CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT: Children of Killi Kareem Bakhsh, a town in Washuk district of Balochistan, continue to be deprived of their constitutional right to education. In 2018, the provincial government had announced the establishment of a primary school for boys, but nothing has happened on the ground after the announcement. The school was not even issued the relevant government code for the locals to pursue the case with the authorities. All they have right now is an announcement that was made apparently without any intention behind it.

Asmat Baloch
Washuk

SIMPLE QUESTIONS: The opposition continues to claim that it would generate millions and billions through overseas Pakistanis if it gets voted to power. If so, why could it not do any such thing during the time it was actually in government? The party believes that it has a massive following and can mobilise people both inside and outside the country to address the challenges being faced by the country. Again, if that is the reality, why could it not do any such thing during the time it was actually in government? Simple questions, don’t you think?

Suha Kamil
Karachi

MODERN NEROS: This is with reference to the report ‘Committee green-lights 40 new vehicles for CM House, cabinet members in Punjab’ (Sep 10), which I found simply outrageous. During these critical times when millions are in the grip of floods or their after-effects, the Punjab government’s decision reminds one of Nero who played his fiddle when Rome was burning.

Manzoor H. Kureshi
Karachi

DESERVING BETTER: Pharmacists have immense significance in a country’s overall healthcare delivery mechanism. In most parts of the world, the profession of pharmacy is held in high esteem, as should be the case, but in Pakistan the worth of pharmacists is not more than a wage-earner, who is supposed to work long hours just to make ends meet. Such treatment of pharmacists must be done away with.

Siddique Ansari
Jacobabad

Published in Dawn, September 21st, 2022