MINDBOGGLING POLICY: The disclosure made in the annual report of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is mindboggling. Distribution companies (Discos) have been purchasing electricity from distant areas at a much higher cost while ignoring the power available at a much lower cost from nearby areas. It is time Nepra, as the regulator, revised its power-purchasing policy which currently is not in the interest of the nation.

Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui
Islamabad

FAULTY STREETLIGHTS: The Karachi University campus goes blind dark after the sunset because all the street lights have developed one fault or the other, and are no more functional, giving the university a haunted feel at night. At some points, there are no streetlights at all, leaving such areas too dark to pass through comfortably. Resultantly, a number of incidents involving harassment have taken place. The management should immediately have the street lights repaired to avoid any untoward incident.

Aisha
Karachi

SOCIAL IRRESPONSIBILITY: People in flood-affected areas need immediate healthcare facilities as hospitals have been washed away and viral diseases are spreading quickly in those areas. Medical camps by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and Pakistan Army are not enough to cater to the large number of patients. What is missing in the equation is the contribution of renowned hospitals that charge exorbitant fees and make windfall profits, but are nowhere to be seen when they are needed the most.

Malik ul Quddoos
Karachi

MIRANDA RIGHTS: This is with reference to the editorial ‘Miranda warning’ (Sep 23). Undoubtedly, the project is a step in the right direction. My relatives, who are under detention for nearly three months in Multan, are in a miserable condition. Hailing from a humble background, they are denied the right to remain silent because they are not able to grease the relevant palms. I hope the pilot project will turn into a standard procedure across the country.

Hamza Nawaz
Multan

Published in Dawn, October 7th, 2022