THE recent collapse of two dilapidated buildings in Karachi is an eye-opener for all building authorities in the four provinces of Pakistan.

This calls for an immediate survey of all such buildings located in different cities. Dangerous buildings must be vacated and demolished without any delay. The respective provincial government must provide temporary shelters till substitute houses are made available.

Secondly heavy machinery and fire tenders must have an easy access to all such buildings in case of a fire.

Riaz Akbar

Wah

Published in Dawn, July 26th, 2017