— the fact that six weeks have gone by and there is no clue as to who murdered well loved Qawwali exponent, Amjad Sabri and how it is making others of the same profession think that no one really cares. People say this is a high profile case as the victim was a legend and it will reflect badly on the country and its justice system as well as put law enforcers in a bad light if not solved soon.
— the lack of facilities for senior citizens in the country and how the government should look into the problem so that older people do not feel neglected because they have passed the prime of their life. People say all over the world special attention is paid to make things easy for the elderly who need help at public places and transportation, even to providing these facilities free of cost but no such amenities are provided here.
— the operation to ‘clean up’ Karachi, both figuratively as well as literally, which involves the knocking down of hundreds of buildings which have been built over drains and natural waterways. People say this illegal activity has been going on for years with successive governments turning a blind eye towards the menace which is responsible for the flooding of the city when it rains and hopefully it will be carried out to its proper conclusion.
— the incident of a perfectly healthy young woman being announced dead by her family a few days after she came for a visit and how it is suspected that it is another killing in the name of honour. People say the bill on making honour killings an unpardonable crime with exceptional punishment should be expedited before more women fall victim to this retarded mindset as there is no honour in killing.
— the images shown by media of the streets and other places in the capital city being inundated with rain water after heavy showers and how it makes one wonder what it must be like in other towns and cities, People say proper planning and keep a strict check on unauthorised building
and encroachments will
go a long way in solving
this perennial problem
and also save money which can be used elsewhere as well as keep residents happy.
— the verification of family information on your mobile phone by a process derived by Nadra and how it appears to be having some problems especially in the response department. People say while the data base organisation has done wonders in improving the system and made the ‘one window’ option a success, it should look into complaints by customers and resolve them quickly so that its good reputation for giving excellent service is not affected in any way.
— the fact that after thousands of Pakistani citizens had signed a petition asking the Noble Prize Committee to consider humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi for the prize, someone who is entitled to nominate him has finally taken the step. People say if the nomination is accepted and Edhi does get the award, the Leader of
the opposition in the NA
will be remembered more for this act of his rather than his political career, of which there are always two opinions. — I.H.