The right response
hatever happened, the Syrian government is responsible for the recent chemical attack, and it’s a good move that the US has given Syrian President Bashar Al Assad a fitting response (‘UAE backs US air strikes against Syrian regime’, Gulf News, April 8). In this game of saving his position or title, Al Assad is responsible for millions of innocent people being killed. I personally don’t like US President Donald Trump, but appreciate some of his decisions. From Mr Fahad Liaqat Yousafzai Dubai Facebook comment
Stop the war
The situation in Syria has reached a critical level. May God save these poor children and innocent people. We are seeing conflict after conflict in this country, and it is not good for the Arab world. Al Assad doesn’t seem to understand peace. From Ms Aasyah Elizabeth Mell UAE Facebook comment
Sidhu from acting in a television comedy show. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the opinion of the state advocate-general on the propriety of an elected representative, especially a minister, appearing on television shows. I feel this is just a formality, brought up to fool the public.
As in the case of Ravindra Gaikwad, against whom a First Information Report (FIR) was filed for beating a public servant 25 times, he was exonerated with just an apology.
The present case, too, will likely go in favour of the minister and he will continue to fool the public for years. From Ms Kavitha Srikanth Chennai, India
Weighing the benefits
S ince there is global concern regarding smoking, and since its ill-effects are well-known, why not just ban its production and distribution (‘Where there is smoke, there is death’, Gulf News, April 7)? It seems that the revenues generated by taxing this product weigh far more than the alarming health concern, in most countries. From Mr Shane Fernandes UAE
No consequences
I n Kerala, India, what we see now is the police taking the law into their own hands and the Chief Minister seemingly supporting the fascist proclivities of the police (‘Kerala strikes against police harassment of victims’, Gulf News, April 7). Politics in Kerala has really become the theatre of the absurd. This should really provide food for thought for those who want the survival of democracy in India.
The recent beating and the brash treatment meted out to the murdered victim’s mother should be condemned by one and all. The cruelty of some high-ranking police officials in the state should be investigated and the culprits punished. Is India’s central government listening? From Mr Thomas Matthew Parackel Kerala, India
Political game
P akistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif must be kidding (‘PM desires to see Karachi back to ‘city of lights’, says Governor of Sindh’, Gulf News, April 7). Suddenly, 10 months before the elections, Sharif, who is still waiting for the Panama result, wants to see Karachi, Pakistan, shine like it once used to. For four years, was he sleeping? The biggest and most populated city in the country, the City of Lights, has become the 11th dirtiest city in the world. Thank you, Prime Minister, for your contribution. From Mr Shiraz Ahmad Seddiqi UAE Facebook comment
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