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Why Pakistan's Karachi Smells Like Rotting Fish Today—And It Is Not What You Think
The mysterious stench is actually a completely natural, albeit unpleasant, seasonal occurrence
Residents across Pakistan’s coastal city of Karachi rose on Wednesday morning to an olfactory wake-up call that no amount of morning coffee could fix. A pungent, distinctly “fishy" aroma swept inland from the Arabian Sea, leaving citizens in Clifton, DHA, Saddar, and beyond holding their noses and frantically searching for the culprit.
Before anyone could blame an overenthusiastic seafood market vendor or an industrial mishap, marine experts stepped in to clear the air—metaphorically, at least.