The Sindh government has decided, according to its chief secretary, to introduce the 1122 Rescue Service, which currently operates in Punjab. This makes excellent sense, though a little late in coming. We need an improvement in ambulance and fire services across most parts of Pakistan, and the 1122 model, begun in Lahore in 2004 and then extended to other cities seems for now to be the best available in the country. Generally, the availability of its emergency vehicles has meant swifter relief to many people although of course problems exist in terms of the funds shortage the service is now said to be facing.
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