This they said during a seminar on “Water Security and Emerging Threats in Pakistan” organized by the Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS) arranged a Seminar.
Chairman CGSS Lt Gen (R) Zahirul Islam in his opening remarks stated that water was once our biggest asset, the blood to the agricultural backbone of our economy, now it is our biggest threats.
“This shows the amount of mismanagement and ignorance we show to this vital commodity.
The biggest threat to our water security is our neighbouring India,” he said adding that mismanagement and bad border relations are not the only reasons for water scarcity, the fact is population explosion and both countries have entered a struggle to attain the bigger portion of natural water reserves.
He enlightened the participants regarding the importance of water resources management in Pakistan.
He stated that proper management was mandatory.
Most important issue, however was pollution to water sources.
He also talked about the loopholes in the bureaucracy which is hampering the implementation of various projects and the need for reforms.
Brigadier (R) Aslam spoke on “Realistic Appraisal of Indus water Treaty”.
He stated that there was a strong perception of Indian wrongdoing with the water situation in Pakistan.