'Chinese model of water purification be replicated in Pakistan'.

LAHORE -- Chinese model of Water Purification System should be replicated in Pakistan to reduce possibility of water borne diseases, which are troubling Pakistan's economy up to $1.4 billion every year and are the biggest source of gastrointestinal infections.

Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President S.M. Naveed, while talking to reporter here Saturday, suggested this to the government for adopting a viable strategy on this count.

He observed that water crisis was a global issue and now China wants to benefit the world, since Pakistan faced such crisis particularly in Sindh and northern Punjab, that is why they would introduce such plants to Pakistan.

S.M. Naveed mentioned that China's global fresh water resources were merely six percent whereas they have to provide clean drinking water to 20 percent of world population. With the years of research and exploration, he added, China has devised a water purification system that not only enabled China to meet its water needs but also provided people with medically approved healthy...