Karachi rains: Mehwish Hayat, Ayesha Omar express anger, demand accountability

As Karachi continues to suffer after record rains, residents of the city are taking to the streets and social media to express their anger and rage and are demanding accountability of those responsible for the mess.

Among those lashing out at the government and authorities are celebrities including Mehwish Hayat, Ayesha Omar, Aijaz Aslam, Sanam Jung, Sanam Saeed and Feroze Khan.

“My anger knows no bounds,” wrote Mehwish. “How can a modern city like Karachi not have the infrastructure to cope with rain in today’s age?”

Demanding accountability, the actor added, “Enough is enough!”

My anger knows no abounds. How can a modern city like #Karachi not have the infrastructure to cope with rain in 2day's age?Our suffering over the past few days proves that those responsible need to be held accountable!Heads have to roll or this’ll keep happening.Enough is enough!

— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) August 30, 2020

“It’s time for accountability. It’s time to speak up. It’s time to take ownership. It’s time to demand our rights. Its time to heal. It’s time,” wrote Ayesha on Twitter.

It’s time for accountability. It’s time to speak up. It’s time to take ownership. It’s time to demand our rights. Its time to heal. It’s time.

— Ayesha Omar (@ayesha_m_omar) August 31, 2020

Aijaz Aslam, Sanam Saeed and Sanam Jung voiced similar concerns and demanded answers from the authorities.

Who is responsible for the mess in dha Karachi, people are suffering till now with no electricity on the 4th day no water drainage …

— aijaz aslam (@aijazz7) August 29, 2020

Part 2/2. Every government had a chance.. Some more than others.. Yet every government seems to have let Karachi/Sindh down. pic.twitter.com/OID5uJsI7Q

— Sanam Saeed (@sanammodysaeed) August 30, 2020

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I have been holding back since the last 3 days but now its enough and absolutely unbearable. The residents of karachi have been without power supply and there are no updates regarding the restoration of electricity ! The least the administration can do is to come forward and inform the public regarding their area status instead of leaving us all in the dark! They've taken us back to the dark ages! 1- No cell phones 2- No water 3- No electricity @kelectricpk #restorepowersupply #karachi #cliftonblock8 #kelectric

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Making this video after exhausting all options. DHA, CBC, local administrations and friends in the government. This is what we call a complete absence of governance and total failure of whatever little system we had in place. I will be joining the petition filed by other residents and will do whatever it takes to force these guys into doing their jobs and/or pay for our damages. Buhat ho gayee!

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Anoushey Ashraf, Mansha Pasha and Fahad Mirza also expressed their distress and disappointment and called out those in power for making false promises.

Not ONE resignation from the authorities in Karachi. You can’t shame the shameless. Every person who calls Karachi his home needs to attend the peaceful protests and demand better. #KarachiRains #KarachiSinks

— Anoushey Ashraf (@Anoushey_a) August 31, 2020

The promises made so profusely but the apathy, the indecision, the finger pointing, the complete lack of having the right people for the right job.

After a certain point pakistanis shouldnt blame others but themselves. Yr after yr, decade after decade. Life on repeat.

— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) August 30, 2020

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Karachi my city….Karachi the Step-child, the used, abused and neglected city! The City that feeds Pakistan, but there is no one to give back to Karachi! We all claim Karachi, but no one owns Karachi! From today….I make a pledge, that I will own my city….no longer will I let you bleed in the hands of those that only use you, make money from you, and yet, give you nothing in return! Karachi a single city generates 41% of Pakistan’s tax revenue, more than the entire tax revenue generated by the most populous province Punjab and almost 83% of Sindh’s total revenue! (Source FBR 2018 year book). Regardless of your ethnicity, if you have been born in Karachi, been living in Karachi, make your living from Karachi, love Karachi, than Karachi is yours! Own it! Only those that have a stake in Karachi, are affected by what happens to Karachi…. should administer Karachi. People who will own it and not treat it like a step child. Thank you @noormandviwalla for so wonderfully penning the feelings of all Karachiwala’s today! #fahadmirza #savekarachi #ownkarachi #ilovekarachi #karachi #karachidrowning #karachiwalay

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Feroze Khan wanted to know where his tax money went.

Meanwhile, residents of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Monday gathered within the premises of Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) to protest against the lack of monsoon infrastructure and the administration’s failure to provide them basic amenities.

“We wish to register our legitimate right to get the supply of basic amenities of potable water, stable electricity, effective discharge and flow of drains and sewerage, elimination of hanging electricity wires & data cables, fixing of broken poles, providing of security [as well as] repair and re-carpeting of broken roads,” read a statement by the residents of DHA Karachi ahead of Monday’s protest.

A second protest for later this week has also been announced by the aggrieved residents to take up their demands with DHA outside the Phase-I office on September 3 at 12:30 pm.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that both the centre and Sindh will be working together to bring much-needed relief to the people of Karachi.

اجلاس میں وزیر برائے منصوبہ بندی اسد عمر، وزیر برائے بحری امور سید علی زیدی (ویڈیو لنک) گورنر سندھ عمران اسمعیل، چئیرمین این ڈی ایم اے لیفٹنٹ جنرل محمد افضل، متعلقہ وزارتوں کے سیکرٹری صاحبان و سینئر افسران شریک

— Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) August 31, 2020

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