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Critical shortage forces Pakistani capital to ration water 

  • Islamabad cuts water supply to residents to 60 million gallons per day against the city’s 220-million-gallon demand
  • Water in Islamabad’s main sources — the Simly Dam and Khanpur Dam — has plummeted close to the dead level
By Aamir Saeed ·
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Water shortages in dams hit Pakistan’s electricity generation, threaten major crops 

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