Media debates

Our electronic media mostly hosts debates that have little or no relevance to the miseries people face in their daily lives, especially in rural parts of the country. The need to highlight issues such as health, education, etc, is as important as debating constitutional amendments, rigging and our foreign policy matters. But one finds a dearth of discussions on issues that have a direct bearing on people’s lives or even if discussions are held panellists taking part in the debate leave much to be desired.
The media needs to focus more on problems generally faced by most people. There should be more debates on education, on the state of public sector educational institutions, etc. If a hospital like the PIMS in the federal capital cannot provide satisfactory healthcare, then one can image the plight of patients in far-flung areas like Mianwali.
Mussadiq Khan Niazi
Mianwali