10-28-2005, 09:57 PM
Well, its true that the cost of medicines is quite low in India like some other things as well. Then again cost of housing and some other things are quite high in India. It is all about economics, economies of scale and a nationâs expertise in certain goods and services. I think when we compare cost of any thing in India and Pakistan we should see both sides of the coin. With lower costs comes lower level of income, which is very much the case in India when compared to Pakistan. (for the majority of Indians ie.) Let me give you an example of a fresh Chartered Accountant who starts in Pakistan at a minimum of PKR 20,000 (no matter which firm he trained with). In India the minimum a newly qualified Chartered Accountant starts at is IRS 5,000.
Having said that, I maintain that the Government of Pakistan is not doing enough to maintain a control on price of Medicines. We operate in a free market economy but that does not mean that the price of some basic commodity cannot be controlled. It happens all over the world, even in a capitalistic market economy like UK.
Of course soft borders between the two countries will help both the people, it will do wonders for the business and the tourist sector in Pakistan. But this should not be at the cost of our freedom and national integrity.
Lastly I would like to convey my gratitude to people like you and your parents who came to this country as Mohajirs and helped Pakistan in its early days of infancy, without the trained Muslims of the United Provinces we would not have been able to get it through. We also appreciate that when our parents and grand parents had to do all but sleep through the night to wake up in Pakistan, the Muslims of the UP and East Punjab sacrificed their families and made one of the bloodiest migrations in recent history.
Having said that, I maintain that the Government of Pakistan is not doing enough to maintain a control on price of Medicines. We operate in a free market economy but that does not mean that the price of some basic commodity cannot be controlled. It happens all over the world, even in a capitalistic market economy like UK.
Of course soft borders between the two countries will help both the people, it will do wonders for the business and the tourist sector in Pakistan. But this should not be at the cost of our freedom and national integrity.
Lastly I would like to convey my gratitude to people like you and your parents who came to this country as Mohajirs and helped Pakistan in its early days of infancy, without the trained Muslims of the United Provinces we would not have been able to get it through. We also appreciate that when our parents and grand parents had to do all but sleep through the night to wake up in Pakistan, the Muslims of the UP and East Punjab sacrificed their families and made one of the bloodiest migrations in recent history.
