{
  "id": 7082392,
  "title": "Agreement signed to lay Rs14bn water line in Karachi from Dumlottee to DHA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/agreement-signed-to-lay-rs14bn-water-line-in-karachi-from-dumlottee-7082392",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T07:17:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2029502/agreement-signed-to-lay-rs14bn-water-line-in-karachi-from-dumlottee-to-dha"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) have signed a deal to construct a new pipeline in Karachi, aimed at addressing the city's chronic water shortage. The agreement was inked during a ceremony attended by Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab and senior officials from both KWSC and FWO. The project, which is expected to be completed within 12 months, will see a dedicated pipeline laid from Dumlottee to Defence and Clifton, with an additional capacity of 10 million gallons per day (MGD). Currently, KWSC can only supply 550 to 650 MGD, leaving a significant gap of around 1,200 MGD. This additional supply is a step towards overcoming the city's water shortage, which is largely met through private tankers. The project is a joint initiative of the provincial government and KWSC, with the provincial administration working to make the city's water supply system more efficient and sustainable.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: The residents of Defence Housing Authority and Clifton may heave a sigh of relief as the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation and the Frontier Works Organisation on Saturday signed an agreement to complete the laying of a dedicated pipeline from Dumlottee within 12 months to ease the chronic water problem in the salubrious vicinities of the city. The agreement was signed in a ceremony…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Agreement signed to lay Rs14bn water line in Karachi from Dumlottee to DHA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/agreement-signed-to-lay-rs14bn-water-line-in-karachi-from-dumlottee",
        "published": "2026-09-13T07:17:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Karachi faces possible water shortage after Dhabeji outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/karachi-faces-possible-water-shortage-after-dhabeji-outage",
        "published": "2026-09-13T13:15:39.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}