Published in Morning News on January 3, 1968
Between the localities of Gora Qabrastan and Nursery on the main Drigh Road, is situation a vast depression on either side of the road, which serves the community as a Nullah.
A few yards away from the road, making a modest contribution to the general stink prevailing in the area, lies the carcass of a horse. It has been there for quite a few days now; and by some mysterious process, has managed to shift itself away from the central region of the Nullah, where it was first spotted, to its present position. I am not quite sure, but if the present state of indifference is maintained by the authorities for a few days, Mr. Ghauri's philosophical horse at Gora Qabrastan might come to hear of it, and decide to choose it for its final resting place. If that happens, it will not be long before the site gets popular with other four legged creatures, and the Nullah becomes a living hell for the residents in the vicinity, and a haven for evolutionists a million years hence.
Not being an evolutionist, but being a resident around the place, and also possessing a tremendous faith in the power of the printed word, I appeal to the proper authorities through your columns to remove the offensive dead animals and earn our deepest gratitude.
SHAKIR LAKHANI,
Karachi.
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