CJP Saqib Nisar say patriotic fervour needed to resolve looming water crisis

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday urged the politicians and general populace of Pakistan to work with patriotic fervour to save the country from water shortage.

Addressing closing session of a symposium on water resources at the Supreme Court of Pakistan building  the country’s top judge said that he cannot see the country’s children dying due to water shortage so “we all need to work with patriotic fervour to avert this looming crisis”.

“Why can’t we love our country with such passion for one year?” asked the CJP.

The CJP asked what the rulers were doing despite knowing about the imminent water shortage and why water reservoirs were not built in time.

“We can’t take our country for granted, our founder Quaid-e-Azam worked day in and day out for its freedom,” said the CJP.

He also urged the judiciary and his fellow judges to be work hard and provide justice to the masses and urged the rulers to make efforts to aware people about their basic rights.

About the dam fund, he said that the people are donating generously to the fund for they trust him and he will not disappoint the nation.

He also thanked all the experts who attended the conference.

The symposium arranged by the Supreme Court of Pakistan made 20 recommendations to overcome water shortage in the country.

The experts said that it is imperative for Pakistan to invest in supply augmentation (dams and reservoirs) and ensure better utilization of its groundwater, adopting appropriate water technologies (water recycling, desalinization, and water harvesting) and manage consumption and use of water (controlling water demand and pricing) and do all of this under the principles of mutual trust and benefit sharing.