23 dead in 11 months: Karachi’s open manholes become death traps for children

The tragic death of a three-year-old boy, Ibrahim, after he fell into an open manhole near Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s NIPA flyover has once again highlighted a long-standing issue that has plagued Karachi for years. In just the first 11 months of this year, 23 people, most of them children, lost their lives after falling into open manholes … Continue reading 23 dead in 11 months: Karachi’s open manholes become death traps for children