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A hospital’s woes
City Hospital Kashrote, Gilgit-Baltistan, is one of the major hospitals of GB where tens of thousands of patients visit and get admitted on a daily basis. Building of this hospital is lofty and larger though, yet is devoid of basic facilities for patients.
In the chilling cold weather of GB, patients in this hospital are not even provided the blankets and pillows let alone heaters or other facilities to cope with atrocious weather. Most shockingly, the ICU wards lack the essential medical apparatus necessary to handle the emergency cases. This is a huge risk for those emergency patients and severely wounded people who are carried to ICU expecting to save their lives.
Chief Minister of GB is humbly being reminded that building a gigantic hospital building is a great initiative but, in addition, ensuring all facilities in it too is the genuine accomplishment.
ZAHID ALI ZOHRI
Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan
Clinching top positions
It is really a matter of delight to see that female students have clinched top positions in all faculties of Karachi University. Whether it is result of HSC or FCS every year female students are seen taking top positions. Where it is delightful moment for the nation that our females are not far behind at all in all the fields especially in education field as well as it is a matter of grave concern that what male students are doing and where their time is spent. If it keeps going that female students beat male students in securing top positions, soon there would be imbalance in the society observed that females would be found much qualified than males.
If a survey is carried out in Karachi where education ratio is better than other cities of Pakistan, it would be known that in each house approximately two to three females are waiting for suitable proposals for getting married only because either males are unemployed or if they are employed found earning low salary. Food for thought is to encourage males of the society through brainstorming to study well so that equilibrium society might be established and men and women stand side by side.
FAISAL ANSAR
Karachi
Medical students’ future at stake
The parents and relatives of those thousands of students whose future has been destroyed with an arbitrary decision of former Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and now known as Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) have expressed their deep dismay, anger, and disappointment over it.
Reports say that thousands of intelligent students hailing from parts of the country, particularly from Sindh, who burnt the midnight oil and got enviable score in their Intermediate (F.SC-Pre Medical Group) and qualified the toughest-ever Entry Test for admission in different Medical and Dental Colleges for degrees of MBBS and BDS. In the wake of the decision of Honourable Sindh High Court against the defunct PMDC, now the newly-established body “PMC” is reported to have challenged the said decision in the Honourable Apex Court.
It is a known fact that the defunct body-PMDC – got bad press because of a variety of internal and external factors, coupled with defective policies and questionable character of persons placed in authority, but the question is: Why should the students bear the brunt? Why should their future be put at stake? And why to kill their hopes, destroy their dreams and desires? If PMDC was an illegal body then why not all other decisions and policies of it be declared illegal? Why only admission–specific decision is declared illegal? Indeed, a nation which upsets the talent, indeed upsets its own future.
However, the Honourable Prime Minister Imran Khan is earnestly requested to intervene in this matter and save the future of thousands of very potential students from my Jeejal Sindh and other parts of this country well beloved who have already got admission in Medical and Dental Colleges for degrees of MBBS and BDS in line with the well-settled and well- shielded admission process.
HASHIM ABRO
Islamabad
War at
the door
The recent US air strike on the convoy of Iranian Revolutionary Guard general Qasem Suleimani which left him dead has brought the Middle East at the verge of another bloodiest war after two world wars and the cold war in the 20th Century. The attack has been carried out by the US accusing that he had been involved to deteriorate the situation in the region as well as killing and harming the Americans through proxies while pro-Iranians claim that he has played a great role in defeating the ISIS in Iraq and Syria. After his killing thousands of Iranian people have took to the streets and it has intensified tension in Iraq as well. The American action has been condemned by many international powers like Russia for adding fuel to the already tense situation in the region. Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini and some pro-Shia militant groups warned to avenge the killing of the General as he was considered great figure in Iran after the supreme leader.
Pakistan which has strategically a great position in the region will have the direct impact of tension between Iran and the US as the neighbouring country of Iran and US ally. Hence Pakistan with its closest ally China and other major powers must step in to play a mediatory role to avoid a catastrophic situations in the region which will surely result in a large-scale implications for a long-term.
IQRA QADIR
Singanisar Balochistan
Parking mafia
I am writing to tell about the issue of parking mafia that takes a lot of cost for parking and don’t care the vehicles and also says “park at your own risk”. They are not the government employees and it’s not a rule of government to take cost of parking so why these persons can take heavy fee for parking like 100 to 300. Who gives them authority to take parking cost?
If someone argues with them about the parking fee, they (parking mafia) behave rudely and sometime fight them. Therefore, I wish to draw attention of the concerned authorities with the help of your newspaper towards the solution of this monister. Hopefully, you will be able to help us in drawing their attention and find the solution earliest.
M SAAD ULLAH
Islamabad
Our security
at risk
I recently read a news story about the grave crisis that is afflicting our country’s petroleum industry. It said that Pakistan may not be able to import the necessary amount of petroleum for its requirements since country’s two main oil import terminals, Oil Pier-1 and Oil Pier-3, are not working properly.
The news story further said that only Oil Pier-2 is operational since the others are in state of disrepair. It is absolutely shocking that Pakistan’s oil imports can so easily be threatened due to the lack of foresight. The authorities say they will upgrade or repair the non-functional terminals but this will take eight months or so to make them both functional again. Knowing how fast repairs are done here I am sure actual time will be even longer, maybe more than double.
Sir, this is a very serious crisis that is brewing in our country. By the time these piers are back on stream, the nation’s economy and security could be brought to a standstill. As a Pakistani citizen, my question for our planners is how and why are we so pathetically complacent to allow this state of affairs? And God forbid what would happen if the Oil Pier-2 is damaged before the other 2 piers are repaired? Given the grave situation we find ourselves on the border, I implore our planners to urgently remedy this situation.
SYED OVAIS AKHTAR
Karachi
Relationship matters
Did we think ever about the relation of parents and relatives with us? All we know that this a technological world. Mostly people are busy in their personal life while using internet mobile and laptop etc. They never spent time with their parents and children. They are doing work just like a machine. They do not notice what is happening in their surroundings.
It is a big issue among people that they are prisoner of work and office and the young generation is also addicted to electronics accessories and internet. They are busy in mobile all the day and wasting their time in such rubbish activities like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. They should spend a lot of time with their parents to make themselves a good person for the society. Too many parents have such issue with their children. They do complain that their children have been stuck in electronics media. We are not saying that it is not beneficial but excessive use of this is harmful so is should be controlled.
MUHAMMAD MEHRAN
Islamabad
Child abusers punishment review
It is great news to see the whole KP Parliament agreeing on creating a Committee to review punishment for child abusers. I would like to suggest the following suggestions to be included in the new amendment.
Firstly, I think that since the crime inflicts pain and psychological shocks on the victim, therefore, the punishment for the crime should also be painful. The criminal should not be killed; in fact emergency medical crew should keep the criminal alive throughout the punishment period. Secondly, I think the victim should be given some support from government, including a grant for legal fee, complete medical coverage, psychological care, quarterly interaction with other victims and families, family relocation grant and scholarship for higher education to help the victims lead a normal life. Thirdly, to help ensure quick court proceedings in such cases the courts should define evidence collection, as these days DNA test is the norm. Similarly, the criminal should be given a painful punishment for the same amount of time as the court proceedings went on for. This will give incentive to criminals to admit crime and avoid prolong painful punishment.
SHAHRYAR KHAN BASEER
Peshawar
