THIS is apropos M.A. Dar’s letter ‘Indian boss’s charity’ (Oct 28). The writer talks high of the Indian boss who opened up his treasure chest distributing $800m for his 1,200 employees.

He then puts up a question: “Can anything like this happen in Pakistan?” Then he answers himself, saying: “We all know the answer.”

While we must appreciate what the Indian boss did for his employees, we must not generalise and pass on a cynical remark for all Pakistani bosses. I know of a urea fertiliser plant near Lahore which was shut down for 305 days last year for want of gas and has operated for 28 days this year for the same reason. Still the Pakistani boss did not retrench any of his employees, nor did he stop their salaries. In fact, they were given increments.

Like most Pakistanis, I used to be cynical too often criticising Pakistan and Pakistanis. Noticing this habit my uncle told me that it was our duty to highlight positives about Pakistan too. Everything is not good in India and all is not bad in Pakistan.

S.N.I.R.

Karachi

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M. A. Dar’s letter has put a very valid question: “Can anything happen in Pakistan?” citing the example of an Indian boss who opened his treasure chest to shower a huge sum of over $800m on 1,200 employees.

My reply to this painful question is a very big ‘no’.

As pointed out by Mr Dar, our industrial giants ‘suffer a big loss’ every fiscal year and the loss is so great that every year they add another huge industrial unit to their existing empire.

When our multibillionaires are suffering heavy losses, how can they think of their employees who, by shedding their sweat and blood, have made it possible for our industrial giants to multiply their wealth day and night?

Mr Dar has correctly highlighted the thinking of our millionaires for whom money is above all moral values.

Aamir Aqil

Lahore

Published in Dawn, November 1st , 2014