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  • Nov 25th, 2018
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has said that there would be no further need for fundraising if the looted wealth stashed abroad is recovered and allocated in the dam fund. "People have to answer how they made Rs 3 billion worth property in Dubai. The entire wealth which belongs to the people of Pakistan must be given to the Dam fund. There will be strict accountability if not given voluntarily," the chief justice remarked in his address during a private TV channel telethon for the Dam Fund' at Manchester.

"Those who looted billions didn't give any amount," he lamented.

The chief justice said that the country stands most water scarce as it didn't value water, adding that God forbid, that the country face situations as faced by Somalia and South Africa currently.

"Water is linked with life. If there is no water, there is no life," he added.

The chief justice said that he didn't get a satisfactory answer when he asked a top Sindh government functionary to drink a glass of tap water with him.

"I came to know that the underground water table has gone drastically low in Balochistan and the dams have dried. He was told that there is no other way than rainfall to fill the dams," he said.

Chief Justice Nisar said that the court decided construction of Diamer Bhasha dam because of lack of consensus on the Kala Bagh dam in the country.

Speaking to the media, the Chief Justice of Pakistan said that Pakistan needs Rs 1500 billion to build Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams to avert water crisis looming over the country.

He said people were objecting to construction plan of a single dam, "but we will construct a number of dams in future," he added. It may be noted here that Rs 7.9 billion have been collected in donations for construction of dams so far.

He underlined that he had expected a good donation from 'a few bigwigs, but unfortunately they didn't give a significant amount in donations'.

"Those who acquired billions of rupees from the country didn't donate even Rs one billion for the dams", he stated. Chief Justice Nisar said, "We have asked such people to declare their sources of income, and everyone in this regard will need to explain about their wealth."

The CJP also hinted at launching an awareness campaign from next month regarding rising population and shrinking resources in its wake.

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