Sir: All miseries and calamities whether man-made or natural require human attention and necessary steps to minimise their destructive effects. The recent earthquake jolted the whole country. In response to this quake, the army and civil government extended full support to the affected people. The federal government and provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are working jointly to lessen the miseries of quake-hit people, putting all their differences on the backburner. If this policy of joint efforts is adopted on all fronts, there is no reason that Pakistan cannot fight against all social ills of society. As the saying goes, “Union is strength.” Our national strength lies in unity and joint efforts. It can gather the whole nation on one point, one agenda and we can become a nation in the true sense. RUMAISA ALI Lahore