Pakistan, June 21 -- For millions of Pakistanis, the dry taps and parched fields were already a grim reality. Earlier this month, the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) confirmed what communities across Pakistan already knew: canal water shortages in Punjab and Sindh have reached 30%, while groundwater tables in several urban centres are declining faster than they can be replenished. Today, Khanp Dam, a crucial source of irrigation and drinking water, reportedly holds only 25 days' worth of water. Meanwhile, our fast-deteriorating water resources are being ironically celebrated across the border in India. Ideally, the IRSA warning, largely drowned in other political noise, should have sent alarms through the highest levels of government....