A glimpse into Pakistan ahead of World Water Day
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-03-22 19:07:57
Children bathe in the Ravi River in Lahore on March 20, 2017 ahead of International World Water Day. Photo: Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press/LightRocket /Getty Images/CFP
Editor's Note:
International World Water Day, which falls on March 22, aims to focus global attention on the importance of water and the need for sustainable water resource management. A total 33 countries will face water stress by 2040, according to the World Resources Institute. But for countries such as Pakistan, the situation is more immediate. According to the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, the country already reached the “water stress line” – in 1990. Below is a collection of images of Pakistanis and their everyday water sources. Photos: CFP

Women wash their clothes in the Ravi River bank in Lahore on March 20, 2017 ahead of International World Water Day. Photo: Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press/LightRocket /Getty Images/CFP
A woman carries a vessel of water on her head near the Ravi River in Lahore on March 20, 2017 ahead of International World Water Day. Photo: Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press/LightRocket /Getty Images/CFP
Women line up to fetch water in Lahore on March 20, 2017 ahead of International World Water Day. Photo: Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press/LightRocket /Getty Images/CFP