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Feature: Water shortage worsens scorching heatwave impact in Pakistan

by Misbah Saba Malik

ISLAMABAD, May 31 (Xinhua) — Khalid Bux, a farmer from Pakistan’s south Sindh province, is worried about the fate of his sugarcane and cotton crops as one-third of the plants are drying up due to the unavailability of water from canals.

“Even last year I couldn’t get the expected yield due to water issues, but this year it’s a real crisis. Canals are running dry and we do not have an