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Pakistan: Sindh Assembly flags Karachi water shortage, alleges theft by ta
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Opposition lawmakers in the Sindh Assembly raised concerns over Karachi's worsening water crisis, blaming illegal hydrants and the tanker mafia. They criticised the provincial government's failures, demanded action against water theft, and also flagged rising drug trafficking, while protests
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Pak: Dhabeji power breakdown may trigger water shortage in Karachi
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A major power breakdown at Karachi's Dhabeji Pumping Station may cause a shortage of 100 million gallons of water per day. Partial supply is restored, and repairs are underway on an emergency basis. The station has faced repeated outages, forcing many residents to depend on water tankers.
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Pakistan: Karachi's water crisis deepens as power outage halts key pumping
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The outage has caused a staggering water shortfall of over 350 million gallons per day (MGD). Karachi, which already receives just around 650 MGD against a daily demand of 1,250 MGD, is now facing even more dire conditions with dry taps in many areas.
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Severe water crisis hits Karachi, residents complain no water for 12 days
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Residents in several localities in Karachi continue to suffer a severe water crisis amid sweltering weather, leaving many with no option but to buy water on exorbitant rates, Dawn reported.
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Karachi water crisis persists as major pipeline repair remains incomplete
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karachi's ongoing water crisis continues to escalate as repairing an 84-inch main water supply line near the University of Karachi remains incomplete, further straining Karachi's already fragile water distribution system, Dawn reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Water crisis deepens in Karachi amid delays in pipeline repairs
Updated : 11 months ago IST
According to the Karachi Water and Sanitation Corporation (KWSC), the repair process is expected to take at least two more days, leaving nearly 40 to 50 percent of the city facing acute water shortages.
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Pakistan: KWSC officials in hot water amid growing crisis due to water sho
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Karachi faces a deepening water crisis as residents accuse KWSC officials of orchestrating shortages to sell illicit connections. Block 13 D-2 has suffered acute water scarcity for years, highlighting governance failures and corruption in Pakistan's water management system.
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Karachi's water woes persist despite prolonged repairs
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Major areas of the city, including Clifton, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, and Liaquatabad, continue to face severe shortages, underscoring the inefficiency and systemic neglect that have come to define Pakistan's urban management.
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Water crisis threatens Karachi's industrial sector, major factories face p
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Karachi industrial sector is experiencing a significant crisis due to water shortages that jeopardize the operations of major factories in the Steel Mill and Port Qasim Industrial Area, according to Samaa TV.
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Pakistan's sprawling megalopolis Karachi grapples with acute water shortag
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Both business owners and the general public struggle to afford and manage this most basic essentiality for themselves.
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Pakistan: Karachi to continue to suffer from water crisis until K-UV proje
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The provincial Sindh government in Pakistan informed the assembly, that teh shortage of water would continue to persist until the completion of the K-IV, or Greater Karachi Water Supply Scheme, Dawn reported on Monday.
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Pakistan: Acute water shortage witnessed during Ramzan in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The supply of water continued to affect the whole city. However, the worst-hit regions were Landhi, Korangi, Qauidabad, Bin Qasim and adjoining areas after a 72-inch diameter line was impacted due to power suspension by the K-Electric at the Dhabeji pumping station at 11:05 am (local time).
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