Karachi ke Gulshan-i-Iqbal mein Sunday raat ek bohot hi afsosnaak waqia hua jab sirf teen saal ka masoom bachcha, Ibrahim Nabil, ek khulay manhole mein gir kar doob gaya. Ye waqia, sirf ek masoom zindagi ka nuksan nahi balky shehr ki na-munazzam drainage systems aur civic negligence ka bhi zinda saboot tha. Is chotay bachay ki 15 ghante ke besabar talash ke baad, Monday ko body recover hui, jo har dil ko ghamgeen bana dene wala manzar tha.
How the Accident Happened
Ibrahim apne walidain ke saath departmental store ke parking area mein tha. Jaise hi wo motorbike ki taraf daura, bina notice kiye, khula manhole uski dard nak maut ka sabab ban gaya. Rescue 1122 ko is waqia ki raat 10 baje inform kiya gaya, lekin unki team usually raat ke waqt search start nahi karti thi, visibility ki kami ke sabab. Magar bachay ke walidain ki shiddat bhari cheekhon pukar aur area mein high-charged crowd ko dekh kar, rescue operation shuru kiya gaya.
Challenges Faced During Rescue
Civic agencies ki cooperation ki kami is waqia ko aur zyada dardnaak banati hai. Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) aur concerned town administration ne rescue teams ko underground drainage system ka blueprint faraham nahi kiya, jis ki wajah se unko saat mukhtalif jagahon par talash karni padi. Aakhir kar, bachay ka jism 2 kilometre door drain mein floating mila. Akhirkar, ek kachra uthane walay ladkay ne body recover krky gharwalo k hawaly kar di. Rescue teams jo Water Board se thi, Sunday raat se talash kar rahi thi, magar unhein manhole ki exact location ka pata hi nahi tha.
Public Outrage and Protests
Is waqia par area ke log, relatives aur political activists ne University Road par protests kiye. Traffic kai ghanto tak block raha aur kuch logon ne pathar bhi phenke. Ye manzar sirf gham ka nahi balki shehr ki civic management ki khaami ka bhi saboot tha.
Mayor Murtaza Wahab ne apni taraf se inquiry ka elaan kiya aur kaha ke manhole kab aur kis wajah se khula tha, ye check kiya jayega. Unhone logon se appeal ki ke is waqia ko siyasat ka zariya na banaya jaye, lekin agar kisi ki lazmi ghaflat se ye waqia hua to strict action liya jayega.
Political aur religious leaders ne bhi is tragedy par naraazgi ka izhar kiya.
- JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman ne Sindh government par criticism kiya, aur BRT aur sewerage projects ki wajah se roads aur infrastructure ke kharab hone ko incident ka sabab qarar diya.
- Opposition parties jaise MQM-P, PTI, MWM, GDA, Markazi Muslim League ne bhi PPP-led provincial administration aur Karachi Metropolitan Corporation ko criminal negligence ka zimmedar qarar diya, aur Mayor se resignation ka talab ki.
Ye waqia sirf ek afsosnaak loss nahi hai; Karachi ke poorly maintained drainage systems, open manholes, aur andheri galiyan aksar logon ke liye maut ka sabab ban jati hain. Aise incidents mein bache, pedestrians, aur sanitation workers sab se zyada vulnerable hote hain. Gande pani aur oxygen ki kami ke sabab, insan kuch hi palon mein doob k mar sakta hai.Ibrahim ki funeral Shah Faisal Colony mein hui, jahan dher sare log, relatives aur politicians shamil hue aur masoom bachay ko akhri khuda hafiz kaha gaya. Ye waqia, Karachi ke civic mismanagement aur shehr ki safety concerns par phir se ghor aur tawajjo ka sabab ban gaya.
Political Reaction and Accountability Demands
Is waqia ke baad, Sindh ki opposition ne Monday ko shehr ki civic administration par shiddat se tanqeed ki aur Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab ki istifa talab ki. Logon ka kehna hai ke ye sirf civic negligence ka masla nahi balky departmental store ke samne khula manhole rehne ki wajah se bachay ki maut hui.
Shehr ke residents aur parents ka kehna hai ke agar manhole ko properly cover ya supervise kiya jata, to ye afsosnaak waqia nahi hota. Har koi aasani se us khule manhole mein gir sakta tha, aur is wajah se log chain store ko bhi zimmedar qarar de rahe hain.
Ye dardnaak waqia sirf ek bachay ki zindagi ka inteqal nahi balky poore shehr ke logon ke liye wake-up call hai ke humari urban infrastructure aur civic accountability par serious steps liye jayein, warna aur masoom zindagiyan barbad hoti rahengi.