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What is the main focus of the thesis?
What is the main focus of the thesis?
- The impact of corruption on utilities in Karachi
- The history of water infrastructure in Pakistan
- The water shortage in Karachi and the role of the water tanker mafia (correct)
- The connivance of the state in illegal activities
What does the paper seek to explain?
What does the paper seek to explain?
- The impact of water scarcity on the economy of Karachi
- The legal framework for water distribution in Pakistan
- The network, history, and organization of the Karachi water tanker mafia (correct)
- The political dynamics of Karachi's local government
How is the water provided to the citizens of Karachi?
How is the water provided to the citizens of Karachi?
- Through desalination plants along the coastline
- Through private wells and boreholes
- Through a network of tankers run illegally and with connivance of parts of the state (correct)
- Through a government-run water distribution system
Where does the paper place the Karachi water tanker mafia?
Where does the paper place the Karachi water tanker mafia?
What is the primary concern for the citizens of Karachi according to the thesis?
What is the primary concern for the citizens of Karachi according to the thesis?
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