An open letter to Prime Minister.

Byline: S Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

THE current shattered state of economy of Pakistan, wherein, daily steep and unprecedented devaluation of PKR versus the USD and the unimaginable jump in prices of daily items of use, increase in rates of utilities on an unending and continuous basis, exponentially increasing costs of health and education, reflects only one thing that there was now virtually no effective government in Pakistan, to protect the rights of the hapless Pakistani masses from the tricks and vagaries of the traders, businessmen, industrialists and bureaucracy of the country.

Moreover, about 40 million flood affected population of Pakistan is in severe shock, depression and despondency, due to the super flood trauma and compounded problems of inhuman living conditions without food, medicines and shelters (Sindh provided only 7,000 tents vs the requirements of 1,50,000 tents), severely affecting every Pakistani who is desperately looking towards you as a competent and a very tough task master and, above all, a saviour of the rights of the Pakistani masses to act, and act fast, to stem the rot, before this crisis turns into an economic meltdown and a human tragedy of unimaginable magnitude.

According to the Britannica.com 'Public authorities face a variety of crises, such as natural disasters and environmental threats, financial meltdowns and terrorist attacks, epidemics and explosions, and information and communication technology (ICT) failures.

Crises are not routine events (such as fires or traffic accidents). Crises are inconceivable events that often take politicians, citizens, and reporters by complete surprise.

Crises occur when a community of people-an organization, a town, or a nation-perceives an urgent threat to core values or life-sustaining functions that must be urgently dealt with under conditions of deep uncertainty. ' Britannica.

com further states, 'These dramatic events create tough challenges for public authorities and their organizations.

Critical decisions must be made and implemented under considerable time pressure and in the absence of essential information about causes and consequences.

Even if the conditions for effective action are severely impeded, citizens expect governmental leaders and public authorities to safeguard them from the threat at hand.'

As such, extraordinary situations demand extraordinary steps. Under the current scenario the people are fed up and no more ready to listen that Pakistan is...