These nations include Arabs, Mughals, Tarkhans, Kalhoras, Talpurs, to whom this city not only gave sovereignty but also opened various doors of development for them. But they did not give anything to the city which gave honor, fame and wealth to these nations. That is why this city has been offering landscapes for a long time.
Captain Neil, who joined the army before the British took over, narrated the story of Karachi after his visit. Karachi is a very dirty and backward city, with a population of about 10,000, where there is a majority of Hindus, who are very rude and impolite. People have built small houses out of mud bricks and mud bricks for living here, while there are some huts inside the walled city. There is no sewerage system in the city, people throw their rubbish out of their houses and there is no sewerage system at all. Due to which the whole city is offering scenes of dirty water ponds and foul smell is wafting the atmosphere. There is no institution of any kind for cleaning. Eagles, crows and pigeons do the cleaning. There are small shops in the narrow, dark streets, the smell of turmeric and mustard oil affecting the climate. City Inside, the males are tall and strong, while the females are pistachio-tall, adorned with brightly colored clothing, which smells of rotten fish. Due to which staying with them for a moment is no less than a torment.
It was only after the visit and remarks of this British Captain that the British troops invaded and occupied Sindh. The British who occupied Sindh in 1839 ruled the region for about 108 years till 1947, but they played a vital role in making the dirty city of the past a developed city. General Sir Charles Napier, the first Chief Commissioner, was appointed the first Governor of Sindh after the occupation of Sindh. And they pushed Karachi (formerly known by various names) to progress after a hard struggle. During his four-year governorship, he not only modernized the city's port but also played a significant role in providing roads, railways, water supply, drainage, health and education facilities. That is why when he resigned from the governorship, a reception was given by the people of Karachi at Kemari in recognition of his services and a huge statue of him was erected at Kemari.
After that the arrangements of Sindh were handed over to the Commissioners instead of the Governor and before the formation of Pakistan there were innumerable Commissioners including 1847-1850: Richard Keith Pringle. 1851-1859: Henry Bartle, Edward Frere 1859-1862: Jonathan Duncan Inverness, 1862-1867: Samuel Manfield, 1867-1868: William Henry Hallock, 1867-1877: William Lockyer Meriwether, 1877-1879: Francis Davis Melville, 1879-1887: Henry Napier Bruce Erskine, 1887-1889: Charles Bradley Richard, 1889-1891: Arthur Charles Trevor, 1891-1900: Henry Ivan Morchison James, 1900-1902: Robert Giles, 1902-1903: Alexander Cummin, 1903 1904: Horus Charles Mules, 1904-1905: John William Pitt Maire Mackenzie, 1905-1912: Arthur Dialwall Young Husband, 1912-1916: William Henry Lucas, 1916-1920: Henry Stavley Lawrence, 1920-1925: Jane Louis Reeve, 1925 -1926: Partrick Robert Cadell, 1926-1929: Walter Frank Hudson, 1929-1931: George Arthur Thomas, 1931-1935: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, 1935-1936:
In 1936, when the movement to separate Sindh from Bombay was in full swing and Sindh was given the status of a province, the British again started appointing Governors in Sindh instead of Commissioners and more or less 3 Governors including 1936-1941. Sir Lancelot Graham, April 1, 1936 to March 31, 1941, 1941-1946: Sir Hugh Dow, 1946-1947: Sir Francis Modi played a significant role in the development of Sindh and the development of Sindh, especially Karachi, was due to him. And this was the reason why the English governors, commissioners who played their full role in the development of the city, the inhabitants of the city besides their statues have named various highways and roads after him. Even today, the city's various highways and roads are known by his name.
After the formation of Pakistan, the development of the city stopped for some time. But when the President of Pakistan General Muhammad Ayub Khan introduced the local government system in the name of BD members, which was further strengthened during the tenure of General Zia-ul-Haq and General Pervez Musharraf, the wheel of development of Karachi once again moved forward. But as the military era came to an end and the local government system began to flourish in the shadow of democracy, the constitutional incompetence, corruption and nepotism pushed the city backwards. As a result of which the city which had a prominent place in the world and which came to be known as the bride, the city of lights, has once again turned into a dirty city like in the past. Where as in the past the streets and alleys of the city have turned into puddles of dirty water, while the whole city has turned into a pile of garbage. The reason is not the incompetence of any one government or one person, but the incompetence of the whole system.
In the past, cleaners, bakers and bhangis, where only Hindus and Christians were employed, were replaced by political workers, who are sitting at home receiving salaries and paying taxpayers whose taxes They are paid a salary of Rs. Due to which the city of lights has turned into a blind city again like in the past. The clean-up of the city is being carried out by Afghans instead of municipal employees, which is nothing short of a tragedy.
In this regard, there is a need for the Sindh government to immediately investigate the employees working in the metropolitan and ZMCs and ensure the appointment of honest employees instead of ghost employees, so that Karachi can once again prosper. And move in the direction of the lights.
