Opinion

Precautions to prevent road accidents

According to the National Highway and Motorway spokesman, four times more deaths are caused by road accidents  Twelve thousand people are killed annually, and 50 thousand are injured in road accidents. These accidents occur due to violations of safety and traffic rules. 80% of accidents are due to speeding, careless driving, and the use of mobile while driving. Not...

Dangling wires on street endanger lives in Pakistan

In Pakistan, intertwined wiring through electric poles or lampposts hanging uncovered on streets threatens the residents. The danger strengthens during the monsoon, especially for the children who play on the streets in the rain. In some places, the cluttered wires are too low to be touched. This hazard is strongly noticeable and neglected. These wires...

Mangroves that save Karachi from environmental catastrophe, sadly, at the peril of being severed

Mangroves grow in a mix of fresh and salt water, preventing cyclones and flooding. Unfortunately, tons of mangroves are being cut down, potentially posing a severe environmental hazard. For example, trees were felled for the development of Ocean View high-rise buildings, constructions, and industrialization. In addition, mangroves in the forest provide refuge for shorebirds, which...

Precautions to prevent deadly electric shocks during monsoon

In Pakistan, during monsoon urban flooding is a norm in most of the areas due to the poor drainage system. Moreover, overhead wiring through electric polls in cities, have enforced the management and media to guide people about the safety and precautions. When the rain lashes out, current plunges on the roads or electric polls....

Fire raging in grid stations: a new norm in Pakistan

Pakistan witnessing worst power-supply incidents this year. Recurrence of the events related to fire catching the grid stations plunging the cities or villages into the darkness with having high ratio of deaths and injuries, is getting a new norm in the country. Recently on 18-July-2022, in Hyderabad, a transformer at grid station that supplies electricity in...