JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN

NAME: SYEDA TEHREEM ZAFAR

FATHER NAME: SYED ZAFAR AKHTAR

CLASS: BS 1

COURSE TITLE: ENGLISH

COURSE CODE: ENG - 1011

YEAR: 2022

 ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: Write a conversation between two friends that

should based on facts and opinions
Tehreem: Aslam-o-Alaikum

Mariam: Walaikum-us-Salam

Tehreem: How are you dear?

Mariam: I am fine what about you! How is your university going?

Tehreem: It’s going fine, right now I am stuck with one of my assignments and I need
your help with it. Since you were telling me about some articles that you are reading
nowadays about water problems in Pakistan. Can you share the details with me as
well, so I can write my assignment on it?

Mariam: Yes, I have just read a report from IMF about Pakistan. And I am a bit
worried about learning the facts about water problems in Pakistan.

Tehreem: Is there anything significant in the report?

Mariam: According to the report, Pakistan's water scarcity crisis is becoming worse.

Tehreem: Yes, I've heard a lot about this issue. Water contamination is one of
Pakistan's significant public health concerns. Water quality is poorly maintained and
monitored, and Pakistan is currently experiencing a water deficit.

Mariam: You know! Pakistan is ranked 80th out of 122 countries in terms of drinking
water quality. Coliforms, harmful metals, and pesticides are found in drinking water
sources around the country, both surface, and groundwater. Various WHO drinking
water quality standards are routinely broken. Most importantly, it is expected that by
2025, this problem would be serious.

Tehreem: Yes, this topic has been discussed in the media for some time, but it has
always disappeared
.
Mariam: Pakistan's population is rapidly growing, and the country's drinking water
quality is deteriorating day by day as a result of increased industrialization. In
Pakistan, only 20% of the population has access to safe drinking water. Due to a lack
of clean and nutritious drinking water sources, the remaining 80% of the population is
compelled to consume contaminated water. And how can we overlook the disparity in
water distribution among people?
Tehreem: This is the harsh truth of Pakistan; however, you cannot dispute that even
people in Pakistan are irresponsible in their water usage; it appears that most people
are unaware of the importance of water in their lives.

Mariam: Yes, you are correct; our governments have likewise done nothing to address
this issue. I recently read an article that stated that in most of Pakistan's cities, the
primary source of supplies is groundwater, which contains a variety of pathogens,
including several viral, bacterial, and protozoan agents, resulting in 2.5 million
fatalities per year from the chronic diarrheal disease. Yes, people have no idea how to
manage water or deal with shortages, and we witness many individuals waste water
foolishly all around us. Sigh! This is quite upsetting.
Tehreem: Can we say that our leaders have politicised this situation by doing nothing
but playing politics with it?

Mariam: Yes, our politicians are to blame; they did nothing in this regard. They have
made no effort to stop it, nor have they taken a strong stance against India's political
rivalry with Pakistan, which they constantly demonstrate by blocking our water flow!

Tehreem: Hmm! Do you believe that building new dams will help us save more water
than we are now saving? Because, as far as I know, after Terbela and Mangla, we
haven't built any more dams.

Mariam: Of course! But it's unfortunate that no one is taking this situation seriously
enough, and what's worse, despite being the country's two biggest water reservoirs,
the Mangla and Terbela dams are both losing their water storage capacity, with media
reports claiming that they hit "dead" levels last week.

Tehreem: Yes, you are correct; they have reached the point where they are no longer
useful. And Abbu was telling me the other day that Pakistan receives roughly 145-
million-acre feet of water per year but can only save 13.7 million. Pakistan requires
40-million-acre feet of water, however due to a lack of dams, 29-million-acre feet of
floodwater is squandered. New Delhi has taken this issue to international bodies,
arguing that it should be allowed to utilize the western rivers because Pakistan is
incapable of doing so.

Mariam: Yeah! True! But we should not lose faith because the current administration
has already begun working on this issue on an emergency basis.

Tehreem: However, their project will take a long time to finish.

Mariam: Yes, without a doubt, but we must not squander water and must use it wisely.
Tehreem: Otherwise, the water deficit problem will worsen, making it impossible to
deal with.

Mariam: We, the Pakistanis, are a fearless people who know how to deal with any
situation. But now is the time to recognize that wasting water would not only
exacerbate our issues in the future, but will also make our life difficult on the ground.

Tehreem: We hope so; okay, I've had enough of this debate today; now I can focus on
my assignment. By the way, many thanks for this in-depth conversation!

Mariam: Take care, okay? Hafiz Allah.

Tehreem: Thank you, sister, and may Allah bless you.