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DAWN
16th Mar, 2023
EDITORIALS
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quickly outnumbered the police —

put up stiff resistance ‫مزاحمت‬
Terrible optics despite being shelled incessantly
with tear gas and, according to some
Editorial Published March 16, 2023 reports, fired upon with live
ammunition. The sole comfort that
AT the time these words were can be derived from the disturbing
written, the police and Rangers episode is that no innocent lives
contingents ‫ دستے‬dispatched to were lost. It ought to be pointed out
arrest PTI chairman Imran Khan that the civil war-like situation ‫خانہ‬
from his Lahore residence had been ‫ جنگی جیسی صورتحال‬that erupted
ordered to retreat. Despite engaging ‫ سامنے پیش آیا‬outside Mr Khan’s
in violent confrontations ‫ تصادم‬with residence may have been avoided
scores of charged PTI supporters for had he showed up on Monday at the
more than a day, the law- Islamabad sessions court hearing
enforcement personnel ultimately the Toshakhana case. His legal team
returned empty-handed from had already secured bail for him in
Zaman Park. Mr Khan had told other cases, but couldn’t convince
multiple foreign media outlets ‫ادارے‬ the judge conducting the
late Tuesday that he was mentally Toshakhana proceedings. A brief
prepared to spend the night behind reprieve granted to him by the
bars, but was determined not to Islamabad High Court expired on
surrender. The former prime Monday with another no-show, and
minister appeared convinced that even the IHC said enough when
his arrest was motivated by some approached for bail again yesterday.
sinister conspiracy ‫ مذموم سازش‬to
assassinate ‫ قتل کرنا‬him. Mr Khan’s security may be a valid
concern, but that ought to be
Outside his house, his loyalists addressed to the state. He cannot
‫ —وفادار‬who turned up in droves and expect to continue being excused by
the law if he refuses to submit. Mr
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Khan’s legal team has asked why the eyes of the public can make it
the police is so desperate ‫ بیتاب‬to extremely difficult for a new
arrest him, arguing that his arrest government to find broad support
warrants are only meant to ensure for its agenda.
his presence ‫ حاضری‬in court on
March 18. Till that point is moot, Published in Dawn, March 16th,
however, his stance ‫ موقف‬can only 2023
be taken as one of defiance. ‫خالف‬
‫ورزی‬ Lastly, it is quite Medicine shortage
disappointing to note that Mr
Khan’s political opponents, Editorial Published March 16, 2023
especially the PML-N, have been
advocating for a crackdown against PATIENTS across the country are
the PTI leader ahead of the election facing a growing shortage of
scheduled for Punjab. Maryam various drugs, including life-saving
Nawaz has previously insisted medicines, as pharmaceutical
‫ اصرار کر چکی ہیں‬on ‘evening the companies have halted ‫ روک دیا ہے‬or
scales’ before any election is held; decreased production, because of
it is hoped her party isn’t simply either the depletion ‫ کمی‬of raw
seeking to eliminate ‫ خارج کرنا‬the material stocks or the sky-high
competition from a contest ‫ مقابلہ‬it increase in manufacturing costs in
will find very difficult to win. The recent months. The government had
PML-N not too long ago had rallied been warned about the situation by
boldly around the slogan of ‘Vote drug makers quite a while back as
ko izzatdo’. It would do itself a they struggled to maintain their net
great disservice ‫ خدمت‬if it now opts income in the face of rapidly ‫تیزی‬
for undemocratic means to return to ‫ سے‬rising costs as the price of fuel
power. The party and Ms Nawaz and transportation skyrocketed in a
must remember one thing: the highly inflationary domestic and
aftermath of 2018 showed that an global environment. Their troubles
election which lacks legitimacy in
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increased after the central bank .‫ بحران‬With over 500 drugs already
imposed ‫ نافذ کیا‬restrictions on the scarce ‫ نایاب‬across the country, the
import of ‘luxury’ items, number is feared to go up to 2,500
pharmaceutical raw material in the coming days as more
included, several months ago. companies stop production of
Opening a letter of credit for medicines due to high costs and raw
importing active pharmaceutical material shortages. With increasing
ingredients has been a nightmare shortages putting lives at risk, the
‫ ڈراؤنا خواب‬for the industry over the government’s lack of response to
last couple of months as their stocks emergency calls from the drug
keep shrinking ‫کم ہوتی ہوئی‬. Sadly, makers is baffling. ‫ حیران کن‬The
the government has done little to situation, which is fast going from
ease the troubles of the industry in bad to worse, demands that the
spite of giving commitments to the authorities take immediate action to
drug makers. raise prices to incorporate ‫شامل کرنا‬
the impact of rapid inflation in the
On Tuesday, industry industry’s costs and facilitate it in
representatives warned the the import of raw material to
government that the shortage of overcome the current drug shortage
life-saving drugs may aggravate and ensure an uninterrupted supply
‫ مزید بڑھ سکتی ہے‬further unless the in the future. For longer-term
Drug Regulatory Authority of market stability, it is imperative that
Pakistan allowed a 38.5pc across- the role of Drap be redefined and
the-board hike in drug prices, and the focus of the regulator shift from
the State Bank facilitated the import controlling drug pricing to properly
of raw material for the industry. regulating the industry and market
They have also submitted a list of in order to ensure improvement in
nearly 1,300 drugs to Drap, product quality and fair competition
conveying that they have stopped among the manufacturers.
their production in the prevailing
economic crisis. ‫موجودہ اقتصادی‬
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Published in Dawn, March 16th, the election of the Karachi mayor is

2023 concerned.
Karachi LG delay It is indeed a matter of concern why

elections for the remaining 11 UCs
Editorial Published March 16, 2023 have not been announced. The
unfortunate fact is that many of
TWO months after local Pakistan’s political parties seem to
government polls were finally held have an aversion ‫ نفرت‬to elections,
in Karachi, the metropolis is no specifically to the third tier, though
closer to having a functioning, as recent events have shown, polls
elected municipality. The delay for the national and provincial
‫ تاخیر‬behind the formation of a new assemblies are also not on their list
City Council and election of a new of priorities. ‫ ترجیحات‬This is an
mayor has been caused by the fact affront to democracy. It is also
that polls in 11 union committees, inexplicable why the ECP is
where candidates had died, have not maintaining a curious ‫ متجسس‬silence
been held. The Jamaat-i-Islami, where the completion of the LG
which came in a close second election process in the megacity is
behind the PPP in the results tallied concerned. The questions raised
thus far, has cried foul, blaming about transparency ‫ شفافیت‬of the LG
both the Sindh government and the polls need to be addressed, while
ECP for the delay. The party held a elections to the remaining UCs
sit-in outside the Karachi office of should be announced forthwith.
the ECP last week, claiming that the Karachi is in an advanced stage of
commission was ‘facilitating’ the urban decay ،‫شہری زوال‬, and even
PPP’s ‘post-poll rigging ‫’دھاندلی‬. JI the election of a fresh city
chief Sirajul Haq has also warned government will not immediately
the PPP against queering the pitch solve issues that have been
(to spoil or ruin something) where snowballing for decades, thanks to
the blinkered vision ‫ جھلکتی نظر‬of
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certain political players. However,

there is hope that an elected,
empowered mayor will at least start
the process of urban regeneration,
which is why further delays in the
formation of the city administration
are unacceptable.
Published in Dawn, March 16th,

2023
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quickly outnumbered the police —

Published in Dawn, March 16th, the election of the Karachi mayor is

Karachi LG delay It is indeed a matter of concern why

certain political players. However,

Published in Dawn, March 16th,

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