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Attack on PIC patients
Chaos, anarchy and brute abuse of laws and basic human values like protecting hospitals was criminally visible on streets of Lahore. Heart patients in critical condition were subjected to physical torment and agony, with their lifesaving support attachments forcibly removed by protesting lawyers to quench their ego in their quarrel with doctors and para-medical staff.
Obedience to law is demanded and not an option, otherwise chaos and Jungle Law will prevail. Power politics devoid of ethics follows. What is tragic is that in opinion of ruling elite and paid bureaucracy there is no realization that RED LINE was crossed when this attack on PIC occurred and State failed to exercise its writ to protect citizens. When power flows from the barrel of a gun, then unruly and egoistic groups resort to force as show of power.
We failed to understand that Quaid-e-Azam’s political struggle to carve nation state was for “WE THE PEOPLE”, their welfare, basic human rights and dignity. MAJ had very clearly elaborated upon role of paid civil and uniformed public is solely confined to serve people as servants of state. Unfortunately intrigues by serving member of Indian Political service Iskandar Mirza, who continued his liaison with British Indian Army until 1950 when he was promoted as Maj General and was serving simultaneously as Deputy Secretary Defense started reversal of Jinnah’s legacy and vision.
It was no coincidence that General TW Resse, who as commander of British Indian Army in WW2 Burma campaign, had removed Ayub Khan from active duty to be replaced by Lt. Col Steve Parson in connivance with Mirza after Quaid’s death be considered fit for promotion by Gen Messervy, in spite of Ayub being superseded by three junior officers(Brigadiers Nazir, Iftikhar and Nasir) on instruction of Quaid.
ALI MALIK TARIQ
Lahore
Protesting doctors
Young doctors are protesting again and patients are once again suffering. Doctors are demanding more hostels and better salaries. There is no doubt that in a democratic society, everyone enjoys the right to protest in favour of their demands. However, it is unfortunate that doctors have made it a habit of abandoning their patients every few days to go on strike. Such protests are always counterproductive.
The closed OPDs do not cause any inconvenience for the elite as they are able to visit private hospitals and approach private doctors. It exacerbates the situation only for patients from lower class who come to these hospitals from far-flung areas across the country. It is high time for the authorities to take benevolent measures so that doctors don’t have to go on strike every now and then and on the other hand, patients don’t have to suffer on account of doctors’ strike.
TAIMOOR HERL
Rawalpindi
Lawyers versus doctors
At least 12 patients died and more than 25 doctors sustained injuries on Wednesday as protesting lawyers broke into the emergency ward of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore. Before lawyers stormed the PIC, a lawyer shared a live video in which he threatened doctors.
In his video he mentioned “Look at the sea of lawyers. Today, doctors will have to undergo bypass and have stents inserted in them,” a lawyer can be heard saying in the video. “We will enter the hospital and beat doctors.”
A group of lawyers stormed the emergency ward of the PIC, destroyed public property, set a police van on fire and attacked Provincial Minister Fayyazul Hasan Chohan. Videos of the incident shared on Twitter showed police officials, dressed in riot gear, and were rendered helpless as a horde of lawyers, violating the law execution personnel, broke the entrance of the hospital. One woman died and several patients were alarmed at the emergency ward of the hospital as a result of the confusion and fear that spread inside the facility as the lawyers barged into the building. It was not clear why the group of lawyers stormed the cardiology hospital.
Our nation’s mentality is becoming worse day by day. We are acting more like animals in jungle than humans in society. I do not see any worse conditions than this in near future. Officials which are responsible for maintaining justice and saving lives of people are destroying both elements with their own hands. I do not have any hope that recommended actions will be practiced but hope keeps the world alive.
ABDUL MUQTADIR
Rawalpindi
Student unions strike
During the 1960s when we were in school, understudy associations were set up on a non-party premise drove by honourable understudies. Yearly scholarly exercises like discussion on national issues, sports exercises, including yearly sports occasions were masterminded pleasantly. Theatre exercises under dramatization clubs were held for amusement, and understudies’ issues were tackled promptly on account of smooth and solid coordination between the organization and the understudy associations.
During the 1970s the understudy associations were raised on a political premise. Episodes of fanaticism and absence of resistance turned into the request for the day.
Criminals were delivered, battling for delay of assessments, making dishonest strategies in assessments and constraining the school personnel undeserving understudies. A considerable lot of the commendable teachers and understudies were killed without trying to hide in the outstanding colleges due to political competitions and the offenders were never captured as a result of political weight. This, however prohibits from outside began living in inns of showing establishments with the assistance of inside criminals.
This was demonstrated a few times during irregular assaults on the inns. I encourage every single political pioneer to save instructive establishments and don’t ruin them for their trivial advantages. Understudy associations ought to be permitted distinctly on a non-political premise in the light of the fact that the status of instruction in the nation is now regrettable.
MUJAHID MALIK ARAIN
Via email
Balochistan is rich!
Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan. In 1906, Quetta was given the title of “Little Paris” because it was educationally developed. There are many natural resources in Quetta such as very large amount of copper, Sui Gas field, gold and oil. Chamalang is a territory of Balochistan. It is bordering with Sindh and Punjab. In 2007-9, 1 million tons of coal was produced. Currently, Saindak mine is being run by Chinese Co. It produces around 15,000 tonnes of natural ore in a single day.
It is needed to tell readers that Reko Diq field near Afghanistan and Iran, generates 16 millions tonnes of pure copper and 21 million ounces of gold, thus making Pakistan one of world’s largest producers of copper and gold. In fact, every territory of Baluchistan is blessed with natural resources. It is painful to see dilapidation of this area.
NAVEED ABBAS MAITLO
Islamabad
Street children, whose responsibility
The poor or homeless children and youth who live on the streets of a city, town or a village are called street kids or street children. There are two types of street children in Pakistan. Those who start and end their day on the streets while the latter live with their families but are sent to the streets to make money.
Working and begging on Pakistan’s streets has been growing despite efforts to provide basic education and aid. According to a survey, 1.5 million children live on the streets in Pakistan. These children, ostracized from society, are easy prey for those operating at its fringes with potentially disastrous consequences for the mainstream. Whilst reports that street children often engage in petty crimes are unsurprising, many of these children are also opted into more systemized forms of criminal activity including recruitment into criminal and terrorist gangs. They are often looked upon as delinquents, so nobody is willing to employ them in their homes and workplaces.
This rejection from the society has an effect on the society. They develop anti-social behaviour, become criminal abusers, addicts, molesters, robbers or drug traffickers just at the age of 16 to 18 years. They have no faith in humanity, no obligation. They know no law, no education, no system, no future and no life. We can take action in a multitude of ways e.g. commit to equality, protect every child, provide access to services, and create specialized solutions.
HAFSA NADEEM
Islamabad
NAB achievements
NAB’s major achievements had been the recovery of Rs 342 /- billion of ill-gotten money of people at large which had been deposited in the national exchequer and not a single penny had been received by NAB officers. Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal said NAB had rationalized its workload and timelines had been prescribed for efficient, effective and expeditious disposal of cases putting a maximum limit of 10 months-from complaint verification-to-inquiry-to-investigation and finally to a reference in Accountability Court.
NAB had filed 600 corruption references in Accountability Courts in the last 23 months which was a record achievement as investigation of mega and white collar crimes is very challenging task and it takes years. NAB on a regularly basis reviews its performance and also progress on ongoing inquiries and references. Due to this reason, the number of complaints had been doubled as compared to the same period of last year from Nov 2018 to Nov 2019.
AATIF KHAN
Islamabad
