This letter intends to draw the attention of transport committee of Karachi University. It’s evident that some 25,000 students are present in morning and evening programmes combined. A majority of them are girls who come from far off areas to attend classes. Yet, there is no adequate and reliable transport system available for the students which could provide them a safe and comfortable journey to and from the university.
The bus points are in appalling conditions with rusted roofs and broken windows. The number of students in a single point are triple than the actual capacity. Therefore, the students have to make a very risky journey everyday. And the evening students are not provided with any facilities at all. Girls are in such a great number that they cling to the door with one foot and the conductor covers them with his hands to protect them from falling.
Apart from this, we students have to go through everyday humiliation and indignity as our totally packed points are a source of amusement to people on the roads and a miserable shock to parents.
Therefore, it is my humble request to the authorities that this issue must be given serious consideration. The corporate sector could also donate buses to alleviate the suffering of students.
ZOHRA TAIYEB
Karachi
