The Pakistani Spectator

In 1947, the boundary line of partition of the Indian subcontinent was slashed across the Indus water system.  During the pre-partition period, 23 million acres of land was being served by the irrigation system of the undivided Punjab.  The British had developed and improved economic and social conditions in the Empire on the issue of [...]

Punjab, the land of mighty rivers and flowing canals witnessed many big deluges which caused losses to the tune of billion of rupees, besides damaging lives and property of the public. Although the flood management is the responsibility of the provinces, yet a number of federal departments are entrusted with the Federal Flood Commission, which [...]