IT has become customary that as soon as a VVIP criminal is convicted, he develops all kinds of ailments and is shifted to VIP wing of a private hospital and a special medical board is constituted.

I suggest that such convicts should be sent to general ward of any government hospital. They will not only recover from all known and unknown diseases quickly, they will also get firsthand information about the sufferings of their fellow countrymen.

S. Jafarey

Karachi

Published in Dawn, May 20th, 2019