NSS torture (1).

Byline: Naeem Sadiq - Karachi

THIS is with reference to the letter 'National Savings rule' (Feb 7). I fully agree with the writer that the requirement of a succession certificate by the National Savings Scheme (NSS) effectively takes Pakistan back by a few decades besides introducing unwarranted agony and torture to millions of its customers.

In doing so, it also broke its own contract with its customers who had already nominated an individual, normally a spouse, for receiving the invested amount after one's death. This rule needs to be reversed immediately.

Also, despite handing out promises of 'work in process' for the last 30...