KARACHI: The main University Road and some streets leading to it were flooded following the bursting of a water pipelines near Baitul Mukaram mosque in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area here on Saturday.
The valve of a 48-inch diameter water pipeline collapsed, inundating a large portion of University Road and other streets in the area.
In a similar incident a few hours earlier, the main water supply line burst near Aziz Bhatti park and as a result a big part of the area had submerged under water.
The officials of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) had said that the repair could take as long as 48 hours.
No one could have guessed in the next few hours another such incident would take place in an area adjacent to the one where a similar incident left many cars submerged in the water.
Residents of the area and other parts of the city are now concerned that the two incidents may lead to a major water shortage.
