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Who Is Really Responsible for Karachi’s Traffic Accidents?
Dumpers, Enforcement Gaps, and Karachi’s Traffic Reality
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Karachi and the Blood on Its Roads
Karachi is the heart of Pakistan. It is a source of livelihood for millions of people. It provides highways to millions of vehicles every day. Yet for some time now, these very roads of the city of Quaid appear stained with blood. Every now and then, the same lament is heard: someone has come under a heavy vehicle and been brutally crushed, and thus the entire city of Karachi sinks into grief, pain, and sorrow.
Adding to this tragedy is the excuse crafted by these killer mafias in response to this bloodshed. They claim that Karachiites ride motorcycles in an extremely inappropriate manner. They ride at high speed, overtake recklessly, and try to squeeze through small spaces. As a result, they come under the wheels of large vehicles and lose their lives.
The ironic part is that among these heavy vehicles, it is always dumpers that appear at the top of the list. Every now and then, rather almost every month, they trample the residents of this city like a drunken elephant. Even if we accept their argument that Karachiites ride bikes incorrectly, the question that arises…
