Water security

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif has hinted at consulting the provinces regarding a plan to increase Pakistan’s water storage capacity to meet potential shortages after India announced last month that it was holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.

This is a good decision and should help prevent future controversies, especially where friction among the federating units over certain water storage projects in the past is concerned. Speaking at a jirga at the Corps Headquarters Peshawar on Tuesday...