Shortage of Water Resources

Drinking-Water is the most essential need for life. Historians talk about the origins of towns and cities that how it came into being. People who travel and seek resources like water, wood, stones, fruit, and habitat to live. More people visit them and they start to live altogether which converts that tribe into a town and then a city. As the population is growing and cities are spreading their wings. They are using water not only for drinking, but they are also using it for other purposes. The big cities in Pakistan (like Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi/Islamabad) is growing faster. Where they are building new townships to accommodate more people. All are suffering from shortages of resources, where water is the main big problem.

People who own land and they want to construct their house or commercial. They need to bore well in their land to get plenty of water, which they can use till the end. I have observed that they spoil water by car washing and others. Housing societies are not focusing on main water storage and supply. People think that their water is their property. They are unaware of the underground status of water as the main source.

Geological illustration

Important steps we need:

• Plantation: We have to plant more for a green environment.
• Sewerage: shouldn't be a leak to avoid contamination.
• Filteration: to clean water from other toxins and parasites.
• Less concrete: This will help suck moisture into the soil.
• Waste Management: This will help to avoid the misuse of water and keep the environment clean.
• Water Supply Management: It will help in limited water distribution.

We should take notice of water shortages, and should plan for it. Need education and develop a proper system. We all have to do a healthy mental exercise to avoid excess use of water.

Beer and Skittles: THE HEIST

Beer and Skittles: THE HEIST:  An attempt to rob a gangsters casino goes wrong a dishearten man and his partner hostage a city bus to escape from Police and extremely wil...

Say No to Scam

Today's topic is about people who make money by using SMS, Calls, Emails to trap us. Such activities are fraud where they find what trends are popular to make content on it. For example, few cellular phone carriers are working in Pakistan. We daily receive many SMS, where some are from scammers who are trying to lure us. We get SMS from unknown numbers to withdraw funds from the BISP account, only if we call on a given mobile number. Some are representing game shows on private TV channels to collect prizes. Sometimes they call you to ask about your bank account details. There are plenty of methods to fool us, and I am sure that most of us will be losing money.

Some people always like to use a shortcut in their life to get success, where they lead to wrong directions. Some groups on social media are also offering to work at home. Their profiles are fake and never reply to your comments. They charge you fees and convince you that company is legit. I received emails, that there was a heavy amount in someone's bank account, who is dead now and no one is here to claim. This money can be yours if you reply back and sign an agreement with the sender. Usually, men get SMS from unknown numbers represents girl needs money. I demand that the concerned Department should take prior action to stop scamming now.

 More information to add here: 

• Calls from unknown numbers (which are also known as a 1-call scam)
• Telemarketers use voice broadcasting techniques by an app also known as Robocalls.
• They get our numbers from social media, cellular companies, & marketing agencies.
• Sometimes, these platforms sell/steal our personal information.
• Hackers use scripts to send us emails with attached files as pics. Which is a virus, start using our devices to steal our stored data.

One dialogue from a movie is coming into my mind right now, which is: 

With great power comes great responsibility

We are using communication technology, which is useful in developing business. We can succeed and make our country a better place for investment, only if we use it. But some of us are misusing it.

Now the question is how to prevent scammers? Notifications & guidelines are on the official website of PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority). For more info click on the link: pta.gov.pk

 

Historical Buildings in Rawalpindi

 Yesterday, I was wandering on the streets of old and main Rawalpindi where I was looking at the shops and buildings. At that time, I have realized that there are so many old buildings in the city which are a big asset of Pakistan. We should provide historical background about such historical buildings which can help in tourism. But when I have reached to know about the route plan of sightseeing Tourist double-decker bus service which has been started recently, that is focusing on Islamabad only. Actually, there is always crowded traffic on the Murree road and in surroundings where you can find ruins belongs to the time before the Indo-Pak partition. There are also some old buildings adjacent to the prohibited area where no visitors are allowed to get pictures of it. I want to point out the 'Heritage Tourism'.

As we have observed that there is always traffic jam problem on daily basis, but we should manage to make these historical places a tourist attraction. This would also help to build history records on websites as information for upcoming generations and it will help in generating attraction in tourism. Not only on Rawalpindi, but there is also a need for all major and old cities to have such tourist buses to attract worth seeing places as well as historical places. There is one live example that is coming into my mind that well-renowned  'Lal Haveli' belongs to Federal Minister Mr. Shaikh Rashid Ahmad, who is a politician and a loving person of residents of Rawalpindi City, that Lal Haveli is almost a big attraction among other old structures and temples.

https://www.islamabadscene.com/guided-tours-on-double-decker-buses-to-launch-in-islamabad-and-rawalpindi/

Writings on the Wall

 After a long time, I am writing this blog on seeing the wrong side of the advertisement. As many of us have observed that some local businesses have used chalking on the wall (in other words we call it 'Paint'). It was started when people of the sub-continent have used this technique against British rule as political statements and for movements related to liberty. After the independence of both countries (Pakistan & India), they have applied this old-fashioned technique for political reasons. This art culture is also producing ugliness in street views. It should STOP now or there should be a big simple pylon, only for simple posters.

I have seen on the roads of Rawalpindi City that on all the structures like overhead bridges, bus stands, empty plots, on the walls of private buildings, and even on decoration on the roadsides. Youngsters who do this job as pasting on the wall, they do such activities at midnight when nobody can stop them. In this business, who is responsible and which government authorities should notice and take appropriate actions against them. I would like to express my opinion, that firstly all political parties have to avoid such decorative arrangements for their political processions and secondly, all concerned businesses owners have to limit their advertisement campaign on specified places. We all have to take responsibility to keep our cities clean and make our walls worth seeing. 

(Photo credit from https://tribune.com.pk/story/1376668/defacing-properties-wall-chalking-mars-faisalabads-sidewalks)

Finally, this is the age of Information Technology (IT) where all businesses are using the internet and publishing their advertisement on their websites. Some are promoting their business offers on social media. It is a good practice which can save extraordinary utilization of papers as posters and get reach from all over the world. JUST THINK ABOUT IT!