded which was apocalyptic in some ways. The metropolis is […]
Mental health awareness
Sir: It is unfortunate that Pakistan is among countries with the highest number of mental health cases yet it’s barely discussed. In our country, the plethora of problems and crimes makes the situation worst for these people. If this problem persists, I am afraid that we might face a mental health crisis all over the […]
Karachi cries
Sir: The city of Karachi, the mother of poor as some say, remains in shambles. Karachi produces about 30 percent of value-added in large-scale manufacturing, 20 percent of the GDP, the World Bank identified Karachi as the most business-friendly city in Pakistan. The root causes of all its problems are corrupt politicians and incapable management. […]
No SoPs after lockdown
Sir: Amid the decrease in coronavirus cases the government has decided to reduce restrictions in lockdown under strict Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs). But in my area Sindh University Society, SoPs are not been followed as per rules. At dhabba’s, markets, and other public places the SoPs are not been followed. It’s a request to Deputy […]
Dengue is back!
Sir: According to social media reports (still not confirmed from official sources), some cases of dengue have been registered in Lahore. Our government is fighting with Corona, has been fighting with locust and now dengue is rising. The provincial governments should take solid steps to rooted our dengue as it always appears after rains in […]
Electricity vanished after rains
Sir: In the past, downpours caused urban flood, heavy downpours caused more flood in Karachi. Presently, rains caused floods, and electricity vanished adding additional miseries to civic life. NADEEM ILLYAS BUTT Karachi
Focus on education
Sir: In comparison with other provinces, Balochistan is lagging behind in education. Though Baloch are willing to get the education but, due to lack of investment for the education sector, they remain deprived of it. Furthermore, the rich go to another city to study, but the poor remain uneducated or do not get a quality […]
Politics on downpour
Sir: Currently politics is mainly focused on precipitation due to monsoon season and particularly Karachi metropolitan city is a center of discussion among politicians, media wings, and general masses. However, other areas get less attention because of this rain fuss. In rain emergency and urban flooding, public relief campaigns are essential to be conducted. As […]