UNSAFE PASSAGE: The temporary link road connecting downtown Karachi to the Korangi industrial zone through the Malir River rainwater channel has become quite unsafe for commute after the sunset as criminal elements take advantage of the darkness and deprive the commuters of their valuables. The relevant authorities should deploy police on the road or build a flyover to avoid both traffic jams and theft on that road.

Syed Hasnain Mosivi
Karachi

POINT BUSES: The condition of the University of Karachi’s point buses is becoming more and more unbearable. The number of buses is disproportionate with the ever-increasing number of students using them. Resultantly, the points always carry students much beyond their capacity. A little while ago, the university did buy new buses, but they are still not part of the fleet owing to some issue with the registration process. The administration needs to wake up and find a solution to the problem.

Zainab Shariq
Karachi

THREAT TO COMMUTERS: It has become common to see many a biker fall in uncovered manholes on the Sabzal Road, which is one of the important routes in Quetta leading to Brewery Road and Bolan Medical College. Apart from severe traffic gridlocks, gushing sewage has been affecting the health of the people living in the vicinity. Development work has started and stopped abruptly quite a few times. The authorities concerned should make a concrete plan in this regard.

Noman Dehwar
Quetta

ILLEGAL BARRICADES: It seems as if streets in Sachal Goth area have been declared some sort of a no-go area as a number of influential residents have installed iron barricades at entry and exit points of each street. Even those having their houses on the same street are ‘interrogated’ at the entry point regularly, causing serious irritation. Police have been told of the problem many times, but they remain unmoved. The authorities concerned should remove all such illegal barriers.

Tariq Ali Khoso
Karachi

Published in Dawn, October 20th, 2022