The vulnerability of our weak health system coupled with the indifferent attitude of the public at large have posed a serious threat to public health and safety. The SOPs exist only in name, with little regard for them among consumers and businesses. As we generally adhere to a ‘herd mentality’, we are least bothered about the consequences of our individual actions, it is enough that others are not paying heed for us to follow suit. The swelling horde of Eid shoppers behaves as though the sky will if they do not go shopping.
It appears another complete lockdown is in the offing as local transmission of the pandemic is shooting up, sharply. Unfortunately, the government and the opposition are busy trading barbs and point scoring against each other, rather than focusing on the national welfare. No decency has been shown by any of the major political parties. Moreover, although government employees have been forced to contribute to the Covid-19 fund, we did not see similar efforts by parliamentarians.
Iftikhar Mirza
Islamabad
It seems as if the people of Karachi have been left at the mercy of dacoits and hard-core criminals whereas the...
Since the February elections, the provincial governments, especially those in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, have...
This letter refers to the news report ‘Air ambulance service to start in June: Maryam Nawaz’ . According to the...
Car-dependency, along with the pervasive absence of any facilities for pedestrians and cyclists during the road design...
Acid attacks are one of the worst forms of gender-based violence in Pakistan. The victims of these attacks are often...
I find it very disturbing that the imprisoned PTI head Imran Khan and other senior party figures are often repeating...