The government has detected toxic water in 29 major cities of Pakistan, which can lead to serious diseases, including cancer, reported Tuesday.
This was disclosed in a written reply submitted to the National Assembly by the Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday. The reply was in response to a question asked by PPP’s Mussarat Rafiq Mahesar.
The documents state that the water contaminated with arsenic, iron, fluoride, and bacteria is causing skin damage.
The National Assembly was informed that according to the results of underground water samples taken by Pakistan Council of Research of Water Resources (PSCRWR), an institution of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the water of 29 major cities of the country is polluted and harmful for health.
The water of Shaheed Benazirabad, Mirpurkhas, and Gilgit-Baltistan is 100% unsafe.
The contamination of water in Multan was 94%, Karachi 93%, Badin 92%, Bahawalpur 76%, Sargodha 83%, Hyderabad 80%, Muzaffarabad 70%, and Sukkur 67%, according to the PSCRWR.
The House was told that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab have done a lot of work on the issue of drinking water and that all provinces should pass laws on the issue of drinking water beyond politics.
