ISLAMABAD,August 29, 2025: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that a comprehensive strategy is being developed to build water reservoirs and improve water management across all four provinces, as well as in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB).
In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office today, the premier said that water reservoirs would be built through consultation and complete coordination with the provinces.He said: “Climate change is a reality, and only through effective preparedness can the damages of natural disasters be minimised.”
The PM further underlined that all provinces, AJK, GB and the federation must work together to safeguard people from the adverse impacts of climate change, terming it a national issue that requires collective effort. Work is already underway on his directives to formulate an effective policy for timely response to the impacts of climate change and the monsoon, read the statement.
