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Traffic safety
Traffic safety is crucial for our daily lives, yet increasing number of road accidents highlights a growing disregard for traffic rules. Common violations such as skipping red lights, over speeding and driving in wrong direction significantly heighten the risk of accidents and endanger lives. It is imperative for everyone to adhere to traffic regulations, including obeying traffic signals, wearing seat belts, using helmets and respecting pedestrian crossings.
These rules are designed to protect us and ensure a safer driving environment. By following them, we can significantly reduce likelihood of accidents and create a safer community for all. Traffic police play a vital role in enforcing these rules and safeguarding public safety, so it is essential to comply with their instructions and contribute to a culture of responsible driving.
KIRANAZ MURAD
Karachi
Water population
Water pollution is a significant threat to well-being of living organisms and environment. Human activities and industrial waste, such as factory effluents are major contributors to this issue. The release of polluted water and oil into river and sea seriously harms marine life and in turn affects human beings.
The consequences of water pollution are far-reaching, affecting not only our environment but also our health and livelihood. It is essential that we take immediate action to address this issue. Government must take necessary measures to eliminate water pollution and we must work together to protect our planet and ensure a healthy future for generations to come.
SALEH ALI JAN
Awaran, Balochistan
Road robberies
Road robberies have become a common problem in Balochistan, as everyday many cases are being reported yet relevant authorities not taking any action. People are being looted, killed and injured during broad daylight but nobody is there to check this law & order situation. It is my sincere request to provisional government to take bold action on this issue.
MAHTAB ALI,
Kech, Balochistan
Baloch voices
Akhtar Mengal, a prominent leader from Balochistan, has resigned from the National Assembly. He feels that his province has been ignored and marginalised and his voice has not been heard. Mengal says that he and other leaders from Balochistan have tried to speak up, but their attempts have been met with hostility. They feel that their presence in the NA no longer serves any purpose for the people they represent.
Mengal is angry because NA has not listened to concerns of the Baloch people. Even when their daughters and elderly women protest, no one in the NA asks questions or raises points of order. The Baloch people feel ignored and disrespected.
The situation in Balochistan is getting worse. There have been militant attacks and state’s response has made the Baloch people fear they will be targeted indiscriminately. This is why Baloch leaders like Mengal want to distance themselves from the state.
It’s important to understand the anger and frustration of Baloch people. Leaders like Mengal, who work within the system and don’t support separatism, are crucial in Parliament. They need to raise their voices for the Baloch people. Akhtar Mengal’s resignation is a wake-up call.
The state needs to listen to concerns of the Baloch people and address their grievances. Leaders like Mengal must be encouraged to continue raising their voices in Parliament, if not situation in Balochistan will continue to spiral out of control.
TALAL RAFIQ RIND
Turbat
Education
in Sindh
As soon as I started teaching class VI in second half of August, 2024, I had plethora of challenges before me including dearth of textbooks, paucity of electricity, no peon, drinking water and sanitation facilities. Despite this, I did not lose hope. I arranged pre-test for evaluating academic competency of my students.
Results were alarming, as 95% students could not write English, Urdu and Sindhi alphabet properly. Such is the state of almost all school in rural areas of Sindh.
How to teach 9 subjects to students who cannot recognise even letters of all languages? How to teach them in an environment that is not conducive for learning? I ask these questions to Bilawal Bhutto, the MNA of this constituency, to education secretary and to Minister of education. 16 years of government in Sindh have not been sufficient to solve these issues. How many more decades are required to uplift the sorry-state of education in Sindh?
BABAR HUSSAIN
Larkana, Sindh
Load-shedding
Three districts of the Makran division are facing 15 hours of load-shedding a day. People of Turbat, Gwadar and Panjgur are forced to face sweltering heat of summer. The federal and provincial governments have to sort out the issue.
Iranian authorities assured resolving technical faults developed at their grid station, which supplies electricity to these three districts. But still these areas are getting hardly nine hours of electricity a day. However, Kech deputy commissioner and Qesco officials reiterated that technical fault would be fixed in a couple of days.
The residents of the areas blame provincial government, especially Qesco, over their negligence in resolving this grave issue. It is the responsibility of Qesco to address electricity-related concerns of the people.
IJAZ AHMED
Ashall, Balochistan
Unemployment
Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan, faces severe challenges despite its vast resources. Unemployment forces native residents to migrate for livelihood, while locals in cities like Gwadar are denied job opportunities that instead go to outsiders.
This exacerbates poverty, making it difficult for families to afford basic necessities, including education. The education sector is severely impacted, with schools closed due to teachers’ shortage.
Those who pursue education elsewhere return to find no job opportunities thus perpetuating the cycle of poverty. This hinders development and affects families’ well-being and future.
The lack of infrastructure, including roads, further hampers economic growth. To address these issues, I urge federal and provincial governments to create job opportunities in Balochistan, prioritising local residents.
Establishing and reopening schools will ensure access to education, while developing infrastructure will stimulate economic growth.
ZAMEER ASHRAF
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