Published in Dawn on 22 March 2006
RESIDENTS of multi-storeyed buildings in Karachi have been asked to prove that their buildings are earthquake-proof. The only way to find out if a building will be able to withstand an earthquake is to supervise its construction from start to finish and this was supposed to be done by the Karachi Building Control Authority. There is of course another method but I doubt if it will appeal to anyone: explode a high-intensity bomb within a radius of ten fleet and see if the building remains standing.
Shakir Lakhani
Karachi
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