UAE-based company keen to resolve Balochistan water crisis

This file photo shows Pakistani children pushing wheelbarrows loaded with jerry cans full of drinking water from a state-run water tap on the outskirts of Quetta on March 17, 2015. (AFP)
Updated 11 May 2018
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UAE-based company keen to resolve Balochistan water crisis

  • CEO expresses interest in investment, signing MoU
  • Chief Minister of Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo said the provincial government is taking “effective measures” to resolve water scarcity

QUETTA: The CEO of the International Climate Global Trading Co. (ICGTC) on Thursday expressed an interest in investing in Balochistan’s dilapidated water sector during a meeting with the province’s Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo.
“The company is interested in investing in the water sector, and is willing to ink a memorandum of understanding with the Balochistan government,” said Maxim Lavrov.
Bizenjo said the provincial government is taking “effective measures” to resolve water scarcity. 
“There is a need to develop the water sector… so that the water in dams can reach its previous level,” he added.
Lauding the UAE-based company’s interest in the water sector, Bizenjo assured the visiting delegation that the provincial government will provide its full support.
On Wednesday, Pakistan’s Chief Justice Saqib Nisar summoned former chief ministers of Balochistan to explain what measures had been taken to end water scarcity in the province. 
Observing that some water sources had dried up, Nisar said his visit to Balochistan’s capital Quetta had left him “dismayed,” adding: “The people of the province lack political vitality.”