If there is one citizen of Karachi who is perpetually raising her voice against the poor conditions in the city, it is none other than Shaiera Akram. And now, the activist and philanthropist is once again raising her voice against the common practice of garbage/sewage dumping at Karachi’s Seaview beach.
Shaniera Akram is an avid user of social media and often takes to her Twitter and Instagram to raise her voice against the mishaps that often take place in the city. Her most recent post has us all rather upset about the condition of our beautiful sea shore. Taking to Twitter, the activist shared a rather disheartening picture of Karachi’s coastline in Clifton which is laden with layers and layers of garbage.
“I’m sick of this. We clean the beach, again and again, only to have the city’s garbage dumped in our sea & sewerage lines, which eventually washes up on our shore,” she penned angrily in her post. She then went on to add that “I will not even be going to the beach anymore. I’ve had enough,” referring to the whole situation as an ’embarrassment to the country’.
I’m sick of this.We clean the beach again & again, only to have the city’s garbage dumped in our sea & sewerage lines, which eventually washes up on our shore. I’m not even going to the beach anymore. I’ve had enough. This is an embarrassment to our country. We should be ashamed. https://t.co/DdpIeBFRfK
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) October 4, 2020
Following her very justified outburst, a number of tweets followed which showed the harsh reality that every Karachiite faces on a daily basis. “It’s not just the beach, there is garbage everywhere. It’s on our street corners, our lanes, outside our shops, in front of our offices, next to our schools, dumped on vacant land, outside our homes, on our only beach, and its in our ocean. We are literally swimming in it!” Shaniera Akram lamented.
To further her argument, she went on to share how she always associates the word’ pride’ with Pakistani people; “We take pride in everything, our families, neighbours, friends, offices, homes, gardens, etc., however, the situation in Karachi is sad, to say the least. All I see is rubbish and people breaking the law. Shops with piles of rubbish, sewage tankers offloading in the ocean, Housing blocks looking like they are falling apart because no one wants to paint or fix them. There is no pride anymore Karachi,” she penned and we are in complete agreement.
All I see is rubbish & people breaking the law. Shops with piles of rubbish, sewerage tankers offloading in the ocean, Housing blocks looking like they are falling apart because no one wants to paint or fix them.There is no pride anymore Karachi. It’s like we have given up caring
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) October 4, 2020
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Taking to the beach early this morning, Shaniera Akram photographed the harsh reality. She posted a picture of herself at Sea View and is surrounded by garbage. Her final remarks pointed out the harsh reality. “Our city is in pain and it’s telling us every day. We are crying out for help but nobody can hear us. This has got to stop! This has bought shame to our city, our people, and our culture. This is not who we are,” she wrote.
What a sad and sorry state of affairs.