By Admin 
These days, a video related to Pakistan is becoming increasingly viral on social media, which has once again exposed the reality and the serious condition of the system there. In this viral video, Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Maryam Nawaz is seen publicly warning that if anyone is caught stealing, selling or buying a manhole cover, he will have to face severe punishment. Maryam Nawaz’s angry and worried style in the video is attracting people’s attention.
Maryam Nawaz’s video is going viral
In the viral video, Maryam Nawaz is seen saying that the manhole cover is put in the morning and it disappears by evening. He said in clear words that stop stealing gutter covers, because now strict action will be taken against it. He announced that those who steal, buy or sell manhole covers can be jailed for 1 to 10 years. Not only this, if someone dies due to this theft, then the culprits will have to pay a fine of up to 50 lakh Pakistani rupees along with 10 years of imprisonment.
“Whoever steals a gutter cover, who sells a gutter cover, who buys a gutter cover will be punished with imprisonment ranging from one to ten years.”
– Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced this by releasing a video.
In Pakistan, people have started stealing gutter covers so much that it is necessary to take this step… pic.twitter.com/F5IhkjUPid
— Mukesh Mathur (@mukesh1275) February 6, 2026
Woman fell into gutter after lid was stolen
A painful incident is said to be the reason behind this strict decision, which shocked the entire Pakistan. In fact, recently in Data Darbar area of Lahore, a mother and her innocent daughter fell into an open sewer, due to which both of them died. According to the police, development work was going on in the area at the end of January and during this time the manhole was open. A woman named Sadia and her newborn daughter Rida Fatima fell into this open pit, due to which both of them lost their lives.
Jokes flying on social media
After this incident there was anger on social media. People started raising questions that for how long will the poor and common people continue to pay the price of negligence and theft in the system with their lives. As soon as the video went viral, a debate started in Pakistan regarding this law. Some people are calling it a necessary and strict step, while some users are calling it a proof of Pakistan’s poor economic condition and chaos. Some people even described it as bordering on poverty.
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Pakistan is facing economic crisis
Many users are writing on social media that while on one hand the country is facing economic crisis, on the other hand people are forced to steal even basic things like manhole lids. Many people say that system reforms and security arrangements are more important than punishment, so that such painful incidents do not happen again. At present, this video of Maryam Nawaz is being shared widely on social media and it has come to be known as ‘Gutter Law’ in Pakistan. This matter is not only about law but is also raising big questions related to the safety and responsibility of the common people.
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