Karachi's women face daily life without access to toilets

DW (English)

Pakistan's largest metropolis has very few public toilets, and the situation is even more difficult for women who are not allowed to use the same facilities as men.

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02:45 It's not possible for me to quote the exact number of such

02:48 washrooms, but yes, this I can assure you that in the public

02:52 spaces that exist right now, the existing washrooms are

02:56 being improved.

02:57 They are being rehabilitated.

02:59 And we are making sure that the hygiene of those washrooms is

03:03 also looked after in a professional manner.

03:06 And the second stage, yes, we will move towards our major

03:09 arteries, our major roads, where such public washroom

03:13 facilities will be established.

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03:21 The washrooms are separate, both for women and for men.

03:26 These are the washrooms that exist in our public spaces,

03:29 parks, and our commercial areas.

03:31 The new washrooms that we are planning in different major

03:34 arteries of the city, they would have separate facilities

03:37 both for our women and men.

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