KATI Alarms: Karachi Industrial Production Halts Amid Water Supply Crisis.
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Economic Red Flag: KATI President Ikram Rajput warns that the water shortage is pushing industries toward total closure, affecting millions of livelihoods.
President Rajput emphasized that the lack of basic utilities is making it virtually impossible to conduct business in the region.
- Economic Impact: As the country’s primary revenue-generating center, the halt in Karachi’s production poses irreparable damage to Pakistan’s overall economy and national income.
- Rising Production Costs: Manufacturers are already burdened by high electricity and gas tariffs; the added cost of purchasing expensive tanker water is further eroding export competitiveness.
- Livelihood at Risk: Prolonged factory closures threaten the jobs of millions of workers, potentially leading to mass unemployment and social instability.
- Urgent Appeal for Intervention: Rajput has called on CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah and Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab to immediately resolve the dispute and ensure an uninterrupted water supply to industrial zones.
