Water in Pakistan.

Byline: ALIJAN DILWASH - Karki

Every living thing is connected with water. No water means no existence if existence then no world. Water is one of the most important and compulsory element of every living organism without water that is tough to pass days and nights. Pakistan is ranked among those countries that is going to suffer in coming time due lack of water. Pakistan is ranked the fifth country in term of population in all over the world. The majority of its population lives in rural areas of the country.

The majority of the population depends on water for their livelihood. Unfortunately millions of people are unemployed due to shortage of Water. Water security is the biggest threat to fertile lands in the country. Water security affects the entire agricultural chains besides creating countless difficulties for farmers. It causes food insecurity and unemployment in the country. Pakistan is the seventh country which ranks the global warming chances. It accounts 77 percent of all natural disasters. It is important to noted that Pakistan's river water is depended on glacial melt which is 44 per cent, snowmelt 22 per cent and rainfall 27 per cent. Due to high temperature of hotness the glacial is melting rapidly in every moment. On the other hand, it is the responsibility of government to launch...

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