Karachi residents surround KWSC chief's office over water crisis

Karachi: Residents of the Soldier Bazaar and Parsi Colony areas, worn down by a severe water crisis, surrounded the office of Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) managing director Ahmed Ali Siddiqui at Nine Mile, Karsaz. Ahmed Ali Siddiqui called police to protect himself.

The residents said they pay water and sewerage charges, yet not a drop of water has been supplied to their homes for several months. When they contact the concerned staff, they get no reply, and no one responsible is present at the local water board office to say when water will reach their area. As a result, people are forced to buy expensive water from tankers, while the sewerage situation in the area is also extremely poor.