No one came forward to help or report the matter on any emergency number or to any law- enforcement agency. Reluctant and inadequate hospital services, absence of even a rudimentary state-operated ambulance system and a plethora of unreliable emergency phone numbers did the rest. The absence of emergency services, untrained policemen and their disproportionate weaponry came under legitimate questioning. Unlike the rest of the world, Karachi has numerous emergency phone numbers — 15 for Police, 1101 for Rangers, 1102 for CPLC, 1915 for Rahnuma, 16 for fire, 115 for Edhi, 1020 for Chhipa ambulance and 1021 for Aman Foundation. Is it too much for the citizens of Pakistan to demand a single emergency phone number all across Pakistan that caters to all types of emergencies — medical, criminal or fire.

Source: The Express Tribune October 03, 2018 04:30 UTC