What is worse?

June 25th, 2007
Leave your comment Posted by umar
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Getting stuck in traffic, getting a heat stroke in blazing 42 degrees, sweating yourself in a power breakdown until you are completely soaked, unable to go anywhere because streets are flooded with rain water, or stranded at home because the city is a warzone? Is there anything worse that we, the people of Karachi, have to go through? Perhaps the only thing left is disease outbreak or famine. We have gone through pretty much everything else.

Karachi has disappointed me a lot, lately.

Thing is, every city has its problems. No denying that. Traffic jams in New York is regular thing, but they also have a transport system which pretty much eliminates the need of having a car. Dubai is also building a rail based system to reduce the traffic load on the highways, that on top of air conditioned bus terminals. Power breakdown is a thing of a past in most countries. There are flood control systems in Kaula Lampur, where it rains everyday.

Even if something unplanned and unexpected happens, the authorities respond in an efficient manner, quickly rebuild the damaged, resume the services, and work hard to bring life back to normal. And then measures are taken to avoid it from happening again.

In Karachi, all we hear is words, promises, not too many of them fulfilled, and those that did lack the quality and capacity to solve major problems. Truth is, things are not getting better. Things are getting worse by the day. And right now I don’t see any signs of improvements. Of course, miracles do happen and miracle is what’s required to turn things around in Karachi, but as of now this city is at its worst.

There hasn’t been a worst time to live in Karachi. Except for tomorrow, perhaps.

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  • exp
    Hi there,this is so sad that ppl ok karachi are going through so many bad things..but i want to know is it like everywhere in karachi ..i mean some areas or areas like clifton and defence are also having the same problems?since its been more than two years when the last time i was in karachi,so i have no idea.
  • its pretty much same everywhere... only the severity is different at different places.
  • umar, many cities suffer problems and you feel the worst is in yours because you are happening to live through them.

    if you go4 a visit, everything seems fine, but you of all people should know the difficulties of living in other cities.
  • mansoor, as I mentioned... other cities (mostly) do something about those problems in a serious manner... and most problems are solved... but in Karachi... even though we see rapid development... but the problems being faced by the residents are still there... specially security and power... and not much is happening to make it better.

    And I have lived in enough cities to do the comparison. And it hurts me to the core to see Karachi in such a state... because... well... it's my city!
  • umar, neglect of 40 years cannot be overcome in a mere decade. things are progressing, and even though the progress is slow coming, its there.

    there are a lot of regulations formed over the years which are hampering growth too, but we have people fighting and inshallah one day the day is not too far when we can be proud of the metropolis..

    till then, we must play our part... upcoming leaders we are remember :p
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