May 6, 2026
Balochistan’s Forgotten Water Crisis
In Pakistan’s largest yet most neglected province, the crisis is not sudden, nor is it hidden. It is slow, persistent, and visible in the most basic act of survival. Across Balochistan, and particularly in the district of Chaghi, access to clean water remains a daily struggle for thousands. In a region where annual rainfall averages between 50 to 100 millimeters in many arid zones, water scarcity is not an occasional hardship but a structural reality. The land receives little, stores even less, and offers almost nothing in return to those who depend on it for life. Water is not a
