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SUGAR CRISIS
The sugar crisis is not simply a trade issue created by millers and
loaders as portrayed by many including the federal and provincial
governments. Scratch the surface and the issue became largely
agricultural which is now being thrown at the doorway millers and
stocks by the Govt to hide its own failure to take holistic view of
the crap and mishandling of import process. The loaders are making
many from the current crisis, at the cost of consumers.
There is drop in average and production, payment issue, farmers
replacing sugarcane with high-priced crops like rice and even
increasing sugar demand due to rising population. After 5 days the
federal government not only ended the crackdown, asking the
provinces to falling the suite, but included the like in new sugar
prices but the cost of governments caving in is staggering for
common man. The issue needs to be solved before the government
starts claiming to care for common man keep sugar part of his daily
diet.
This gap had to be met through timely import, which did not take
place despite (ECC) in may, but the government had failed 15 import
sugar cane to over came this problem. Government need to take
immediate steps to solve the shortage and control the high prices
of sugar in the markets. So that a common man can easily afford
sugar, specially in the month of holy Ramadan. This is may request
to the all government officials on the belief of all the people to
over came this problem as soon as possible…….
From
Moona Hamid Karachi
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Effect of Price Rise on the Common Man
Sir,
Inflation is a worldwide phenomenon but in our country, it is
acquiring the shape of a multi-headed monster which is on one hand,
engulfing the possibilities of progress and, on the other hand,
making lives of a common man entirely miserable. It is not only
playing havoc to our country’s economy rather it has deteriorated
the people’s standard of living. An average man can not enjoy the
basic human rights like education, law, health etc.
Through the column of your newspaper, I world like to draw the
attention of the concerned authorities towards this grave and grim
situation. In my opinion, certain necessary steps may be taken to
check inflation in our country.
Some realistic policies should be framed.
Unnecessary expenditure and non-productive sector should be
reduced.
Issuing of currency should be done carefully.
Efforts should be put to increase production of goods and services.
There should be restriction on the import of luxury goods.
Population growth should be checked.
The rate of both direct and indirect taxes should be raised so that
the individual consumer may have less money to spend.
I hope that the government will look into this matter.
From
Shaikh Manaqib Irtaqa
Karachi.
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Sexual reorientation for gays and lesbians
What Research Shows , a study published by the National Association
for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality based on over one hundred
years’ experience derived from clinical studies and research ,
proves that it is possible for men and women to diminish their
unwanted homosexual attraction and to develop their heterosexual
potential without suffering any harm. This is a very convenient
fact as the homosexuals’ experiences and risk factors related to
medical pathology and of psychological origin or arising from
relationships are much greater than for the population as a whole.
In spite of AIDS, homos continue practicing unsafe sex, being the
group with the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases. It is
a fact that over one third homosexuals are drug addicts and 40% of
teenager homos report suicide attempts. Also, the number of mental
disorders suffered by homosexuals is higher than for heterosexuals:
eating disorders and personality disorders such as paranoia,
depression and anxiety. Also, homosexual relationships are
especially violent. NARTH, according to 600 clinical reports
concluded that the sexual reorientation treatment was successful in
many cases for many individuals who experienced unwanted behaviour/homosexual
attraction but who had a positive approach, as a result of therapy
or religious assistance.
From an ethical point of view, psychologists and psychiatrists must
provide psycho-educational and therapeutic assistance to those gays
and lesbians wanting a change of direction in their sexual
orientation.
Lisa Justiniano
Madrid
Spain.
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