KARACHI ZOO UNDER THREAT
(Hafiz Muhammad Noman, Karachi)
Recently the city government of
Karachi organised an entertainment program for the families of the journalists
who were the member of Karachi Press Club. The government carried the families
to Karachi Zoo whereas it served special lunch to the journalists and their
families. In addition, the government provided especial security to the
journalists and their families.
Anyways, a relative of mine, a journalist and member of Karachi Press Club,
along with his family visited to the Zoo as well. What he told me about the Zoo
amazed me as no noble family could go to the Zoo if they faced the same
situation that my relative did. He said no sooner did he enter the Zoo, his
steps stopped as he found a strange situation in the Zoo. He said there were
various couples who were involved in immoral activities freely whereas they had
no fear of the security personnel whether they could catch them.
He further said when he talked to some other journalists concerning the
situation, they expressed their concerns saying that this was usual in the Zoo
and they had no fear of the security personnel because they paid some money to
the security guards as a bribe so that nobody could ask them about their bad
deeds. “We have visited Zoo today with our family due to witch these couples are
few. In usual days, people are restricted to go to some places in the Zoo as
security guards do not allow them,” said some journalists, adding that the
couples especially gave the security guards bribe so that nobody could disturb
them.
I thought after listening to the situation that there were women and children
over there to enjoy the Zoo and when they had found immoral activities there,
what would have they thought? It is disgusting that the Zoo is getting a dating
point where couples meet and do what they want without any fear. At least a
noble family could not visit the Zoo in this situation, unfortunately. The
government in this regard must take stern action against the guilty persons to
stem immoral activities in Karachi Zoo so that families could easily visit it
without any hesitation.