Pakistan, Jan. 8 -- Amid a surge in dog-bite cases in Karachi, Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday suggested that culling could be consiincidentsdered if residents demanded immediate relief. Speaking to the media in Ittehad Town, he emphasised that policy should reflect the will of the majority rather than a small vocal minority.

"If I ask people here in Ittehad Colony what should be done about stray dogs, they will say the dogs should be killed. But a handful of people should not dictate policy for 25 million residents," the mayor said. He stressed that while neutering is a long-term solution, its results take time, and citizens should not criticise authorities during the interim.

Mayor Wahab pointed to legal obstacles, saying some group...