This is the time for the government to reach out to the people of Balochistan and redress their grievances.
KARACHI: After the destructive experience of the 2005 earthquake, it would have been reasonable to expect that a sturdy mechanism to deal with natural calamities would be developed. But this hope was in vain. We see how Awaran was almost flattened by the recent earthquake. The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority and the National Disaster Management Authority have shown a very sluggish response to the earthquake. Balochistan needs help, so everything possible must be done for the rehabilitation of the survivors. This is the time for the government to reach out to the people of Balochistan and redress their grievances.
Aasma Amanullah
Published in The Express Tribune, October 2nd, 2013.
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