I remember how in my childhood I would come home from school and being thirsty after a long walk go straight to the water tap and drink large amounts of water directly from the tap.

In those days it was quite safe to do that as the water was treated by the concerned department before it reached our homes. Now there is hardly any water that comes directly into the tap.

Presently, most of the people in Karachi and especially in the affluent areas are drinking water that comes in water tankers a species no one had heard of in the early days of Pakistan.

These water tankers have increased in number in proportion to the high rises that have popped up with increasing frequency in this bustling metropolis. Water is big business now and this can be confirmed by the ever-increasing prices of water supplied through tankers.

In most high-rise buildings water charges occupy the highest amount among the monthly maintenance charges charged by the management committees from the residents.

Our honeymoon with the water tankers might be nearing an end as........

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