Daily Times
June 28, 2021
My ‘age’ was a ‘burden’ and I lived in silence,” wailed a 78-year-old’s journal, stricken by chronic loneliness. His words perfectly encapsulate his pain, but many others spend their days wallowing in seclusion. Regretfully, this vantage of the ivory tower is a best-case scenario. May it be the clutches of emotional, psychological or physical trauma, the trauma of those shackled down by the grip of age remains a silent menace. Remember the heart-wrenching video of a man and his wife mercilessly thrashing his elderly mother? Countless others languish in the same agony and desperation. When their own flesh and blood turns a blind eye to their troubles, thankfully, they have the state to mind the store. In a first, a man was recently sentenced to one month for torturing and forcefully evicting parents from the house. The wronged elderly have the Parental Protection Ordinance 2021 to be grateful for. Thank heaven for the changing tides! Now, the ka
Education dept submits rules before cabinet
Cabinet slams NAB letter seeking domicile details of govt employees
KARACHI:
Draft rules for the Sindh Corporal Punishment Act 2016 were presented during the provincial cabinet meeting on Tuesday, while National Accountability Bureau s (NAB) letter seeking domicile-wise details of all government employees drew the ire of ministers.
In an eventful meeting, the Sindh Senior Citizens Welfare Rules 2021 were approved, as were amendments to the Forest Act to punish encroachers. In addition, draft bye-laws were presented on the population control and mass vaccination of stray dogs, while Rs500 million were approved to clean 41 storm drains ahead of the monsoon season.