WASHINGTON: Water shortages present the greatest future threat to the viability of Pakistan as a state and a society, warns a new book on Pakistan. Author Michael Kugelman argues that ‘while this assertion may be overblown, one can hardly dispute its underlying premise’.
The book points out that Pakistan’s water situation is extremely precarious. Water availability has plummeted from about 5,000 cubic metres per capita in the early 1950s to less than 1,500 per capita today. Full Story Link...
