Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) chairman Muzammil Hussain has said that first-ever National Water Policy would be launched soon that would help overcome water challenges.

Talking to Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Malik Tahir Javed, Senior Vice President Zeshan Khalil and others he said that that energy and food security is as essential as security of borders. He said that country is preserving only 10 percent of flowing water despite the fact that water resources are depleting. He said that Pakistan stood at 15th in the list of water deprived countries. He said that economic worth of water being wasted to sea is around $14.5 billion.

Malik Tahir Javaid said that though government has largely overcome the energy shortfall and there has been a considerable decline in electricity load shedding but there is a dire need to bring down the electricity prices to give some relief to industry.