Pakistan, Oct. 15 -- The Quetta water crisis has drawn sharp criticism from the Balochistan High Court. Judges called the shortage of clean drinking water in Hazara Town and nearby areas a serious administrative failure. The court ordered the Water and Sanitation Authority (Wasa), Public Health Engineering Department (PHE), and Quetta Electric Supply Company (Qesco) to take urgent action to solve the problem.

During the hearing, officials said several water projects were delayed because of poor funding and departmental mismanagement. They revealed that Hazara Town receives 700,000 gallons of water daily, though the system was designed for only 260 houses but now serves over 3,000 homes. Despite a Rs20 billion allocation under the Public ...