There has been no tinge of doubt any more that we as a nation have very diligently mastered the art of losing stuff. We are conveniently losing precious national time, resources, energies, potentials, unity, identities, integrity, solidarity, sovereignty, geography and even our lives without any regret and remorse.
The latest addition in this list that really left my heart aching is the loss of some of our very precious countrymen just because of the apathy of the government towards maintaining the standards for the purity of foods and edibles.
The recent surge of adulteration, substandard food, fake medicines, and malnutrition is playing havoc with health of countrymen and especially the children by pushing them into the abyss of chronic diseases have ditched our all hopes.
The recent news about the bed riddance of the youngest Certified Microsoft Engineer Rafaya Kareem Randhawa made me think that maybe she also fell victim to the recent surge in impure food.
A bit of research and effort shows that the average life expectancy of a Pakistani is gradually decreasing because of contamination and adulteration are leading to diseases such as hepatitis, tuberculosis, and other such diseases. We may live without electricity, gas but unhealthy, adulterous food will push our future generations into the hands of untimely death.
AAMIR SALEEM
Rawalpidni
