Few months back when I complained about the corruption of Pakistani Post office in Pakistani newspapers and on these pages of Gupshup, some of my brothers and sisters jumped on me and put on guard defending corrupt Pakistani post office staff. I do not want to repeat that bitter tase but want to tell that the gig is still down and Post Office staff continue to embazzle expatriate’s packets and mails sent to Pakistan or otherwise.
I have the opportunity to copy a most recent letter from London, published on the News Karachi, Letters to the Editor column:
I quote:
What is wrong with our society
About two months ago, I sent some medicines to my brother in Sialkot, Pakistan via post office. Sadly, those medicines were very urgent and life saving for my brother to take, but after 4 weeks later, I was informed 'the medicines yet to arrive." I immediately made inquiry with British Postal authorities and was told the parcel was forwarded to Pakistan next day. It is now almost 2 months since the medicines were sent.
Everybody in UK having connection with Pakistan have some grievances with Pakistan Postal Authorities. Everybody, whom you talk to about it has his/her own story to tell. Why? What is wrong with our society, don’t we have humanity and sympathy for sick and old? It has been widely believed that anything you send to Pakistan, postal worker steals them. If the so stolen goods were not good for them, it is sold in the market. How shameful is this, if it is true.
S. A. Choudhary
London
UNQUOTE.
SHAFIQ KHAN
CANADA