Sindh's water problems are usually framed as scarcity caused by upstream issues - too little snowmelt, too little rainfall, or too little water released downstream. However, some criticis have noted that this line of argument conveniently absolves the Sindh government of fault in the problem - snowmelt and rainfall are climate change effects, and water release and upstream consumption fall on the federal and Punjab governments. A new study by the FAO agrees with the critics, noting that while the province is short of water, the........

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