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October 05, 2015

The 'water mafias' that suck Karachi dry
Karachi (AFP) Oct 4, 2015
The moment they saw the city water tanker stop in their neighbourhood, Mohammed and Nayla rushed towards it. That day, the water was free - a rare event in Karachi, where organised gangs siphon it off to sell to thirsty residents. In Sadiqabad and other Karachi slums, water barely flows through the pipe meant to supply the shacks packed along the rutted earth lanes. The shortage doesn't just annoy the millions of residents in Pakistan's largest city - this summer it exacerbated the effects of ... read more

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