Daily Times

LAHORE: Water in Sindh is being deliberately contaminated with human waste, observed Chief Justice Saqib Nisar during Wednesday’s hearing of the water pollution case.

In July, a report submitted to the Supreme Court stated that 90 percent of drinking water samples collected from Karachi were unfit for human consumption and a significant portion was tainted with human waste.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and former Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal arrived at the Supreme Court’s Karachi registry to appear before the bench hearing the case.

Chief Justice Nisar observed that the water situation in Sindh is troublesome, adding that the chief minister has been summoned so they can resolve the situation together.

“If you say, we both can go drink and check the quality of water from any stream in Mithi,” Chief Justice Nisar remarked.

Justice Nisar added: “I wish [PPP leader] Bilawal Bhutto Zardari knew of the [water] situation in Larkana”.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah informed the bench hearing the case that the water crisis is not as extreme as shown by the petitioner, adding that “if I get an opportunity I will show my video to the court”.

The chief minister said that the provincial government is working to resolve the issue, however, it is facing a shortage of funds.

Shah claimed that 100 percent water supplied to Lahore, 73 percent in Sheikhupura and 88 percent in Sargodha is arsenic, adding that the court proceedings appear to only single-out Sindh.