FLOOD AFTERMATH: Sohbatpur was among the first districts in Balochistan to be hit by the recent floods. The situation in the area continues to be alarming even today. People are helpless, sitting on the roads without any shelter. More than 30 people and infants have died of malaria, diarrhoea and typhoid. Thousands of people are in urgent need of proper medication and supplies. The relevant authorities should provide the necessary supplies to the affected people.

Zain Khosa
Sohbatpur

DELAYED RESULT: It has been around three months since the intermediate exams ended, but the Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BBISE) has not announced the results. No notification has been issued as to when it will be declared. Students planning to study further can do nothing till they have the result in hand. Also, some universities are delaying announcing their admission plans due to the same problem. The BBISE should announce the result without further delay.

Abdul Malik Rauf
Karachi

PROBLEMATIC SEATS: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission (KPPSC) turns marriage halls into exam centres, but it does so without proper facilities. I fail to understand how can chairs without arms, used in ceremonies, be suitable for descriptive exams. Candidates had a bad experience during the Provincial Planning Services examination in March this year, which affected their marks. The exam should be conducted in degree colleges and high schools where such facilities are available.

Kaleem Ullah Khan
Abbottabad

SLOW PROCESS: The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has put on hold its recruitment process for local government jobs for unknown reasons. The applicants have been waiting for the announcement of the test date since February, but there is no update from the relevant quarters. As a routine, the SPSC works at a snail’s pace during the recruitment process, from advertising to offering job letters, making life miserable for the unemployed applicants.

Faizan Raza
Larkana

Published in Dawn, October 5th, 2022