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Pakistan, which has often accused India of stealing its share of Indus waters, has said the authorities within this country have a tendency to "pass the buck" and exaggerate differences with New Delhi on the issue.
The mismanagement in Pakistan is resulting in the loss of 34 million acre feet of water, foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. Qureshi made the remarks on Friday when asked whether Pakistan had taken up the issue of India trying to block the flow of rivers in Thimphu.
Pakistan had taken up the issue but Pakistani authorities have a "tendency to exaggerate" and "pass the buck" in this regard, Qureshi said.
The average supply of water that reaches Pakistan is 104 million acre feet while the water that is consumed is 70 million acre feet. "Where is the 34 million acre feet of water going? Is India stealing that water from you? No, it is not. Please do not fool yourselves. We are mismanaging that water," Qureshi said.
The mismanagement in Pakistan is resulting in the loss of 34 million acre feet of water, foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. Qureshi made the remarks on Friday when asked whether Pakistan had taken up the issue of India trying to block the flow of rivers in Thimphu.
Pakistan had taken up the issue but Pakistani authorities have a "tendency to exaggerate" and "pass the buck" in this regard, Qureshi said.
The average supply of water that reaches Pakistan is 104 million acre feet while the water that is consumed is 70 million acre feet. "Where is the 34 million acre feet of water going? Is India stealing that water from you? No, it is not. Please do not fool yourselves. We are mismanaging that water," Qureshi said.
