It is that time of the year. Karachi residents witnessed the first spell of monsoon. It used to be that the rainy season was a festive season for the residents of this city. At the first monsoon showers, almost the entire city would be out on the roads enjoying the rain with entire families enjoying the moment for which they had waited the whole year.

Karachi at that time was not so densely populated and multi-storied housing units were yet to make their appearance blotting out the city’s skyline and creating hurdles in the way of the cool sea breeze that kept the city cool during the hot summer and monsoon months. Monsoon in the city was heralded by the big mushroom like clouds that would on a hot day suddenly appear on the city’s skyline and within no time spread across the city accompanied by rain and cool winds. This would provide immense relief to the sun-soaked city and all and sundry would be on the streets in no time. A lot has changed and as the saying goes “A lot of water has........

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