Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) latest reports disclosed that many mineral water companies in Pakistan, which claim pure water, are selling polluted water at high cost. According to PCRWR more than dozen companies were using wrong chemicals.
PCRWR takes test of 77 mineral water companies from all over Pakistan. 2 companies were found microbiologically unsafe while 14 other brands were chemically unsafe.
These companies are one of the major reasons behind many diseases like gastro, blood pressure, skin problems, heart and kidney problems. These unsafe chemicals also effect on infants and many child death cases were noticed in last few years due to polluted water.