Sir: We live in a society that is brutal and ignorant. Education gets almost no space in our society, where teachers and educationists are murdered in broad daylight. Dr Shakeel Auj was one of those victims. He was trying to rebuild a society that is currently run by fanatics. Teachers play an important role in a person’s life and such brutal killings of teachers can never be justified. Though the staffs of different universities have been protesting against this act, not a single culprit has been identified yet. The government has failed to improve law and order in Karachi despite the ongoing operation. It is my request to the government of Pakistan to please look into this case and try to give security to our teachers because they are a great asset of our society. FARAN MUHAMMAD KHAN Karachi