A spokesperson from the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) said that there was a power outage that affected two main water pumping stations — K-II and K-III. Electricity has come back at the K-II station, but the K-III station still doesn’t have full power.
Because of this, the two main pumps at K-III have not been working for the last 38 hours. This has caused a serious water shortage in many parts of Karachi.
The spokesperson said that even after all this time, K-Electric has not fixed the problem yet.
Due to this delay, about 171 million gallons of water have not been supplied. Areas like Nazimabad, New Karachi, Landhi, and Korangi are badly affected and are facing a major water crisis.
Officials at the Water Corporation said they are regularly talking to K-Electric to get the issue fixed as soon as possible.
The political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced a protest outside the Sindh Assembly due to this water issue.
JI Karachi leader Munem Zafar also criticized both the federal and Sindh governments for not giving Karachi enough attention in the new 2025-26 budget.
He said, “Out of the Rs3.4 trillion budget, there is nothing special for Karachi. Only Rs165 billion has been given to local government, which is not enough.”
He also said the long-delayed K-IV water project, which started 22 years ago, is still not completed and only exists in plans.
“The cost of the K-IV project has gone up from Rs126 billion to Rs160 billion, but only Rs3.2 billion was given this year, when it needs Rs40 billion. This looks like they are trying to shut it down,” he added.
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