03-29-2008, 02:46 AM
<b>1. Water shortage may cause famine in Pakistan : STWC</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->LAHORE : Sindh Tas Water Council warned that the country may face acute shortage of food and that the famine situation may crop up owing to the decreasing water resources.
Talking to media on Friday, Sindh Tas Water Council Pakistan Chief Organiser M Yousuf Sarwar said the biggest issue between Pakistan and India after the Kashmir is river water, adding India is expediting the construction work of dams an barrages on the remaining rivers of Pakistan.
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<b>2. Low water level in dams; power outages duration hit 12 hrs</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->KARACHI : The duration of unannounced loadshedding has hit 10 to 12 hours due to rising mercury level across the country and diminishing water level in the dams.
Despite claims of Pakistan Electric Power Company, loadshedding for 6 to 9 hour is being witnessed in Lahore while in smaller cities and villages this duration has increased to 10-12 hours.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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