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MOST television programmes on current affairs are presented in the English language. However, the ones which are in Urdu, thanks to the anchor and the participants, are turned into English programmes.
I don’t understand the psyche of these people. Why do they use so many English words in an Urdu programme? The literacy rate is very low in Pakistan and the use of so many English words make it difficult to understand.
I request all these people to speak in Urdu for the sake of the common man. English is not a valid parameter to show their worth and ability.
MUHAMMAD WASEEM ELAHI,
Gujranwala
Water shortage
IT IS a matter of great concern, that most parts of Karachi and Hyderabad are suffering from water shortage. Water is not available even for drinking. On the other hand in the areas where water is available it is unhygienic, which is a severe threat to health and is the major cause for most stomach diseases. I request the water board to look into this matter, as many precious lives are at stake.
ASIF SHAH,
Karachi
Living beings at stake!
HAVE a look at Islamabad. One day the whole city will turn into a graveyard. The Islamabad graveyard at H9 has been extended by cutting the forests. I think a proper graveyard in the present time is not wise. As six billion people live worldwide, one grave for each calls for a sacrifice of one tree. That means murder of six billion trees! Trees are living organisms. What would you call the phenomenon of killing the living for the dead? What moral right has the Capital Development Authority (CDA) or anyone else got for that matter to murder six billion trees.
And for what purpose? Just to rest the dead in peace. All dead bodies decompose in the soil. It doesn’t matter if they are buried in marble in a proper graveyard or in a simple grave in a forest.
I agree that digging a grave for the dead is a religious custom. But graves should be dug in the forest so that no living organism or its habitat is damaged.
SACHAL YASIN,
Islamabad
Pollution
THE temperature of earth is rising day by day apparently due to an increase in Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. This alarming rise in CO2 comes from two sources — the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. Each year more than six billion tons of carbon is released into the atmosphere.
However the actual threat lies in the fact that no concrete measures are being taken to solve these problems and prevent further damage. The forthcoming years are likely to herald more horrific repercussions of this neglect and inattention. Predictions are being made like the vast Greenland ice sheet is starting to melt, Antarctic Peninsula is losing ice, snow mass is shrinking in the world’s major mountain ranges like Himalaya. I hope the residents of the world take appropriate measures to stop this deterioration and strive to make earth habitable for all.
RAFIA SALEEM,
Multan
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THERE was not any kind of environmental pollution in the past but it has become a universal problem during the last two decades. Human population growth and advanced technology are leading to the degradation of the environment. The main factors of environmental pollution are industrialisation and automobiles. Factories and automobiles emit poisonous gases, which are extremely poisonous and can kill a person in short span of time.
Quetta is one of the most polluted city in Pakistan. Environmental pollution, badly affects life in Quetta city. I hope authorities look into this matter and take effective measures to save our beloved city.
TUFAIL IQBAL,
Quetta
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