Ramiz Raja appeals to Karachiites to keep Arabian Sea clean

KARACHI: Former Pakistani cricketer Ramiz Raja has appealed to Karachi residents to keep the Arabian Sea clean and to teach their children the basics about the environment.

In a video posted on Twitter, Raja who was Karachi's Do Darya food street along the beach throwing food in the sea for fishes.

Raja asked people not to throw garbage in the sea which is polluting the ocean.

“People need to tell their kids about the environment and then we can expect better from them,” he said.

Earlier this month, wife of former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram Shaniera Akram shared pictures and videos of hazardous medical waste on the beach asking authorities to declare emergency till it is cleaned.

The Sindh government sprang into action launching cleanliness drive and assigning a senior official to probe into the matter.

Read more: Karachi’s medical waste problem

Karachi’s garbage has become a major political issue with all the major political parties having a stake in the city blaming each other for the mess.

Recently, the Sindh government announced to clean the city with a massive cleanliness drive in the provincial capital. 

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