Sir, It is a common observation that after every rain shower in Karachi, all points and intersections on Sharea Faisal that are under the jurisdiction of different cantonment boards remain inundated with rainwater for at least a day. This causes severe traffic jams and poses risks to thousands of motorcyclists and also causes accidents.

Same was the situation on the morning of March 28 following a brief shower at night at such points i.e. Colony Gate, Drigh Road, under the PAF bridge, FTC, Regent Plaza, Hotel Mehran, Metropole and Jinnah Courts near Shaheen Complex.

On the other hand, all portions of Sharea Faisal which were under the management of the city government and used to be inundated in the past were found completely clear of any rainwater soon after the showers. These areas include Awami Markaz, the Baloch Colony bridge, Nursery and Shahrah-i-Quaideen.

All civic bodies in Karachi need to come up with workable plans for quickly draining rainwater.

RAIHAN A.K. LODHI Model Colony Begum Gali Sir, Thank you so much for carrying such an amazing article on Begum Gali in the Stone Age column. It`s such a refreshing change from the news of dozens of innocent human beings killed in Karachi on a daily basis.

Karachi has so much history, culture, food and places to visit. This was the city that never slept and used to be full of Westerners roaming around all over without any fear. Gone are the good old days.

I used to live in Karachi in the early `80s and enjoyed the food stalls all over the city, which I visited with my friends.

I left Karachi and moved to Tokyo in the late `80s and then on to Vancouver. I once had the chance to eat fried fish inthe old city area. I have never forgotten the taste of that fish.

Thanks again for this article. I hope some day I can come back to that multicultural, lovely city that never slept, to eat great biryani, nihari, katakat, and visit familiar places.

ABBAS Via email Busy intersection Sir, I am a resident of Jamshed Road near the Gurumandir intersection.

Traffic signals at this intersection that connects Saddar and Tariq Road to Lalukhet and Nazimabad are out of order. Because of this traffic jams andtraffic accidents happen almost every day.

This intersection is one of the busiest in Karachi. Hence the authorities concerned must take immediate action and repair these traffic signals so that the free flow of traffic can be ensured.

ANAS HAMDANI Via email Looted cellphones Sir, Some years ago the police attempted to arrest certain shopkeepers at Abdullah Haroon Road`s electronics market for buying and selling stolenmobile phones.

The outraged shopkeepers, who had always believed that it is perfectly legal to buy and sell stolen goods, went on a rampage and burned two government vehicles. After that, the police have refrained from visiting that market again.

The only way to block the sale of looted mobile phones is to inform the PTA of the IMEI number of the phones, which the PTA can use to make the sets unusable.

Unfortunately, it is necessary to go to the police and get an FIR registered, which no sensible Pakistani wants to do for obvious reasons.

SHAKIR LAKHANI Karachi Dangerous spot Sir, I am a teacher by profession. I go home from work after a tiring day at 8pm. However, call it my bad luck but I have to pass through Shahrah-i-Noor Jahan as I live in Qasba Colony.

Snatching is almost a religiously followed custom here, especially between 2-3pm and after Maghrib. Not only this, but the criminals harass their women targets if resistance is put up. I was robbed near the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium. They took away not only my mobile phone and money but my bag containing all the belongings like ATM card, cheque book and CNIC.

The worst part of the story is that apparently, some elements from the Shahrah-i-Noor Jahan police station are involved in these crimes. In a number of cases, the snatchers were found wearing their uniform trousers and did not hide their faces. I even remember the faces of the snatchers as both of them did their work quite easily and without any fear.

My plea to the DIG Sindh is: please save us from our protectors. We are obliged to use this route and cannot bear the daily torture.

MARIA ABDULLAH Karachi mailbag@dawn.com