Report by Ali Ousat
For centuries, Karachi has believed that so long as Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine is kept spotless, the saint would keep storms at bay – after all, he merely had to whisper a warning to the unruly, misbehaving sea in order to calm it down. But people along the coastal belt say the sea isn’t the only thing which has been misbehaving lately. They claim that the axe-wielding land and timber mafias have hacked away mangroves lining the coast, leaving the city vulnerable to threats brewing at sea. In order to shed light on the problem, the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) recently organised a trip for journalists to the spots, including Dingi and Bhundar islands, where the green cover has fast been vanishing. Read story in Express Tribune
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