Faisalabad, Oct. 29 -- The public sanitation network in Pakistan's Faisalabad has collapsed under years of administrative apathy and poor governance, leaving the city's streets and parks without functioning public toilets.

Of the 14 public toilet facilities established in 2014, only two remain operational today, forcing countless citizens to relieve themselves in open spaces, a grim reminder of the city's decaying civic infrastructure, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, the initiative was originally launched under the City District Government, led by then-DCO Naseem Sadiq, to address the worsening sanitation crisis.

The project had handed operational control to private contractors. However, the system...