KARACHI...

Karachi can be easily termed as the metropolitan, financial and cosmopolitan hub of the country. It has the most complex but beautiful mix of people from not only different ethnic but also different religious backgrounds. It is the city which welcomes anyone who comes to live here for work, business or just for warm weather. It offers distinct flavors of all these different backgrounds; be it food, dressing or historical places.

The city which was once known as the city of lights has unfortunately become city of violence and target killings. The openness of the city is being manipulated by vested interests on one pretext or the other. Whether its land grabbing, extortion, smuggling of narcotics & weapons or simple political battles. This new image of Karachi is not only heart breaking for the Karachiites but also for the whole country. The city which has contributed so much for the country is now rudderless and its fortunes are being interlinked with this negative image.

We as, Karachiites, will now have to take the ownership and resist all attempts to destabilize the city on any pretexts. I know it’s a tall order but collectively we can make a difference. The baby steps in this direction can be initiated from our neighborhood, educational institutions or work place. Once we develop this concept of positive ownership in every Karachiites’s mind we can expedite in turning the youth of this city to carry flowers instead of toting guns in their hands.