Abstract
Although Pakistan is blessed with fresh water resources yet the people of Pakistan are experiencing a different trauma. Various reports indicate a huge mismatch between demand and supply of water in Pakistan which has led to the water scarcity. This situation is becoming worse day by day and experts are of the view that water scarcity can compel Pakistan to go for war for getting more waters. Further, it can also intensify the inter-provincial differences over water distribution. In this contemporary period of time, question arises that how water is becoming a scarce resource. Is this scarcity is natural or human are playing in the name of nature or some unseen forces want to convert Pakistan into desert. Moreover, how much experts are right in relating water with war. This paper concludes that chances of cooperation are more pronounced rather than conflict.
Keyword(s)
Fresh water, mismatch, scarcity, inter-provincial, desert, cooperation, conflict