Death toll of women reaches 20 in the Stampede, in Karachi

So the Time has weakened the poor so much that they are now driven to their graves in struggle for {basic} food....
This is a story of dependency, poverty and inflation more than a regretful stampede killing women and children. The media should highlight the food crises dilemma and make some noise against the Government for arresting the philanthropist Chaudhry Iftikhar!




This is a story of desperation more that it is of mismanagement. 14th September marked an unlucky day for Karachiites in various ways [The Oil tank incident, the colony fire..] but worst of all was the stampede that developed at a slum area of Khohri Garden where philathropist Chaudry Iftikhar was openly distributing flour and sugar to the poverty stricken. Women from all sorts of places like Kaemari, Machhar Colony, Surjani Town and others were crowding in this petite street where the distribution was arranged. 
The hustle bustle and urgency of this crowd created chaos which lead to a stampede killing upto 20 women and children [70 in a medical facility at Civil Hospital]... According to some reports the police was there to control the issue and were beating women with sticks to manage them, which made many women run back and trip over on each other adding to the disarray... hurting, wounding and suffocating many to death.
Around 70 other women who were suffocated were rushed to Civil Hospital for immediate help.


Adding up to the alarming issue, the authorities as ordered by the Government, have arrested the philathropist who was 'helping' the poor in what ever capacity he possessed. 
It is true that he should have made better arrangements and taken precautions.. but that does not defy the fact that this whole trauma is a symbol of rising poverty and the frustration and desperation it has lead to. Those women were actually fighting to 'food' and cared less for anything but to get their shares 'at any cost'. 
The Government should feel some shame in this incident and arrange facilities for philatropists who are willing to help the nation in these tumultuous times. 


The flour distribution issues, flour accumulation issue and the flour stocks in Punjab issue is a different story altogether... lets not even go there and how the Government is capable to solve all these issues in minutes but they wont because they have 'other' priorities.


I truly believe the media should make some noise against the Government and its weak decisions that are disconnected with reality. Arresting a philanthropist, they are sure trying to set an example thats not worthy of praise.
Does media need to open its eyes now.????



Photo Courtesy : Dawn.com

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