Right Angle – Written by Nadeem Ahmed Advocate – Karachi Is Bleeding & Sindh Government Is Sleeping
Karachi… A city that works day and night, a city that dreams, that breathes life into millions. And yet, once again, this very city has been dealt a wound so deep that it has shaken every heart that still feels pain.
At Neepa Chowrangi, three-year-old Ibrahim — an innocent child with a life ahead of him — fell into an open manhole and took his final breath in the dark pit of a neglected city. This was not an accident.
This was a state-sponsored death.
A murder committed by chronic negligence, administrative decay, and the criminal indifference of the Sindh Government.
For hours, no minister appeared.
No officer arrived.
No rescue team showed up.
Residents screamed, pleaded, begged for help — but the government was nowhere.
Three hours… six… twelve… and in the end, it was not the state with its trillion-rupee budget but a garbage-picking child who found Ibrahim’s body.
Yes — the poorest of the poor did the job that the government refused to do.
And the cruelty did not end there. When police reached the garbage-picker who had found the body, they slapped him, interrogated him as if he were a criminal, and then tried to take credit for the recovery.
If this is not injustice, then what is?
Karachi’s citizens are roaring in anger:
“The government is asleep!”
“Roads are broken, sewerage is collapsing, and the rulers are in a coma!”
“Bilawal Bhutto has no idea what Karachi is suffering — only speeches and slogans!”
Today, “Killer Mayor” is trending across the city.
Meanwhile, PPP ministers proudly announce that they will rule Sindh until the end of time — and the country’s powerful institutions seem committed to keeping them there.
But the real question is this:
How many more Ibrahims?
How many more small bodies must be pulled out of dirty drains?
How many more mothers must bury their children before the state wakes up?
Karachi’s demand is clear and justified:
All open manholes must be sealed immediately.
Every officer responsible for this tragedy must be dismissed.
The garbage-picker who found the body — a true hero — must be supported by the state: his education, his livelihood, his future.
And above all, Karachi must stop being treated like a political experiment.
This city is out of patience.
If we remain silent today, then tomorrow another Ibrahim will die — and Sindh’s government alone will bear the responsibility.
If you want Karachi to change…
If you believe no child should die like this…
Raise your voice. Do not let it fall silent.
This is not just a story.
This is a battle.
A battle for humanity.
A battle for Karachi.
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