Accumulated waste.

Following the recent monsoon spell, heaps of garbage have cropped up in different parts of the country. These filthy sights are not new to cities like Lahore and Karachi, which have long struggled with waste management. Karachiites complained about the failure of the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWB) to collect garbage and dispose of it regularly. Even though SSWB officials claimed to have removed at least 9,000 tonnes of waste from municipal areas, residents of most localities say they have never seen SSWB workers visit their localities to remove garbage. Resultantly, residents are on their own and most have resorted to hiring private sanitation workers to get rid of garbage piles.

The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has also drawn significant criticism from residents for failing to remove garbage. Last year, at least 7,000 spots across Lahore were accumulated with garbage, which compelled LWMC to purchase more containers and vehicles. Consequently, Karachi and Lahore have both ranked among the ten most polluted cities in the world with other Pakistani cities...