The government of Pakistan remained quite successful for bringing in foreign investments into sectors like telecommunication, real estate and oil and gas etc. The struggle to represent Pakistan as an emerging destination for trade activities is no doubt remarkable in the history of the country.
Exhibitions and trade fairs are now so common in Pakistan that spell out the potential in these fields. Local manufacturers and service providers received international rewards and served international clients that stabilised national economy. However, the fundamental necessities of life that is food, clothes and shelter, for the people from low socio-economic background, still stand as a question mark.
The government must have a long-term strategy for the benefit of the masses that is why they are giving preference to some specific sectors. Nevertheless, a large number of citizens do not wish to show development in these areas, as their basic needs are yet to be fulfilled.
It has become difficult for the masses to survive in a society where prices of the commodities are sky high. Starting from wheat to fruits, and vegetables to meat, nothing is in the range of the poor man.
Coming to health-care facilities, the government hospitals are pathetic and in the private clinics, only the upper class of society can dare to be treated. Now there is another big problem faced by the people, which is the inadequate number of public transport available on the roads. One can see populace in large numbers, wandering around streets to reach their desired places, especially during peak hours, which means that frequency of buses does not meet the current load of people.
If all this could be observed easily by anyone, then why the city management does not take any initiative to resolve this chaos across the metropolis? If the City Nazim does not know this disorder, then I am ready to volunteer my services to take him on a trip of the city, to show the whole scenario.
The government should ensure to provide things, which are vital for the survival of the nation first, rather than to concentrate only on portraying the soft and technologically advanced image of the country in front of the international community at the cost of people's lives. Otherwise, one day, this country will be counted among one of the most developed countries of the world, but then there would not be the real Pakistani nation to celebrate the victory, because we cannot live for so long while facing these unavoidable hardships daily.