Scarcity of water.

Byline: TAJDAR MUNIR

'Water water everywhere but nor a drop to drink', famous lines of famous poem (The Rime of Ancient mariner) by S.T Coleridge. These lines are comparable to current situation of Pakistan. Being a country full of water resources, it is facing shortage of water. Pakistan is well known for its Sindhu, the Indus river, but unfortunately, Pakistanis are facing water scarcity currently.

Many international research studies have predicted that Pakistan might run dry by 2025 as water scarcity is rising to distressing levels. If this scarcity continues, we will be at low position from many sides. Additionally, this scarcity exposes to certain diseases, such as cholera and typhoid fever, and...

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