Water budget should be 15% of GDP: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD 31 Mar (Online): Federal minister for water resources Khursheed Shah said due to our high population water budget should be allocated equal to 15% of Gross Development Product (GDP).

He expressed these views while replying to call attention notice on Friday.

Member assembly Mohsin Laghari presented the call attention notice regarding Indian notification on changes in Indus Water Treaty.

Mohsin Laghari said water is our survival, we should have replied India but we didn’t.

Khursheed Shah said on this our meeting is today in this regard. Our population is high. Water budget should be allocated 15% of GDP.
We should pass resolution in this regard: Khursheed Shah said.

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