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Cabinet clears new Karachi water supply timeline after weekend talks
Ministers agreed a 90-day repair calendar for key pumping stations after weekend talks with provincial officials and utility chiefs.
The federal cabinet on Monday approved a 90-day calendar to restore three pumping stations that feed large parts of Karachi, officials said after weekend talks with Sindh ministers and the city’s water utility.
The plan covers emergency repairs, spare parts already in bonded warehouses, and a daily public update on litres restored. Ministers said tanker schedules will stay in place until the stations run at the promised capacity, and that any slip in the first fortnight will be reported to the cabinet committee the same week.
Provincial officials described the talks as practical rather than political. A joint technical cell will sit in Karachi three days a week, with federal engineers attached to the utility for the length of the calendar. Residents in the worst-hit union councils will get a dedicated complaint line from Wednesday.
Opposition voices asked for an independent audit of the last two repair rounds. The cabinet statement did not include that demand, but it did name a publishing date for the first progress note: 14 days from the first weld.
