UNSAFE QASIMABAD: Qasimabad used to be a peaceful area, but the situ-ation has deteriorated over time. Street crimes have become a norm. Students are the ultimate targets of the criminals. The growing crime rate has created distress among area residents. No one feels safe. Hyderabad police authorities should con-trol criminal activities with the help of increased patrolling, especially post sunset.

Muhammad Nawaz
Hyderabad

NUMBER PLATES: The Sindh government has asked the people to have their vehicle number plates replaced with new ones by April 3. According to the government, the new number plates depict Sindh’s culture. Interestingly, the existing number plates were introduced in 1989 when the current ruling party in Sindh was in power. In the late 1970s, Sindh had become Pakistan’s first province to introduce computerised vehicle regi-stration and six-digit plates. If the number plates are a measure of culture, I wonder why it took so long for the party to come up with the latest version of number plates.

Anjum Amin Siddiqui
Karachi

RELEVANT SEGMENTS: Over the years, the ruling parties in Pakistan have been significantly benevolent towards certain categories of public servants as well as parliamentarians.As such, these are the people who often pledge to support the rulers in good times and bad. Ironically, irrespective of the state of the economy, the salaries, perks and privileges of the ‘relevant’ segments of employees keep rising, while those who fall in the ‘irrelevant’ category keep struggling to survive on their limited incomes. What a pity!

Dr Najeeb A. Khan
Islamabad

WAITING FOR A SCAN: This is with reference to the letter ‘Waiting for a scan’ (Jan 28). After going through the writer’s concern regarding the delay in getting his MRI scan, I am compelled to ask if the writer ever raised a similar question to the government of his native province.

Assad Shah
Rawalpindi

Published in Dawn, February 5th, 2025