I have been enjoying the yearly round-up issues and have loved the movies round-up....
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Dear Ed,
I have been enjoying the yearly round-up issues and have loved the movies round-up. In today’s issue (19 December), ‘2025: another year of action-packed sports’ by Muhammad Nabeel was excellent, and the writer very succinctly covered all the significant sporting events of 2025, though his summation of Pakistan cricket team’s performance was painful to read. I do have a beef with Muhammad Khizar Nadeem, however. He placed Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold at number 3 in his article ‘Top 12 gadgets of 2025. I think it should have been on number 2.
Keep up the good work!
Zahra Siddiqui, Karachi
Youth unemployment in Balochistan
Dear Editor,
I am writing to draw your attention to the growing problem of unemployment in Balochistan. Across the province, many young people are educated and capable, yet they remain without jobs. This lack of employment opportunities has placed immense economic and social pressure on families, making daily life increasingly difficult. There is a limited presence of industries, private businesses and government institutions in the region. Our youth are willing to work hard and play their part in the development of Balochistan, but the opportunities simply are not there. As a result, feelings of frustration and hopelessness are rising with each passing day. I therefore urge you to take this issue seriously and intervene without delay.
Mahjbeen Altaf, Turbat
Pakistan running out of water
Dear Editor,
Water has become a source of fear and suffering in Pakistan. What was once easily available is now scarce, polluted and unaffordable. From Tharparkar to Balochistan, people struggle daily for a single glass of clean water. Women and children walk long distances under extreme heat to collect unsafe water, while in cities like Karachi, dry taps force low-income families to depend on costly water tankers.
This crisis has also turned into a serious public health emergency. Contaminated water spreads diseases such as diarrhoea, typhoid and hepatitis, filling hospitals with vulnerable patients, especially children. Agriculture is suffering too, as drying canals and falling groundwater levels lead to crop failure, rising food prices and deepening poverty. This is not just an environmental issue, but a threat to health, livelihoods and human dignity.
Zaiba Abdullah, Gidroshia
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