Dear Readers,

One of my friends wrote this horrible incident, which has rocked my nerves. I am horrified and scared for the people who work in these offices which provide us electricity etc. I did not know there are so many errors in the system. What bigger people do all the day in offices? Well I am 11 years old and my friend is 12 years old. And we can advice you big people to correct the system

Please read the following from my friend, Jannat Khokhar

Here is a terrible incident that happened today in front of my eyes. Let me share it with all of you.

Two people were electrocuted in F-10 markaz Islamabad this evening at 5:45 pm. There was some problem in the electric feeder or i dont know what to call it in english but in urdu we call in ‘Khamba’. So because of the problem a WAPDA man was up there of khamba trying to fix the problem. All of the sudden someone from the main system’s end ON the electricity and there he was hanging in front of our eyes.then within 5-10 mins there was countless number of people gathered at that vary place thinking about the way to get that person off the khamba. He was hanging there. Two volunteers climbed-up the khamba (at that time WAPDA again cut-off the electricity supply) they both were trying to get him off. That man was around 40, chubby man and there was no way they both can get him down.

Then what we saw one of the volunteers fell down straight to road in front of our eyes coz some one from WAPDA again switched on the electricity connection. He was I think dead there and then. 1st he was electrocuted and second he fell down from that highted khamba right down to floor. 3 ambulances came in 10 mins of that incident. They picked the fallen man and he was off to hospital.

Okei now we remain with one hanging WAPDA man who was trying to fix the problem and electrocuted. CDA didn’t send that stair in time or what ever we call it to reach to the top. It took CDA 50 mins to send that stair vehicle. How sad WAPDA.

Who is the weird person who turned the electricity ON ?? When it was time in F-10 for load-shedding. 5pm to 6pm is the load shedding time in F-10 markaz. There was no co-ordination between them that a man from their own department was at F-10 trying to fix the problem. He must be on Khamba that too all alone.

Now few points that should be taken into consideration:

1- Lack of co-ordination/system in Wapda
2- Why a single man was there to fix the problem? there should have been a team of 2-3 personal/workers/engineers there at that time to first analyze the problem, write it down, fix it, co-ordinate with the department etc etc
3- Why he climbed through Khamba on his own? Y there was no provided specific vehicle by WAPDA for that kind of work to take the man up to the khamba?
4- No trained workers there to go for a sensitive task like fixing the main electricity wires/connection. What i personally think they never-ever give them specific training and briefing according to the jobs. y?
5- There is no established SOP in wapda that when the problem arouse how to go about it, how to fix it.
6- Whenever we call WAPDA, tell me a single time when they pick the call and respond to concerned citizens.
7- What CDA is doing? Y there vehicle didt reach in time?

Other than everything what image that whole incident left to the citizens? Insecurity? Improper system? No protection? Fear? what it lead us to? …. ?? & not to forget the most important fact.This happened in Capital city of Pakistan in a very famous market place. What do u think about back-ward areas of Pakistan and the system there?

I have written this piece about Moghal king Hamayun because I am studying about him. My book tells that he was a very kind and just king. If a family was poor he would never take tax from them. That proves that Hamayun was a Just Emperor.

Hamayun was King Babur’s beloved son, his full name was Naseer-ud-din-Hamayun.  Babur was his father whose empire was the largest the world has ever known. Babur told Hamayun to share his kingdom with his brothers, and he did this. He ruled Delhi, gave Kabul and Kandahar to his brother Kamran, and also gave his brothers Askari and Hindal parts of his kingdom.

Hamayun had a big drum called “Tabl-e-Adal” (drum of  justice) placed outside his palace. Anyone who wanted to speak to him, used to come and strike the drum once. If a man owed money, and it was not paid to him he would strike the drum twice. A man whose things had been stolen would strike the thrice and four strokes on the drum meant someone had been killed.

Hamayun liked to do unique experiments. Once he made a floating garden!! He grew some flowers and plants on a boat!! and that boat used to go round the whole kingdom. All the people of the kingdom were shocked!!

Hamayun died accidentally of falling from the stairs.

I dont understand, if these people were great, why did they attack other sultanates and killed so many people?

I posted this note on my Facebook page on May 13, 2009

I.D.P’s are our sisters, brothers, friends ect. Who have been displaced from their home because of the Taliban. Pakistan army is trying to fight against Taliban and getting them out of our Homeland, these people are the kkk’s (kuu kllux klan) of Pakistan .

Some I.D.P camps are recently established in Islamabad. The children don’t have anything to eat and crockery to eat in.The hygienic conditions are not good and there is no cleanliness so that’s they have skin problems and fever etc. They don’t have medicines or doctors that’s why the diseases are increasing. there are no school so the children cant study. They don’t have books to read and toys to play.

They sacrificed for us so that the Taliban dont come to Islamabad. Now its our turn to act.I request the children from mazmoon-i-shauq and other children who want to join us, to help these children who r our friends from Swat. Lets go to I.D.P camps to selute our friends and bring them food, books and toys. More than anything they need our company and time.leta go.

My mother has volunteered to take us to the camps.Would you like to go?

The reason why I want all the children to be educated is because when they grow up, they can contribute to the world in a positive manner. They can become pilots, doctors, scientists, engineers, journalists, authors, writers, poets, singers, dancers, actors etc. instead of just carrying guns, to spread violence. This way the world can be a more peaceful place.

Besides this, if everyone is educated, there will be no poverty or joblessness. in order to make my dream come true, I will need to be brave. Only then can I see the world I have dreamt of. The way I would like it to be is racism and discrimination should never remain a part of human nature.