India: Karachi’s slums drowning in neglect.
Tens of thousands in informal settlements battle daily for clean water, sanitation.
Pasban Democratic Party Chairman Altaf Shakoor has sounded the alarm over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Karachi’s informal settlements, villages, and slums, where severe water shortages, overflowing garbage, and bubbling open sewers are making everyday life unbearable. He accused city authorities of criminal negligence, warning that their inaction is pushing the crisis to alarming levels.
With a population exceeding 20 million, Karachi’s urban services remain concentrated in select neighbourhoods, leaving millions of residents deprived of basic amenities. Citizens in slums struggle daily for survival, denied fundamental rights such as access to clean water, sanitation, and proper drainage systems. “There is a stark bias in the distribution of city services,” Shakoor said. “Affluent areas and major thoroughfares are prioritised, while poor communities are ignored – this is a grave injustice.”
