Buckle up and arrive alive

Buckle up and arrive alive

It’s very sad to hear about the Indian expatriates who were killed in the car crash (‘Indian expat and son killed in Dubai car crash’, Gulf News, May 19). Such a shame. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. I beg everyone to remember that seatbelts are there for a reason and children should be strapped in and not be jumping around in the backseat or sat on someone’s knee! In fact, every passenger should be strapped in.

From Ms Anne-Marie Caine

Dubai

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Hard shoulder culprits caught!

I just love that these hard shoulder driving culprits will be caught (‘Facebook video: If you’re thinking about overtaking on the hard shoulder... don’t!’, Gulf News, May 18). Those who are using the hard shoulder take the other drivers as clowns. They think they can, but they won’t get away with it. Thank you, Dubai Police!

From Mr Haseeb Ahmadi

UAE

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When will it end?

The recent bomb attack that was in a marketplace in Baghdad, Iraq, is the deadliest attack in the recent years (‘Baghdad market bombs kill at least 36’, Gulf News, May 18). It’s been revealed that Daesh was responsible for this. In recent months, more militant attacks have been visible in the old oil wealth city of Baghdad. When will these attacks be stopped and the people of this city be happy?

From Mr K. Ragavan

Bengaluru, India

Nothing to hide!

My husband’s phone has no password and I have a password, but he knows my password (‘Checking husband’s phone proves costly for woman’, Gulf News, May 18). I can take his phone anytime. Of course, I’m guilty of checking it and if I have any doubts, yes, I asked. As for him, he checks my phone and I’m fine with it. I don’t know if other couples think this is okay. We have nothing to hide. We have been married for almost 19 years and we are still madly in love.

From Ms Ellen Tiongson Ahmed

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Marriage needs trust

Being fined for checking your husband’s phone would encourage him to cheat knowing he won’t get caught. It’s better to divorce such a man who does not keep transparency in a relationship. Marriage doesn’t mean playing with the trust of wives, it should be about being transparent to each other and growing with mutual trust and understanding.

From Ms Naznin Bhalli

Mangalore, India

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Marrying for wrong reasons

I can understand her! My ex-husband married a second time, and I found out only because one of his secretaries mentioned it by mistake (‘Wife burns home as husband goes on second honeymoon’, Gulf News, May 18). Being married to a man who is travelling a lot makes it difficult to find out.

I took the children and returned to Europe. Later on I found out that he divorced that woman, substituting her with another. Until today it has been the same story. Several children from various women. It was the biggest mistake of my life. Men who cannot handle one relationship, can’t manage two or more. They think with another partner, life will change. What they forget is that instead of changing their wives, they should change themselves.

From Ms Claudschi Beck

Vienna, Austria

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Better communication needed

This is too scary! Can you imagine all of the sudden waking up and breaking such vows of love and honesty between a husband and wife?

From Ms Sai Gallo

UAE

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Next victim

It’s really sad that he told her on the way to his honeymoon. His second wife should think about her husband’s mentality. What he did with his first wife, he will likely do to her, too.

From Mr Sam Samaresh

UAE

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It’s allowed

Why don’t people understand? Islam allow four marriages. If you have good wealth and health, this isn’t a problem.

From Mr Raja Al Haq Janjua

Dubai

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Not for a man’s ego

Yes, it is allowed, Mr Raja Al Haq Janjua, but only if you can treat them all equally by means of finance and emotion. Also, you need to seek permission from your first wife if you want to have another one. The purpose of this concept is not to satisfy the ego of the man, but to allow single women into the safety and care of a family. Many a times it helps those who would maybe not have this option due to being widowed or for strategic partnership.

From Ms Katja Quraysh

UAE

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Sad situation

How daring of him to so coolly inform his wife that he had married a second time. It’s very sad for the woman, she must be in a bad state after undergoing such a surprise. Can she file a case against him? I hope some serious steps are taken against such men who play with emotions.

From Mr Bhuvan Tam

Abu Dhabi

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Political maturity needed

The only leader who is honest to his people and has the moral integrity to hold himself accountable before the nation of Pakistan is Imran Khan (‘Pakistan opposition leader Khan admits using offshore company’, Gulf News, May 15). Whether one supports him or not, all have consensus on one point: He is not corrupt.

Being his supporter since his cricketing days, I fear, Khan is repeatedly committing political blunders and weakenin his footing. His government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) is doing a considerable amount of work on the ground and on paper. I have no doubt of that. His political energy is always at its peak. No leader can match it. His vision and his commitment is beyond words.

The problem lies in his power of political decision making. His stance on the Panama Papers and corruption are the strongest when compared to the other political leaders of the opposition.

We want Khan to take a solo flight and differentiate himself in this matter and seek advice from people like Asad Umar. Khan is the only leader who does not have a single corruption issue against him. He stands alone and he stands high. We look up to him one more time and we are with him for every call he makes.

From Ms Khaula S. Rao

Lahore, Pakistan

What of the baby’s future?

It is really wonderful to have a baby and the first baby is really a gift from God. But, at the age of 70 years old, this is really unacceptable (‘Letters to the editor: Elderly couple are victims of social stigma’, Gulf News, May 16). If we think about it practically, we are all humans and after 70 years old, we are not sure how many years we have left.

The baby could become an orphan at any time. It is really an injustice that we are doing to the baby by bringing it into this world and after few years, leaving it alone to survive.

Maybe the parents of the baby are rich and have enough money and people to take care of him but, in the end, parents are parents and what is life without them? If they really wanted to have a baby, they could have had it a few years earlier, which would have given them more time to be spent with the child.

In the end, what I want to say is that we as human beings are being selfish by looking at our own present happiness rather than thinking about the future happiness of the newborn baby.

From Mr Ajeet Kumar S. Pillai

UAE

Taking care of workers

It is good to see that the authorities are becoming increasingly strict with regards to the implementation of the mid-day break (‘Midday breaks start from June 15 through to September 15’, Gulf News, May 19). These fines will deter companies from violating the law and doing injustice to their employees.

From Ms Fatima Suhail

Sharjah

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