The first five days of this month forced me to return to a topic on which I have written several times.

The reason is that things are now becoming almost unbearable and innocent lives that could be saved are being wasted. Why the first five days? That is because it is a record of sorts rather a tragic milestone as far as traffic accidents are concerned.

Believe it or not but according to rescue services personnel 14 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in Karachi in the first five days of this month.

The most tragic was the death of a man and his wife who were hit by a runaway dumper truck whose brakes had failed and the driver lost total control of his vehicle. Any traffic accident that involves loss of life is tragic but an accident in which in a few seconds both husband and wife lose their lives is not just tragic; it is a monumental tragedy as a happy household loses both its pillars and one wonders how those left behind can continue to survive and lead a normal life.

In most households in this bustling city of more than 18 million people it is the head of the family who is the provider for the entire........

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