Pakistan

Present regime and dengue!

Written

2 years ago

Nov 02, 2021 02:38 AM

Imran Yaqub Khan

A few days ago I was busy in a meeting in my office when I received a call from a friend on my phone. I didn't listen to that call due to my busy schedule and thought that I would call back after finishing the meeting, but then the same friend's call started coming again.

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I hung up the phone again and texted him that I was busy with the meeting, finished and called back. As soon as I read this message, this friend of mine sent me a reply message that Imran Bhai is an emergency, so contact me immediately. As soon as I read this message, I called this friend and he almost cried and told me that my sister is very ill, her platelets are very low due to dengue and the doctors have said that if you take her life If you want to save, take the patient to a good hospital in Lahore immediately. Brother Imran! Do something for God's sake, or my sister will die. We have made every effort for ourselves. There is no bed in any government or private hospital. Help us for God's sake.

I comforted him on my own and said: "You hang up. I'll do something." As soon as I hung up, I called a very close friend of mine, a doctor who is the CEO of a well-known private hospital in Lahore, and stated my case. Expressing his helplessness, Dr Sahib said to me, "Imran bhai, you are well aware that if I have the capacity for one bed, I should be present, but what can I do?" There is no room available and no bed in the ICU. All the hospitals are full of dengue patients. After hearing this denial, I contacted the owner of another well-known hospital in Lahore, located in front of Gaddafi Stadium on Ferozepur Road, through another friend, but got a similar response from there. On the other hand, my friend was constantly crying and calling me to do something for the sake of God.

With every call of his phone, not only my responsibility was increasing but also my embarrassment was constantly increasing. It was increasingly why I could not help him in this troubled world. In the midst of this predicament, I contacted another friend of mine, a doctor who also owns a large private hospital in Lahore, and asked him for some special compassion and help in this whole situation. He was especially kind and told me that there was no room or ICU bed available but that I could do something to alleviate the anxiety of you and your friend in the side room next to the ICU. This patient is admitted and his treatment is started immediately. I especially thanked the doctor and told my friend to take his sister to the hospital immediately.

After going through all this process, I was forced to think why we Pakistanis are deprived of even basic facilities for treatment in case of any disease? Under the Constitution of Pakistan, when it is the responsibility of the government to provide health and medical care to every Pakistani, then why do we have to stumble, be humiliated and seek recommendations for treatment. Don't ask the poor, even though they have money and resources, they have to beg for treatment in private hospitals. Room rent in most private hospitals is higher than in five star hotels, but the people who are willing to spend that much money still don't get the facilities. The poor die wandering around in government hospitals seeking treatment, but no one cares.

According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan spends only 1.2% of its GDP on health, while the WHO suggests Pakistan should spend 5% of GDP on health. When Prime Minister Imran Khan was in opposition, he was openly critical of the lack of health facilities and government policies. He also claimed that after the formation of the PTI government, revolutionary steps would be taken in the field of healthcare in the country, especially at government hospitals where all the medical facilities would be available to the common man. Has this happened? If you ask the truth, the answer is no.

Per official figures released in May 2020, Rs90.1 billion were spent on the health of 111.12 million people in Punjab, the country's largest province. That is Rs818.99 per annum and Rs 68.25 per month were spent for the health of an individual. The Sindh province, which came second in terms of population, spent Rs62.5 billion on the health of its 47.8 million citizens, i.e. Rs1,305 per citizen per year and Rs108.76 per month per month. Balochistan has a population of 12.3 million and has a health budget of Rs15.2 billion, i.e. Rs1,231.32 per citizen per year and Rs102.61 per month. In 2018-19, FATA was not integrated into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to which KP had set aside Rs23.5 billion for its population of 35.23 million. Thus, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spent Rs769.90 per person per year and Rs64.15 per month.

Speaking of Islamabad, the federation spent Rs12.4 billion in the health sector last financial year, which was for the citizens of the federal capital as well as for the areas under its jurisdiction. After Corona, dengue has raised more questions about the government performance. The PML-N has sharply criticized the government in this regard. Opposition leader in Punjab Hamza Shehbaz has even said the Punjab government is responsible for the spread of dengue in Punjab, which was pointed out by a report of the health department itself. This year's dengue campaign was ordered at a time when deaths were on the rise.

Whether the people trust the government or the opposition, the truth is that every Pakistani has a constitutional and fundamental right to access appropriate treatment.

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Official rate list Implementation major task of administration

The Provincial Minister further said that our Chief Minister has also come to set the price of onion and tomato and to provide low-cost food and drink to the people.

Published

2 hours ago

Apr 27, 2024 12:11 PM

Noor Fatima

Lahore: Information Minister Punjab Azma Bokhari said that the prices of vegetables and fruits are getting low, which is the result of the best performance of the administration of all the districts of Punjab, the implementation of the official rate list is the biggest task of the administration.

Punjab Information Minister stated that onion has become cheaper by Rs29, tomato by Rs24 and potato by Rs22 in one week. The prices of other vegetables have also decreased by 15 to 20 rupees. As a result of the excellent performance of the administration of all districts, price control magistrates and teams are active across the province following the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz.

Azma Bokhari added: “The biggest task is to implement the official rate list. For this all the Deputy Commissioners (DC), Assistant Commissioners (AC) and Commissioner should visit the markets on a daily basis. Maryam Nawaz's mission is to provide low-cost roti and vegetables to the common public as it is their basic needs of the common man. Therefore, the price of vegetables and bread should be within the reach of the general public”.

The Provincial Information Minister further said that our Chief Minister has also come to set the price of onion and tomato and to provide cheap food and drink to the people. Maryam Nawaz is the voice of common man, her mission is to bring ease in the lives of women and youth.

She further stated said that Maryam Nawaz is worried about the 110 million people of Punjab and not about the verbal abuse brigade. People gave us the mandate to solve the problems and we will fulfill their trust.

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Judiciary has to subject to system than individuals, Justice Mansoor

The judge also added that corruption in the judiciary should be completely eradicated.

Published

1 hour ago

Apr 27, 2024 01:59 PM

Noor Fatima

Islamabad: Supreme Court judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah Saturday said that the judiciary will have to be subject to the system instead of individuals.

Addressing the Asma Jahangir Conference in Islamabad, he stated that Asma Jahangir has great services for human rights, it is an honor for him to participate in the Conference and will talk about the future today.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah added that our judicial history is not proud, ‘We have to reform our institution,’ it is not even that the judicial system is not working. It is written in the constitution that the judiciary should give easy justice. Some decisions may be bad, 4,000 judges are working daily, 2.4 million cases are pending in Pakistan. From January 2023 to December 2023, 1.39 million cases were given decisions.

It is necessary to resort to technology for the pending cases. If we do not incorporate IT in our system, it will be difficult to deal with 2.4 million, stated the judge.

He said that if I ask a session judge, he cannot tell about the case. We have to take smart technology to the district level, the data about our judiciary in the world is a concern.

He further said: “We have 4,000 cases reported daily in the Supreme Court, 1,000 cases are filed in the lower courts, globally there are 90 judges per one million people, here we have 13 judges per one million people, we need 90,000 judges. The highest budget in Brazil is for the judiciary, the army is second”.

He said that in UK there is one lawyer for 203 people, in Pakistan there is one lawyer for 1000 people. The number of lawyers in Pakistan should increase but the lawyers should be right. The commercial courts are given importance all over the world, we should pay attention to it. A commercial corridor will be built in Pakistan, it will facilitate solving the economic issues.

Mansoor Ali also stated that it is everyone's right to criticize the decisions of the courts. According to the constitution, the judiciary should be completely independent.

The judge also added that corruption in the judiciary should be completely eradicated.

Judge who does not deliver should be removed. There should be zero tolerance on corruption. The case management system is very important, it should not be that any case is set to any judge for hearing, said Mansoor Ali Shah.

He said that in Pakistan there is a strike on anything, there will be a strike if the cricket match is lost, people come to the courts by selling goats and buffaloes.

Justice Mansoor continued that according to the World Bank report, 80% of the cases are postponed, where something happens from the side of the judiciary, the lawyers also delay the cases. Realize what it costs a person to come to court during strike.

He further added that 50% of the population of Pakistan are women, but we are not bringing in women judges, only 562 female judges are there. We have to take important steps for this. Unless there is training, the system cannot work. If we leave training and reforms, the system will not improve.

He also stated that if the justice system is weak then no system will work, a strong justice system will strengthen other institutions as well.

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Asim Azhar tells reason of deleting instagram posts

However, Asim Azhar termed his fiancé Merubb Ali as a support system.

Published

2 hours ago

Apr 27, 2024 12:57 PM

Qurrat Tul Ain

Karachi: Renowned Pakistani music industry’s singer Asim Azhar has revealed the reason of deleting instagram posts from his official account that his new debue album will be releasing on May 1 amid completing his one year in music career.

According to the details, earlier Asim Azhar had deleted all his posts from his instagram account and unfollowed everyone on which his fans were worrying about that what happened to him. He posted that a person has to lost himself at first to find his inner peace.

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He told his fans that he is ready for the release of his new album Be matlab as he promised his fans that he will share a good new with them.

The famous singer stated that he is starting a new journey of his career with his fans through this album. That is why he deleted all his posts because he wants to start his journey without being selfish.

However, Asim Azhar termed his fiancé Merubb Ali as a support system.