With the prices of all commodities reaching an all-time high, operators of water tankers in the city have doubled the charges for 1,000 gallons water, citing that the filling charges have been raised and octroi charges have been placed on tankers passing through the area under the jurisdiction of Malir Cantonment Board. Before the transfer of KWSB hydrants to town municipal administrations, a water tanker of 1,000 gallons was available for Rs350. However, at present it was being sold between Rs700 and Rs800, which was causing additional financial burden on the residents of water-starved localities and other water-deficient pockets of different areas. Confirming that the rates of private tankers have recently jumped, General Secretary of the Karachi Water Tankers Owners' Welfare Association Hazoor Bakhsh attributed the hike to what he called