Abstract
Water is an essential ingredient for the preservation of life on earth. Maintaining the food chains
and humanizing the life standards are closely connected to the fresh and clean water accessibility.
But, declining the magnitude of water and enhancing of its demands have extended the space
between water accessibility and water demand. In Pakistan like many other countries of the world
particularly in Asia, high population growth rates, feudal and aristocratic dominancy over
community advantageous areas, swiftly urbanization, climatic changes, local and social variances
in collaboration of absence of institutional responsibility and governance malfunctions have
pressurized and over-stressed the water resources of the country. Although, water is not the only
threat to human security of Pakistan but an infuriating factor to worsen the human security
conditions in the country. Such water-stressed conditions in the country are mostly misused by
some pressure groups and non-state actors to exploit the deprived people for the purpose of the
promotion of their respective agendas. Therefore, it is dire need to understand the water
accessibility, accepted water allocation among provinces, water mechanisms, inconsistency and
requirement in Pakistan and its connection with security threats. This paper portrays the analysis
about some of the most important inclinations and challenges in the areas of water availability
and demands in Pakistan and its close connection with security of common people in the country.
It examines the dynamic responsible factors behind these issues and evaluates the repercussions
for human development and security and also recommends some suggestions for both the state
and the general public in order to face the challenge by doing more with something less.
Iram Khalid, Mazhar Abbas Khan. (2016) Water Scarcity- A Major Human Security Challenge to Pakistan, South Asian Studies, Volume 31, Issue 2.
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