Karachi Bridge Falls : City Government Exposed
By The Pakistani Spectator • Sep 2nd, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized • (42 views) • 3 Comments
Rescuers were trying to clear the wreckage to retrieve those trapped and injured amid fears the death toll from Saturday’s accident could rise.
At least two cars and a police van were crushed under the debris, and a truck with a trailer and a minibus lay upturned by the fallen bridge.
The bridge was opened only two months ago by Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president.
Mustafa Kamal, the mayor of Karachi, said the authorities were using heavy machinery and bulldozers to remove debris and pull out injured people trapped in at least two or three vehicles.
Witnesses said a portion of the bridge known as Northern Bypass fell with a huge bang while traffic was on it.
Mohammed Iqbal, a survivor who escaped through the window of a small bus that fell from the bridge, told the Pakistani Geo news channel he had heard cries for help from those trapped in the rubble.
Zahid Khan, a witness, said “It created such a huge sound that we thought it was an earthquake.”
Shaukat Aziz, the Pakistani prime minister, expressed sorrow over the loss of life and concern over the quality of construction of the bridge.
“Investigations have been ordered to find the reasons of the collapse and people responsible for substandard construction would be taken to task,” Aziz said.
Later reports said bystanders and relatives of those trapped under the rubble, angered at what they believed were slow rescue efforts, threw stones at the security forces deployed at the scene, injuring two.
In response, the security forces baton-charged the crowd.
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September 2nd, 2007
They are spending all efforts on the development of luxurious parks and finding new ways to earn commission, why should they care about a bypass
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September 2nd, 2007
It is not fair to say “.. City Government Exposed”. It is not as if the city government built this flyover. We should blame only who is really responsible for this mess.
September 2nd, 2007
General Farrukh Jved, former chairman of NHA awarded the contract without even inviting tenders. The contract was given to a subordinate institute of Pakistan army.
Another accomplishment by the mother fuc$ing generals.