This photograph, published in Jang, shows a part of Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Karachi, during load-shedding. In the background you see National Stadium Karachi, all lights blazing, during a domestic cricket match.
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1. Symmetrical night stadium built by asymmetrical city.
2. Chiragh Tulle Andehara.
3. Taj Mahal in Agra.
4. Stadium lights were turned on too early just to show off.
5. Atomic bomb in impoverished and troubled country.
6. Houses look like chilli and masala were mixed without proportion
Two things that are obviously wrong are the wastage of electricity in the stadium and the bad planning of the houses. I assume that inside the houses there is even more wastage of energy.
I can appreciate your point about the stadium having electricity when the homes around it, do not.
However, if you notice, the homes do not really appear to be built according to any kind of development plan. So, it is quite possible that the uncontrolled growth of the city is at least partially the cause of a shortage of electricity.
i think lights are on during daytime!!
any way I’m glad to see some light in “city of lights” regardless day or night.
Besharmi.
I have a whole thing against professional sports anyway….