ON a recent visit to the Plaza automobile spare parts market located in the vicinity of Tibet Centre on MA Jinnah Road in Karachi, I was astonished to learn that the two pedestrian crossings had vanished and there was a solitary overhead pedestrian crossing along this stretch of a busy thoroughfare.

As a result crossing this road with perennial heavy traffic is a hazard particularly for senior citizens, women and children. A famous girls’ school is located at less than half a furlong from this busy site.

The provincial government and city authorities are requested to construct at least four pedestrian crossings in the vicinity of this busy area.

KAJ

Karachi

Published in Dawn, January 23rd, 2020