Moo(over)! Stray cows take over streets in Sanghar | The Express Tribune
SANGHAR: Sanghar city is under an unusual kind of siege — not from criminals or politicians, but from cows. Yes, hundreds of stray cows have turned the streets into their personal playground, leaving citizens, traders, and motorists helpless. Owned by politically well-connected people running cattle pens, four mighty herds roam around town like they own…
SANGHAR:
Sanghar city is under an unusual kind of siege — not from criminals or politicians, but from cows. Yes, hundreds of stray cows have turned the streets into their personal playground, leaving citizens, traders, and motorists helpless.
Owned by politically well-connected people running cattle pens, four mighty herds roam around town like they own the place. From bazaars to back alleys, the animals stroll freely, munching on fruits and vegetables as if the markets were open buffets. “They eat more tomatoes than we sell in a day,” one frustrated vendor complained.
But the damage isn’t just to shopkeepers’ profits, motorists say traffic jams are now “cattle jams,” with herds blocking roads and occasionally denting cars. Pedestrians aren’t spared either – many have ended up in the Civil Hospital after unplanned encounters with these unexpected “street fighters.”
If that wasn’t enough, the waste left behind by these wandering giants has added smell and mess to the city’s already strained environment. Residents fear a rise in diseases but joke that at least the cows are fertilising the roads.
Despite repeated complaints to the municipal committee, no action has been taken. Some citizens, tired of waiting, suggested selling the animals and depositing the money in the national treasury. “At least the country would get something out of our misery,” quipped a lawyer.
