Mohammad Ramzan pumps water into a large goat skin bag before carrying it down an alley and up several flights of stairs to deliver to a resident in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city.

Water bearers quench thirst in Ramadan, but fear for their trade

During Ramadan, fasting families living in localities with no running water depend on the services of 'mashkis' who deliver water using goat-hide bags. The 'mashkis' supplied water to communities in Indo-Pakistan for centuries but are now a vanishing profession.

Pakistan's water bearers quench thirst in Ramadan, but fear for their trade

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