In a city already parched for water, unscrupulous businessmen behind the predatory water tanker networks have exacerbated the problem by siphoning off a large share of Karachi's water supply and then selling it back to residents at exorbitant prices. The scale of this theft is staggering. Karachi only receives around 550 to 650 million gallons per day (MGD) against demand for 1,200 MGD.

Compounding this scarcity is the fact that the tanker mafia diverts much of that water through a network of........

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