what else did i miss…??

Ban on such under 30 micron bags was discussed since 1st of BB regime. so call it 20 plus years issue which now came to final implementation.

if we notice, whenever there are NULLAH cleaning along the roads or Gutter clean within the street the debris left over contain nothing but polythene bags.

for sure they are a menace evil for society

“demolish a mosque if it is for the greater interest of public masses” thats a Hadith in Sahi bokhari. and there are no, ifs, buts, or, in it.

so these bags are not end of world.

we can keep a rug sack stashed in a bike carrier or trunk of car and utilise it as & when necessary.

I reacted similarly when govt imposed Pillion ban in Karachi[check the archieve of this site]. Now someone should have comeup that my family belongs to Motorbike manufacturing company

Your attitude is cruel,selfish towards those who belong to this Industry but it seems that pakistanis liberals don’t get time to give a proper education to their kids and spend most of time in partying late night.

As I said next time do some homework before sharing your immature rants with others.

Jobs, Secure systems, Infra structure, Inflation, Investments, Gamblings… lots of words. Looks like you are using your polythene bag to put all these in.

That or your turban is falling in front of your eyes.

The government is not and cannot be held responsible for everything

What are the responsibilities of a govt? Providing Job is ONE of the MOST important responsibility of any govt and IF govt is unable to provide Jobs then it is govt’s core task to provide a secure System to the people who are willing to do business in a state so that those businessmen can provide jobs to needy people.

The reality is that every govt of Pakistan failed to provide a secure infrastructure to investors and SMEs, this is the reason that inflation rate is keep getting increased in Pakistan. There is a big capacity to introduce new jobs in various sectors but people are shaky for their investments, they ain’t willing to gamble their money at all.

Kid, start experiencing real life. It’s very different than your imaginary world.

MB I can see your point and Adnan’s too if I look at things with tunnel vision.

The government is not responsible to find a job for each and every citizen of this nation. In no country this is so and cannot be so.

The government is not and cannot be held responsible for everything. It is way high time to grow up and shoulder some of the resultant responsibility as well.

I know that this maybe a hard concept for us to digest but some where we have to start to sacrifice for the greater good. To be a little less selfish and look at the bigger picture.

Alright , so lets have a reply to all :

I too agree to this Adnan theory: “Sudden imposing of a law without providing any alternatives”

I asked my cousin who lives at our home and often gets ghrailu samaan when I am not around about this and he told me too that the dukaandar have started giving in hand now.

As for Awab’s comment “The world over has learnt to live without plastic bags, I am sure we will learn the same way, yes, it seems hard but we shall learn “

I would like to ask what about the people who will loose the job, how they will learn to live?

Then again I am with zainub when she says “the ban is a step in the right direction“. But the medicine which the patient couldn’t digest becomes itself an issue. If there are alternatives to this then fine else it’s just another blunder that our gov. is famous to make.

Last but not least: How I am going to find out if the plastic bag I have is below 30 microns.

@BOZZ : “What absurdity to link the loss of 3000 jobs …………….. than 30 MILLION people”

I couldn’t have expected such a stupid comment from you bozz. I guess Adnan has given you the proper reply. You can’t be so indifferent to those poor people. Are you?
Please take that comment back.

Crap! Same people also been whiniing for traffic pollution as well. When no alternative means have been announced by govt then it would be considered a SUDDEN implementation of a law.

What absurdity to link the loss of 3000 jobs or even ten thousand, in comparison to the numerous benefits and relief

Just because head of your family is not used to work for that industry? If your family members were part of the industry then i bet you would be upset at the moment.

Talk about ground realities ,can you?