The common man living in big cities face transport problem for moving inside them. The taxi charges are exorbitant, outside his reach. He is not in such a financial position to buy a car for himself out of his limited income. There is thus a need of a circular railway system in every big city of the country or introduction of trams like the one Karachi had in the not-too-distant past or an underground railway system like the one present in many cities of the world.
There used to be a very efficient Government transport system in Peshawar known as GTS in the near past which used to meet transport requirements of the residents of capital of KPK.
The culture of cycling also need to be established and promoted in big cities of the country. A start can be made by constructing separate cycle track on every new road made in the cities. If the culture of cycling caught on like the one present in Beijing not only will there be a reduction in oil consumption , environmental pollution will also disappear. Medical science says that cyclists become immuned to diseases like diabetes and blood pressure. Potbellies will also disappear.
POST SCRIPT
It goes to the credit of the government that Pakistan has been entering into bilateral financial agreements with many central Asian countries which are going to enhance its economic prosperity. The recent financial pacts with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan is a case in point which will open new vistas of progress for Islamabad, besides، bringing these countries closer and closer.
The Drug Regulatory Authority isn’t delivering .Many unregistered medicines are being sold by the pharmaceutical companies in the market. It should be made incumbent on the chemists not to sell any medicine on their own unless medics prescribe them on their letter heads.
