Sir: According to an English local daily, an accountability court on last Monday deferred the indictment of former president Asif Ali Zardari in Park Lane reference, as his counsel has filed a plea against the proceedings and during the hearing, Zardari’s lawyer has filed a petition in the accountability court to stop the indictment against […]
Letters
Polio case
Sir: Despite praiseworthy efforts by the concerned authority, another polio case was reported in Union Council 1 of Landhi, Karachi. With this new case, the total number of polio cases reached to 57 in the current year. Still, the concerned authority needs to do more to eradicate the virus from the country and for this the public […]
Mafias rule
Sir: Our government has bow-down before petrol mafia after sugar and flour crises. Infact, mafias always hold important posts in every government and are unable to control. Strict action is the need of the hour to curb all mafias. Moreover, courage is needed to root-out such types of corruption. May Allah save our beloved country. […]
Increasing loadshedding
Sir: This is to draw attention to the concerned authorities to the highlighted problem of shortage of electricity in District Shikarpur. It creates headaches and miserable life for citizens including educated students who are anxious to do study in the schools owing to the power load-shedding. The daily routine of load-shedding is 14 to 16 […]
Tax and recovery
Sir: As per media reports, tax collection targets are not achieved by our revenue collection department. Since the creation of Pakistan, we are unable to establish a good and a flawless revenue collection system. Majority of the staff members are involved in corruption as they always advice people to avoid tax paying and in return […]
Power outage
Sir: I want to draw the attention of the authorities towards power outage in Karachi. Karachi has become the city of problems bearing water-crisis, gas shortages, law and order situation, overpopulation, and many more. Since many years, Karachi is facing power outage on daily basis and no proper step has been taken so far by […]
Increasing robberies
Sir: Since the mask is mandatory to avoid Coronavirus, some mask-man are enjoying liberty to cheat the public. This is an alarming situation and the police must keep an eye on it. People walking on the roadsides must be scanned. MUHAMMAD ZAHID Lahore
Lame excuse!
Sir: It has been reported on 12th June by all the newspapers including Daily Times that Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has blamed Covid-19 for Rs three trillion GDP loss. In this regard, may I dare to say that the country’s economy was already in a loss […]
Ray of hope?
Sir: The steroid dexamethasone the first drug was given to thousands of patients who were critically ill with coronavirus in a randomized, controlled trial. The effects of dexamethasone were most striking critically-ill patients with coronavirus and were on ventilators. An expensive and commonly used drug can save the lives of the people seriously ill and […]
Life-saving drugs
Sir: Life-saving drugs have vanished after an increase in Coronavirus patients. According to media reports, plasma injections are held and purchased by the mafia and selling it at Rs 300,000 per injection while its original price is Rs 3000. Just one word I would like to say; we don’t believe in morality and have become […]