Summary Unless political elite plays its role in devising sustainable strategies, nothing will work.
(Web Desk) Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has been very active in Karachi lately. Indeed, it is majorly owing to him that the city does not seem heirless. Before his active involvement in Karachi’s affairs through Supreme Court Karachi Branch Registry, the metropolis was enclosed by vicious circle.
CJP has directed all authorities to take urgent preventive measures against issues like water shortage, heaps of garbage, unpleasant wall chalking etc
The heap of garbages in Karachi. Photo: File
Karachi has been suffering from chronic shortage of water for various years and due to ineffective policies of successive governments. CJP has summoned local political representatives multiple times, but the matter of the fact is that situation remained the same and representatives and institutions kept slumbering. Tanker Mafia became more active.Fresh and clean water is scare in Karachi, but this is not the only issue. Another one is heaps of garbage which are causing nuisance for the masses. Dirty pollutants are causing air and water pollution, leading towards diseases related to respiratory and digestive systems.
Water shortage in Karcahi. Photo: File
Karachi is infamous for wall chalking and gigantic publicity boards hovering on the heads of commuters beneath them, too.
Just recently CJP took notice of wall chalking in Karachi. Kamran Khan in his program explored how actively SC is participating in making the lives of Karachites better.
It is pertinent to mention that the relief from SC is short term. Unless political elite plays its role in devising sustainable strategies, nothing will work. And issues like those of water shortage, heaps of garbage, and wall chalking will remain there.
