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ELECTORAL REFORMS: During debates on electoral reforms, people often mention proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems. No one can deny that the existing system has failed. But the country should not follow the strategies adopted by others. We need to adapt and this can be achieved through low-scale experimentations through research by technology experts and experienced professionals. Pakistan needs one small step at a time, but in the right direction.
Umar Naveed
Rawalpindi
CONCRETE JUNGLE: This refers to the editorial ‘KCR rigmarole’ (June 19) which rightly stated that there is no ‘will’ to make the dream of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) come true. The people of Karachi have been living without KCR for the last 40 years. We should forget KCR now and create urban forest instead on the encroached concrete jungle and mounds of garbage. The absence of KCR did not kill people, but heatwaves in the last few years have, and more will die if we do not plant tr
THIS is with reference to the report ‘At least 1 dead, 30 injured after Lahore-bound train derails near Rohri’ (March 7). We have been hearing that ML-1 will resolve all issues related to rail tracks, but it will take years. We need action now and it seems that the current minister and management cannot resolve critical issues.
Pakistan Railways needs someone who can convert losses into profits and use that money to improve safety.
S. Nayyar Iqbal Raza
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THIS is with reference to the recent derailment of Karachi Express (March 7). The blame for this accident has been put on the track’s poor condition. I am shocked to know this. If the tracks are in poor condition and the department concerned had prior knowledge of the matter, why were the trains being allowed to run on these tracks?