This image depicts a scene in Quetta City Tehsil, Pakistan. A wide, shallow body of murky water, heavily polluted with floating refuse, occupies the central and foreground areas. The immediate foreground bank is a sloping dirt embankment, densely covered with trash including plastics, paper, and other debris. In the foreground, one individual, wearing an orange life jacket and dark trousers, is seen crouching or kneeling on the trash-laden bank, facing the water. In the midground water, five individuals are present, all wearing orange or red life jackets. Three are wading, with one actively pulling a dark rope or line through the water. Two additional individuals are visible further back in the water. A small, light-colored boat, containing two persons also wearing life jackets, floats in the midground; one person in the boat holds an oar. The water's surface is significantly obscured by a widespread accumulation of floating garbage. The far bank rises as a steep, eroded earthen cliff. Several small figures are visible walking or standing along the top of this cliff. Beyond the far bank, a range of barren, light-brown mountains extends across the horizon under a clear, bright sky. The individuals in the water and boat appear to be engaged in a clean-up or retrieval operation within the polluted waterway.

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Aziz Sabawoon

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Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 11:09 AM

Quetta City Tehsil, Pakistan

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This image depicts a scene in Quetta City Tehsil, Pakistan. A wide, shallow body of murky water, heavily polluted with floating refuse, occupies the central and foreground areas. The immediate foregro…read more

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