WITHOUT HELMET: This is with reference to the report ‘Motorbike riding without helmet banned on Sharea Faisal’ (July 11). The announcement is simply preposterous as it gives the impression that driving motorcycles elsewhere without helmets is legitimate. The only way to curb non-wearing of helmet is to increase the fine to Rs1,000, and the relevant police officer of the area where such violations take place repeatedly should be taken to task.
Farooq Dawood
Karachi
DILAPIDATED ROAD: The road between Khipro and Umarkot that connects Sanghar and Umarkot districts as well as areas between Kashmor and Karoojhar is in a dilapidated condition and has become a dead-point for travellers. The 80km road has not been repaired for more than a decade, resulting in frequent accidents and confining the traffic to private-sector vehicles whose charges have increased significantly. The authorities and representatives of the area should pay heed to public’s concerns in this regard.
WHEN the television had come to Pakistan in 1964, its transmission time was limited to a few hours in the evening. With the passage of time, more channels came along, and today there are about a hundred of them functioning round the clock. Almost every channel telecasts programmes for eight hours daily, and the content is re-telecast twice to complete the 24-hour cycle.
There are only two options: first, the programme schedule should be extended to 12 hours and repeated only once for the next 12 hours. Second, the present eight-hour cycle should be repeated only once, and not twice, to save time and electricity.