A nascent group in Karachi rises to take control of their city; raising their voice through protest, community projects and action. I was toying with the idea of creating a Facebook group to tackle community issues. Karachi is a swarming and expansive metropolis.
Eventually I put up a brief vision of what I had and posted it. At the same time I invited a few families and Facebook friends to join if they liked the idea.
It attracted people in just two days. A humble businessman, it was his prior experience with a civic organization that was the motivating factor for him to start this group. After these initial two days, Imran invited a few trusted people to join him. Veqar Islam and Zulfiqar Ramzi accepted immediately. Together the trio decided to take on issues as they came. By using the Facebook group, they would be able to connect with people to get a better idea of what exactly are the most pressing issues in the city of 20 million.
This highlighted the potential consequences of creating such a collective: It directly puts you up against political interest groups and mafias β all trying to control a part of the metropolis.
We are bold enough to call a spade a spade but also careful so that we do not push someone against the wall. Still within the first ten days of its conception, the group rapidly grew in members β about each day. The time had arrived to organize the group. A transitory governing council was formed, comprising of Imran himself, Veqar, Zulfiqar, and four other collaborators: Mr.
