Residents across Pakistan's Karachi continue to grapple with a worsening water shortage, as electricity supply to a key pumping house at the Dhabeji pumping station remains unrestored. The issue has been ongoing since a major power breakdown three days ago, which has severely impacted the city's water distribution, Dawn reported.

The outage has caused a staggering water shortfall of over 350 million gallons per day (MGD). Karachi, which already receives just around 650 MGD against a daily demand of 1,250 MGD, is now facing even more dire conditions with dry taps in many areas.

Speaking to Dawn, a Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) spokesperson said that two feeders at the K-III Pumping House within the Dhabeji complex have been out of operation for more than 96 hours. These feeders are crucial for supplying around 70 MGD to the city, which has now been completely cut off. In the meantime, the K-II Pumping House continues to supply 70 MGD.