Re: Karachi turning into a ghetto?
^^ Yes I read it, as well as another letter about the condition of the roads. It's exactly what I believe, we need to treat our priorities as priorities. I am particularly very saddened about the lack of certain basic pieces of infrastructure, which I will briefly mention here:
Sewage system: Definitely our top priority... we need a sewerage system that is able to handle the pop.'s requirements without affecting the environment. And yes water treatment plants too!
Environment: For God's sake plant some trees and get a few biofilters and wet scrubbers in the city, our air pollution levels and greenery need to be mended for a healthy quality of life. Plus some restrictions should be put on senseless deforestation, and reforestation should never be considered lightly.
Corruption: This is what answers most of our questions... everything from politics to street crime to education to traffic control, this element is almost pervasive. If law and order is maintained, we will put an effective end to this.
But one question that remains to be answered is--who's got the guts to do that? I won't say that we're doing too bad a job when it comes to roads, and although a few plans to aid the sewage system and environment are also in the pipeline (e.g. ban on polythene bags), in most cases we're still subpar of our requirements :(. Even more importantly, these projects need to be completed within a time limit.