Lidless death traps highlight official apathy

A tiny shoe is visible in the sludge of the uncovered choked gutter in which eight-year-old Dilbar Ali died on Monday. Photo: Express

Lidless manholes have turned into deadly traps for unsuspecting Karachiites, especially children, amid what can only be described as criminal apathy on the part of civic authorities.

Officials routinely issue sympathetic statements or even offer public apologies for media consumption, only to retreat into inaction and wait for the next tragedy

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