The image displays a daylight scene of a severely polluted waterway in Quetta City Tehsil, Pakistan. The foreground is dominated by a dense, heterogeneous accumulation of solid waste, including plastics, foam fragments, fabric, and construction debris, covering the shallow water or immediate bank. Within the murky, refuse-laden water, five individuals are visible. Four are wearing bright orange personal flotation devices and are partially submerged, appearing to be waist to chest deep. One individual on the far right is similarly submerged, wearing a dark red garment. Some individuals are holding long poles, and a rope extends horizontally across the water, connecting several figures, suggesting a coordinated effort, likely for waste removal or retrieval. In the mid-background, a prominent, light-brown earthen embankment stretches horizontally, with numerous small figures (people) observed standing atop it. To the far right, behind the embankment, a brown masonry structure with a blue container is visible. The distant background features a range of barren, light-brown mountains under a clear blue sky with scattered small white clouds.

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Aziz Sabawoon

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Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 11:14 AM

Quetta City Tehsil, Pakistan

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The image displays a daylight scene of a severely polluted waterway in Quetta City Tehsil, Pakistan. The foreground is dominated by a dense, heterogeneous accumulation of solid waste, including plasti…read more

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