REFERENCE ‘50 Years Ago Today’ where two news briefs regarding Pakistan and Iran of May 24, 1961 are reproduced as history. In the item regarding the Pakistan story, president Ayub Khan termed Wapda ‘a big empire’.

One can judge the scenario and static policies of the time and terminology utilised for Wapda. The only difference that has emerged is that now the people and the government dub Wapda a white elephant.

DR A. SHAIKHKarachi